Police Officer Trainee

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : Police Officer Trainee : $19.50 - $24.89 per hour

POLICE OFFICER TRAINEE

Salary : Police Officer Trainee : $19.50 - $24.89 per hour

Benefits

Location

Lake County, CA

Job Type

Full Time - Open to all applicants

Department

Police

Opening Date

10 / 24 / 24

Closing Date

11 / 21 / 24 5 : 00 PM Pacific

About the Position

Police Officer Trainees are those individuals who have not completed a Basic Police Academy. The City of Lakeport will pay those individuals hired as Police Officer Trainees while they attend the Basic Police Academy, as well as, pay the cost of the Academy. Upon graduation, they are sworn in and appointed to Police Officer and are assigned to the Field Training Program.

Selection Process

All City applications reviewed will be reviewed for accuracy, completeness and job-related qualifications. A limited number of the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in an oral interview. Physical agility and written testing may be required. Finalists then must successfully pass a thorough background investigation, medical, polygraph, and psychological examinations. Fingerprints are required. Appointment to the position is contingent upon successfully passing all examinations. Applicants who successfully complete the examination process will be placed on an eligibility list.

Application Process

• Applications will be reviewed for minimum qualifications :

Minimum education requirements : U.S. high school diploma, GED, or California High School Proficiency. College education is desired.

PART I - INTERVIEWS

The Appraisal Interview is designed to measure your education, training, experience, problem solving, interpersonal skills, community involvement / cultural awareness and job-related qualifications for the position. A completed Personal History Statement (PHS) must be submitted at the time of the appraisal interview. Forms can be found at : https : / / post.ca.gov / forms.aspx

Candidates with the highest scores, will be scheduled for the Chiefs Interview.

PART II BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

References, and Residences. For more information on the Personal History statement : https : / / post.ca.gov / forms.aspx

PART III PHYSCIAL AGILITY TEST

Part I Testing is designed to evaluate your physical agility and includes the following :

PART IV P.O.S.T WRITTEN EXAM

Part II Testing consists of the P.O.S.T. Written Examination. The P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and Training) Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB) is a written examination designed to measure your reading comprehension skills and your ability to spell and understand commonly-used vocabulary words. The City of Lakeport will accept testing scores from other agencies that are less than one year old. (Minimum qualifying score : T-Score of 42).

For the P.O.S.T. Preparation Guide go to : https : / / post.ca.gov / portals / 0 / post_docs / publications / poWrittenPracticeTest.pdf

PART V DEPARTMENT WRITTEN EXAM

Part III Testing is designed to evaluate your interpersonal skills, critical thinking ability, judgment and problem-solving effectiveness, and written communication skills.

EMPLOYMENT OFFER

BASIC POLICE ACADEMY

College of the Siskiyous : http : / / www.siskiyous.edu / cte / adj / academy.htm

FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM

During the training, officers are apprised daily of their progress through verbal and written feedback and evaluations

Compensation and Employee Benefits