Police Officer (Lateral)

Salary : $149,850.00 - $197,052.00 Annually

Location : Albany, CA

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 00237

Department : Police

Opening Date : 10 / 23 / 2024

Description

Police Officer (Lateral)

Positions in this class are occupied by sworn personnel pursuant to California Penal Code §830.1 who are responsible for protecting persons and property; enforcing state and local laws and ordinances; and maintaining order. The duties require initiative, resourcefulness, the ability to analyze situations and in emergencies to adopt a quick, effective, and responsible course of action. The work involves frequent contact with the public and the ability to deal with persons in tense situations where relations may be strained.

Examples of Duties

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Click HERE for our full job description.

• Ensures active community policing pursuant to codified department policy and strategies.
• Patrols an assigned area by car, motorcycle, bicycle, or on foot; observes, investigates, and reports suspicious and hazardous conditions; apprehends and arrests law violators.
• Responds to routine and emergency calls for protection of persons and property, and for the enforcement of city ordinances, state laws, and federal laws.
• Investigates crimes, accidents, deaths, and disturbances; gathers evidence; interviews, questions, and takes statements from complainants, suspects, and witnesses; completes 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; works with community organizations and governmental agencies in delinquencies and in delinquency control programs.
• Searches, transports, and assists in the booking of prisoners.
• Participates in specialty units including hostage negotiation teams, tactical response team, and other related police specialty units.
• Completes and submits reports and documentation of work performed.
• Organizes community outreach events; Speaks before business, school, civic and special groups, as necessary.
• Participates in continuous training to enhance law enforcement skills including defensive driving skills, apprehension and arrest techniques, investigative skills, and general law enforcement skills.
• Answers questions from the public concerning local and State laws, procedures, and activities of the department.
• Serves as Field Training Officer, as assigned; trains new recruits and lateral police officers; documents trainee progress and prepares evaluations.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Lateral candidates must :

Incentive Program for Lateral Candidates :

Selection Process

All completed applications will be reviewed. Based on the information in the application documents, the most qualified applicants will be invited for further examination. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination.

1. Application : a completed application includes the following :

2. Chief's Interview

After all applications have been reviewed, the most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in an interview with the Chief of Police and Lieutenants from the Albany Police Department. Candidates that pass the interview will go through a full background investigation.

3. Background Investigation

A thorough investigation of personal history, including but not limited to work history, education, military, arrest record, etc., will be conducted on candidates certified to the Police Department. A polygraph is a part of the background examination.

4. Job Offer

Candidates may be provided with a conditional job offer. After receiving a conditional offer of employment, candidates must successfully complete a required psychological examination and medical examination prior to appointment.

The City of Albany is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against race, color, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sex origin or disability. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, should special accommodations be necessary at any stage of the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (510) 528-5715 a minimum of five days prior to the examination.

Salary

This salary range includes incentives for POST certificates, college degrees, bilingual pay, holiday pay, longevity pay and night shift differential.

Retirement

Health Insurance

Dental, Orthodontia, Life Insurance, and Disability

Other Optional Benefits

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Incentives & Pay

Additional Benefits

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Applicants for the Police Officer position must meet minimum standards. The following questions relate to the standards that the Albany Police Department has adopted as prima facie disqualification for public safety applicants. I understand that any material misstatement of fact or significant admission during the application or background process shall be disqualifying, including inconsistent statements made during the initial background interview (Personal History Statement) or polygraph examination or discrepancies between this background investigation and other investigations conducted by other law enforcement agencies.

Were you referred by an Albany Police Department personnel, if so list name and job title?

During the time you are filling out this application, are you legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law?

Did you attach the required documentation to your application?

Have you been involved in two (2) or more chargeable collisions within the past three (3) years prior to the date of application?

Have you been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and / or drugs within four (4) years prior to application date, or any two (2) convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol and / or drugs?

Have you ever been convicted, discharged, disqualified, or accused of any forgery, alteration, or intentional omission of material facts on an official employment application document, or sustained episodes of academic cheating?

Have you ever been convicted of any criminal offense classified as a misdemeanor under California Law within three (3) years prior to application?

Have you been convicted for two (2) or more misdemeanor offenses under California law as an adult?

Have you been convicted of any offense classified as a misdemeanor under California law while employed as a peace officer (including military police officers)?

Have you ever admitted to having committed any act amounting to a felony (including felony-misdemeanor offenses) under California law, as an adult, within five (5) years prior to application or while employed as a peace officer (including military police officers)?

Have you ever had an administrative conviction of any act while employed as a peace officer (including military police officers) involving lying, falsification of any official report or document, or theft?

Have you ever committed any act of domestic violence as an adult against a romantic partner or parent?

Have you ever committed any criminal act, whether misdemeanor or felony, against children, including, but not limited to : molesting or annoying children, child abduction, child abuse, lewd and lascivious acts with a child, indecent exposure, except : acts of consensual unlawful intercourse accomplished between two minors shall not be included, unless more than four years difference in age existed at the time of the acts?

Have you been under academic dismissal from any college or university where such dismissal is still in effect and was initiated within the past two (2) years prior to the date of application?If "No," please enter "No"If "Yes," please provide details.

Have you been academically dismissed from any P.O.S.T. certified basic law enforcement academy wherein no demonstrated effort has been made to improve in the deficient areas, except : subsequent successful completion of another P.O.S.T. basic law enforcement academy shall rescind this requirement?If "No," please enter "No"If "Yes," please provide details.

Have you ever uttered any epithet derogatory of another person's race, religion, gender, national origin or sexual orientation?If "No," please enter "No"If "Yes," please provide details.

Have you ever been disciplined by any employer as an adult for fighting in the workplace?If "No," please enter "No"If "Yes," please provide details.

Do you have an administrative conviction or criminal convictions for any act amounting to assault under color of authority or any other violation of federal or state Civil Rights laws?

Do you have an administrative conviction or criminal conviction for failure to properly report witnessed criminal conduct committed by another law enforcement officer?

As an adult, have you used or had possession of an illegal drug (including cocaine) within three years prior to application for employment?

As an adult, have you had any illegal use or possession of a drug while employed in any law enforcement capacity, military police, or as a student enrolled in college?

As an adult, have you ever manufactured or cultivated a drug or illegal substance?

Do you understand that failure to divulge to the police department any information about personal illegal use or possession of drugs during a background investigation will be considered an automatic disqualifier?

Do you understand that during the course of the hiring process any drug test that detects illegal drugs will be considered an automatic disqualifier?

I certify that, by clicking "YES", the answers I have provided on this Supplemental Questionnaire are true and accurate. If it is determined that the answers I have provided are not true and accurate it would disqualify me from participation in the recruitment process, and if hired, could result in termination of employment.

Required Question

Salary : $149,850 - $197,052