POLICE SPECIALIST (LATERAL) 2217

DUTIES

As a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department, a Police Specialist maintains order, enforces laws and ordinances, and protects life and property; works with neighborhood associations and community members as a planner, community organizer, problem solver and information link; issues citations, makes arrests, prepares reports, and provides information to the public and departmental units; and does related work.

REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)

• Possess a current California Basic P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and Training) Certificate at the time of application; or
• Have standing as an LAPD Line Reserve Officer with Certified Designated level 1 (CDL) status; or
• A Basic Course Waiver issued by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training;
• Meet other standards including those pertaining to vision, physical capability, health conditions, and background applicable to Police Officer.

PROCESS NOTE

In addition to the regular City application, all applicants MUST complete the entry-level Peace Officer Supplemental Questionnaire at the time of filing. The entry-level Peace Officer Supplemental Questionnaire is located within the Supplemental Questions section of the City application. Applicants who fail to complete the Supplemental Questionnaire will not be considered further in this examination, and their application will not be processed. Applicants MUST review the corresponding "Essential Duties and Work Conditions for Entry-level Peace Officers" for critical, detailed information about the entry-level Peace Officer position duties and work conditions. The document is available on-line at https://personnel.lacity.gov/doc.cfm?get=EntryLevelPeaceOfficerDuties.

WHERE TO APPLY & APPLICATION DEADLINE

THE SELECTION PROCESS IS STARTED by completing two separate Public Safety on-line applications. The first of these can be submitted by creating a profile and completing the application on myPD.joinlapd.com. After the myPD application has been submitted, a Government Jobs application must be submitted. This second application can be accessed using the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacity. When you are viewing the on-line job bulletin of your choice, simply scroll to the top of the page and select the “Apply” icon.