Police Officer - Lateral

About the role

The City of Concord is seeking passionate professionals committed to serving the community as a Police Officer. The role involves facilitating problem resolution, integrating community-based policing, and working flexible shifts including patrol, traffic, criminal investigation, and administrative services.

Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned areas by car, motorcycle, or on foot to observe, investigate, and report suspicious and hazardous conditions.
• Arrests and arrests law violators.
• Responds to routine and emergency calls for protection of persons and property and for enforcing City ordinances and State laws.
• Investigates crimes, accidents, deaths, and disturbances and gathers evidence; interviews, questions, and takes statements from complainants, suspects, and witnesses and completes case reports.
• Takes charge of juveniles and delinquents and works on cases involving unfit homes and crimes committed against or by juveniles; handles missing persons cases and works with community organizations and governmental agencies in delinquency control programs.
• Directs traffic, regulates vehicle flow at times of emergency or congestion; stops drivers who are operating vehicles in violation of laws; and issues citations.
• Serves writs, warrants, subpoenas and other legal documents.
• May perform Paramedic duties by providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical care.
• Assists in conducting special studies of crime prevention, traffic control, or other Police Department problems.
• Provides information and direction to the public and assists in developing community crime prevention programs and may speak before business, school, civic, and social groups.

Requirements

• Completion of the equivalent of 60 college semester units.
• Age of at least 21 years old.
• Normal hearing acuity.
• Weight in good proportion with height.
• Sound physical condition; adequate physical stature, strength, endurance, and agility.
• Good mentality and emotional maturity, in good health, and free from chronic disease, impairment of bodily function, loss or impairment of the use of any digit, history of psychosis or psycho-neurosis, or other disabling defects.
• Normal color vision and visual functions.
• Valid California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record.
• Valid Contra Costa County accredited California Paramedic Certificate when assigned to Paramedic duties.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law.

Qualifications

• Lateral Entry: Satisfactory completion of a probation period for a peace officer classification comparable to Concord's classification of Police Officer; valid P.O.S.T. Police Officer Basic Certificate.
• Military Experience: Recent military experience.

Skills

• Initiative, alertness, integrity, reliability, courtesy, and good judgment.
• Physical fitness and agility.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the public.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package including leave pre-accreation, shift differential, and various incentives.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement plan.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Pre-tax savings benefits.
• Retiree medical benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Vacation and sick leave.

Pay

This position is represented by the Concord Police Officers Association and receives an excellent benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Classic CalPERS members are eligible for 3% @ 50 plus Social Security.
• New CalPERS members are eligible for 2.7% @ 57 plus Social Security.
• Shift differential ranging from 3% – 8%.
• Specialty Assignments: Detective, Canine, Community Impact Unit, Motorcycle, Traffic Investigator, Special Enforcement Team, Research & Development (Information Technology), Crime Scene Investigator, FTO, SWAT, Front Desk Corporal, Patrol Corporal, and Drone Operator.
• Master Officer Program – 10% at 15 years sworn service with 3 completed specialties.
• Longevity – 5% at 18 years sworn service.
• Education and POST Certificate Incentives up to 10%.
• Continued training and professional development opportunities.
• Fully paid tuition reimbursement program with approval.

Schedule

Flexible shift schedules include 4-10 and 3-12 options, which may be changed periodically as job assignments may be rotated among patrol, traffic, criminal and juvenile investigation, radio dispatching, and administrative services.