Police Cadet - City of Buena Park
Buena Park, CA
About the Job
Applications will be accepted on a CONTINUOUS BASIS until position is filled with a first date of Monday, June 17, 2024. Apply early! This position may close at any time without notice. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to submit application materials as soon as possible.
Salary effective June 22, 2024
$21.69 - $26.38 Hourly
**THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN STARTING A CAREER AS A POLICE OFFICER - POLICE CADET CANDIDATES PARTICIPATE IN THE CADET PROGRAM TO BECOME POLICE OFFICERS**
Our elite law enforcement agency has a POLICE CADET program designed to prepare you for a career in law enforcement as a Police Officer. This is an exciting and rewarding career opportunity in our Buena Park Police Department! The Police Cadet is a part-time, non-benefited, civilian (non-sworn) position rotating through various divisions of the Police Department. With state-of-the-art facilities and a community-oriented proactive approach on crime, the Buena Park Police Department offers a work environment unmatched in Orange County. Would you like to be part of a team that believes in investing in partnerships with the community, proactive crime prevention, community education, and overall effective law enforcement work? APPLY TODAY!
GENERAL PURPOSE
Under general supervision, performs entry-level technical support and provides basic policy and procedural information regarding the Police Department's operations and record keeping procedures; provides assistance to the public at the front counter of the Police Department; completes initial and basic police crime reports; takes fingerprints; rotates through various divisions of the Police Department in preparation for a career related to law enforcement; and does related work as required.
DISTINGUSHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is a part-time, non-benefited, civilian (non-sworn) position working 10-20 hours per week. This classification performs a variety of non-sworn law enforcement functions. The Police Cadet training program is designed to prepare the Police Cadet for a career in law enforcement as a Police Officer. Incumbents must be in good physical condition and maintain physical standards.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.
- Provides assistance to the public in the field and occasionally at the front desk.
- Asks standard questions to complete initial and basic police crime reports such as incident reports, stolen or lost vehicles and property reports, traffic reports, court appearances, and missing person reports.
- Provides basic policy and procedural information concerning police department operations and recordkeeping procedures.
- Takes fingerprints.
- Directs and responds to more detailed inquiries with the assistance of other sworn or non –sworn personnel.
- Issues non-moving and non-criminal citations for the Vehicle Code and City Code violations.
- Operates a police motor vehicle and directs traffic as needed.
- Participates in formalized training courses and programs during nights and weekends as assigned.
- Interacts tactfully and professionally with the general public to ensure that the department will effectively respond to service requests or complaints.
- Provides accurate procedural information.
- Seeks assistance from other sworn or non-sworn personnel to answer more significant public relations complaints or policy questions.
- Interacts with the public, typically when receiving complaints, taking reports, and responding to basic questions or request for police services.
- Communicates and contacts with records personnel to request data and with dispatch personnel to relay service requests.
- Interfaces with supervision to receive work direction and to obtain assistance in handling more difficult problems.
- Rotates through various police divisions, including but not limited to patrol, dispatch, communications, records, traffic, and property.
QUALIFICATIONS GUIDELINES
Knowledge of:
California Vehicle Code and Penal Code; City of Buena Park Police Department rules, regulations and operating procedures; geography of the City of Buena Park and surrounding communities; organizational structure of the Police Department; departmental recordkeeping practices; basic crime prevention; proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation and dictation for the purpose of completing various police reports; effective customer service techniques.
Ability to:
Learn, retain and apply complex information, police terminology, law enforcement codes; communicate clearly and distinctly, both verbally and in writing; communicate effectively with staff and the general public; understand and carry out complex and written instructions; prepare clear and comprehensive reports as well as written and oral instructions; respond to requests from the public and be able to assist them or direct them; remain calm when obtaining crime information or receiving complaints from irate or emotionally distressed persons; complete routine police reports and issue citations in a logical and coherent manner; operate a computer terminal and applicable software programs to access, enter, and retrieve police records information; participate in formalized training courses and programs as assigned; lift and carry equipment and other items and perform strenuous activities; work under stress; and work weekends, holidays and shift work, as assigned.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this class, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms above and below shoulder level. The employee is expected to climb or scale walls, ladders, or steps, carry police safety gear; stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, squat or crawl, as well as walk, sit, and run. Sensory demands include talking, hearing, and using smell. This position must be able to pull and carry persons in emergency situations, administer first aid, and learn to fight in self-defense. Employees are expected to grasp and carry power and hand tools, and lift, carry, and move persons, equipment, and push, pull or drag objects weighing up to 100 pounds or more.
Police Cadets may participate in training exercises which require them to successfully complete physical tests/tasks which include dragging a 165 pound dummy, pushing a patrol car, climbing ladders, scaffolds, a 6 foot wall and similar obstacles, jumping over 3 foot high sawhorses or wooden barricades, jumping down from elevated places, walking a balance beam, climbing into and out of windows and performing sprints, runs, sit-ups, pull-ups, and pushups.
Specific vision abilities required by this class include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Mental Demands
While performing the duties of this class, the employee is regularly required to use oral and written communication skills; read and interpret data; thoroughly analyze and solve problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; establish priorities and work on multiple assignments and projects concurrently; and interacts appropriately with law enforcement personnel, general public, and others in the course of work.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
These positions perform office and field work. When assigned to the office setting, the noise levels are typically quiet, at or below 85 decibels levels. When in the field, employees may be assigned to a police vehicle and are subject to variable weather conditions and traffic.
Job Type: Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal (Non-Benefited)
Location: City Hall - 6650 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park, California
Agency: Police
Source : City of Buena Park