Police Recruit

About the role

The City of Tustin Police Department is currently seeking applicants for Police Recruit. This is an entry-level position in which new hires will be placed in a local, 6-month POST certified Police Academy paid for by the City. This recruitment is conducted on a continuous basis to meet the needs of the City as vacancies occur and may close at any time.

Responsibilities

• Successful candidates are appointed in a non-sworn capacity while attending a POST certified Basic Police Academy under the sponsorship of the City of Tustin Police Department.
• Candidates must pass a comprehensive background investigation and polygraph.
• After meeting all department, state mandated and academy requirements, including graduation from the Police Academy, incumbents are considered for promotion to the position of sworn Police Officer.
• Sworn officers perform the full range of law enforcement duties.

Requirements

• Age: Must be 21 years of age at time of appointment.
• Education: High school graduate or equivalent.
• Physical: Excellent physical condition. Must be physically capable of performing all tasks required of a Tustin Police Officer as determined by a physical agility test, medical examination and psychological evaluation.
• Authorization to Work: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law.
• Background: Must be of good moral character with no convictions for a felony or crimes of moral turpitude and be able to pass a comprehensive background investigation.
• License: At time of appointment, candidate must possess and maintain a valid California driver's license and satisfactory driving record.

Qualifications

• Fluent command of the English language in both oral and written form.

Skills

• Excellent physical condition.
• Must be physically capable of performing all tasks required of a Tustin Police Officer as determined by a physical agility test, medical examination and psychological evaluation.
• Normal hearing and color vision; vision 20/100 in each eye correctable to 20/20.
• Weight proportional to height.

Benefits

• FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN
• RETIREMENT
• DETERMINED BY CALPERS BASED ON MEMBERSHIP STATUS WITH CALPERS OR A RECIPIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
• CLASSIC CALPERS MEMBERS WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE 2% @ 50 PLAN, WITH AN EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION OF 12% (PRE-TAX)
• NEW CALPERS MEMBERS, AS DEFINED BY THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' PENSION REFORM ACT OF 2013 ("PEPRA"), WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE 2.7% @ 57 PLAN, WITH AN EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION OF 13.75% (PRE-TAX)
• THE CITY DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL SECURITY, THOUGH PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE IS MANDATORY (1.45%)
• DEFERRED COMPENSATION
• THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SERVICES
• GENERAL LEAVE
• ANNUAL ACCRUAL AMOUNTS INCREASE FROM 160 TO 248 WITH YEARS OF SERVICE
• ANNUALLY, EMPLOYEES MAY REQUEST TO CASH OUT OF A PORTION OF THEIR ACCRUED GENERAL LEAVE
• HOLIDAYS
• THE CITY HAS 13 PAID HOLIDAYS PER CALENDAR YEAR
• EDUCATIONAL/POST INCENTIVE PAY
• BA/BS DEGREE - $412.50/MONTH
• MASTERS DEGREE - $462.50/MONTH
• POLICE OFFICERS SHALL RECEIVE 5% OF BASE SALARY FOR HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE POST CERTIFICATE AND 10% FOR HAVING AN ADVANCED POST CERTIFICATE
• LONGEVITY PAY
• EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF TUSTIN IN ANY FULL-TIME POSITION FOR BETWEEN 10-19 YEARS AND 364 DAYS SHALL RECEIVE 2.5% OF BASE SALARY.
• EMPLOYEES WITH 20 YEARS OR MORE SHALL RECEIVE 5% OF BASE SALARY FOR LONGEVITY PAY
• LIFE INSURANCE
• FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A $100,000 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
• LONG-TERM DISABILITY
• EMPLOYEES RECEIVE LONG-TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS THROUGH THE TUSTIN POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (TPOA)
• UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
• THE CITY PROVIDES A UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE OF $429 PER YEAR FOR THOSE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO WEAR A CITY UNIFORM
• ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULE
• EMPLOYEES IN THIS BARGAINING UNIT MAY BE ASSIGNED THE 3/12.5 OR 4/10 ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES
• RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE
• EMPLOYEES WHO RETIRE FROM THE CITY OF TUSTIN WITH TEN (10) YEARS OF FULL-TIME SERVICE AND CONTINUE ENROLLMENT IN THE CITY'S HEALTH PLAN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF $350 PER MONTH TOWARD RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS
• EMPLOYEES FIRST HIRING INTO A BENEFITED POSITION WITH THE CITY OF TUSTIN PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2011 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BENEFIT AFTER FIVE (5) YEARS OF SERVICE
• TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
• AFTER PASSING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, EMPLOYEES MAY REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $4000 PER CALENDAR YEAR FOR TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES WHEN ATTENDING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
• EMPLOYEES ARE ENROLLED IN AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A VARIETY OF LEGAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES
• MEDICARE
• ALL NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE A PORTION OF GROSS SALARY FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE.
• THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICARE IS 1.45%

Pay

• FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN
• RETIREMENT
• DETERMINED BY CALPERS BASED ON MEMBERSHIP STATUS WITH CALPERS OR A RECIPIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
• CLASSIC CALPERS MEMBERS WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE 2% @ 50 PLAN, WITH AN EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION OF 12% (PRE-TAX)
• NEW CALPERS MEMBERS, AS DEFINED BY THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' PENSION REFORM ACT OF 2013 ("PEPRA"), WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE 2.7% @ 57 PLAN, WITH AN EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION OF 13.75% (PRE-TAX)
• THE CITY DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL SECURITY, THOUGH PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE IS MANDATORY (1.45%)
• DEFERRED COMPENSATION
• THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SERVICES
• GENERAL LEAVE
• ANNUAL ACCRUAL AMOUNTS INCREASE FROM 160 TO 248 WITH YEARS OF SERVICE
• ANNUALLY, EMPLOYEES MAY REQUEST TO CASH OUT OF A PORTION OF THEIR ACCRUED GENERAL LEAVE
• HOLIDAYS
• THE CITY HAS 13 PAID HOLIDAYS PER CALENDAR YEAR
• EDUCATIONAL/POST INCENTIVE PAY
• BA/BS DEGREE - $412.50/MONTH
• MASTERS DEGREE - $462.50/MONTH
• POLICE OFFICERS SHALL RECEIVE 5% OF BASE SALARY FOR HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE POST CERTIFICATE AND 10% FOR HAVING AN ADVANCED POST CERTIFICATE
• LONGEVITY PAY
• EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF TUSTIN IN ANY FULL-TIME POSITION FOR BETWEEN 10-19 YEARS AND 364 DAYS SHALL RECEIVE 2.5% OF BASE SALARY.
• EMPLOYEES WITH 20 YEARS OR MORE SHALL RECEIVE 5% OF BASE SALARY FOR LONGEVITY PAY
• LIFE INSURANCE
• FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A $100,000 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
• LONG-TERM DISABILITY
• EMPLOYEES RECEIVE LONG-TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS THROUGH THE TUSTIN POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (TPOA)
• UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
• THE CITY PROVIDES A UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE OF $429 PER YEAR FOR THOSE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO WEAR A CITY UNIFORM
• ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULE
• EMPLOYEES IN THIS BARGAINING UNIT MAY BE ASSIGNED THE 3/12.5 OR 4/10 ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES
• RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE
• EMPLOYEES WHO RETIRE FROM THE CITY OF TUSTIN WITH TEN (10) YEARS OF FULL-TIME SERVICE AND CONTINUE ENROLLMENT IN THE CITY'S HEALTH PLAN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF $350 PER MONTH TOWARD RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS
• EMPLOYEES FIRST HIRING INTO A BENEFITED POSITION WITH THE CITY OF TUSTIN PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2011 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BENEFIT AFTER FIVE (5) YEARS OF SERVICE
• TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
• AFTER PASSING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, EMPLOYEES MAY REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $4000 PER CALENDAR YEAR FOR TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES WHEN ATTENDING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
• EMPLOYEES ARE ENROLLED IN AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A VARIETY OF LEGAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES
• MEDICARE
• ALL NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE A PORTION OF GROSS SALARY FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE.
• THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICARE IS 1.45%

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