Police Officer (20473631)

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS (position requirements at entry)

Any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job is qualifying. These employ­ment standards would typically be achieved by possession of a high school diploma, or equivalent,; and possession of a P.O.S.T. Academy certificate within the last three years or employment as a Peace Officer in the State of California within the last three years; or be eligible to be certified as a police officer by POST prior to date of hire.  Possess a valid California driver’s license.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (position requirements at entry)

Knowledge of:

• Current rules of evidence, State and local laws affecting the work of the department;
• Contemporary technical and administrative phases of crime prevention and law enforcement including investigation and identification, patrol, traffic control, juvenile delinquency control, record keeping and care and custody of persons and property;
• Criminal law, with particular reference to the apprehension, arrest, and prosecution of persons committing misdemeanors and felonies, and of the laws of arrest, search and seizure, and rules of evidence;
• California Penal Code, department policies, rules, regulations and General Orders;
• Methods and techniques of conducting objective research;
• Contemporary technology and its application in law enforcement, including various types of firearms, communication devices/systems, information systems, and vehicles;
• Local government institutions, governance, and service delivery responsibilities.

Ability to:                                                                                                         

• Listen effectively;
• Communicate clearly, logically, concisely, and persuasively, both in writing and orally;
• Interpret complex and difficult situations, reducing them to their significant ele­ments, and applying appropriate interpretations to the situations;
• Prioritize workload effectively to meet deadlines under changing conditions;
• Meet the physical, psychological and background requirements necessary to safely and effectively performed assigned duties and responsibilities;
• Use computers and peripherals effectively in the accomplishment of assignments.
• Use and care for firearms.
• Prepare accurate and grammatically correct written reports
• Learn standard broadcasting procedures on a police radio system.
• Meet standards of physical stature, endurance, and agility established in the City.
• Use and care for firearms.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Think and act quickly in emergencies, and judge situations and people accurately
• Learn, understand, and interpret laws and regulations.

Language Skills:                                                                                             

• Well-developed listening, writing, and verbal communication skills, including the proper use of legal, scientific, financial, and subject matter concepts and terminolo­gy, conveyed with the intended audience in mind.

Reasoning Skills:                                                                                            

• Well-developed ability to define organizational, operational, and technical subject matter problems succinctly, to draw reasonable conclu­sions therefrom, to concep­tualize solutions effective­ly, and to effectively relate those matters to others.  The issues involved will regularly require incumbents to interpret a variety of technical instructions, possibly given in mathematical, diagrammatic, scientific, or statutory forms, and to deal with both abstract and concrete concepts.