Police Officer - Academy Grad

Salary : $116,771.20 - $141,939.20 Annually

Location : City of Concord, CA

Job Type : Full Time

Department : Police

Opening Date : 09 / 23 / 2024

Closing Date : Continuous

Bargaining Unit : Police Officers Association

Job Characteristics

• OPEN & PROMOTIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY

Police Officer - Academy Grad

Please note : this is not an entry level police officer position. Please see our job opening for Police Officer Trainee if you are not currently enrolled in or recently graduated from the police academy.

The City of Concord is seeking passionate professionals who are committed to serving the Concord community to serve as our next Police Officer.

The Police Department :

The members of the Concord Police Department are dedicated to providing the highest quality police services in order to enhance community safety, protect life and property, and reduce crime and the fear of crime. To do this, we pledge to develop a partnership with the community, lead a community commitment to resolve problems, and improve the safety and quality of life in our city. For more information visit

What you will be doing in this role : The Concord Police Officer is typically the first line of contact with the public on behalf of the City. A large part of the Officer's role is to facilitate the resolution of problems by bringing together appropriate resources and to solve reoccurring problems. Community-Based policing is integrated into the traditional public safety activities of our Officers. Police Officers may be armed and may be assigned to work in uniform or plain clothes. 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.

We are looking for someone who :

EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE

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

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Submit a completed City of Concord application.

2. All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, and only those candidates demonstrating the strongest qualifications for the position will be invited to participate in a panel interview.

3. Candidates that pass the panel interview will be subject to an extensive including a polygraph test, psychological exam and physical. (Use of illegal drugs / narcotics within the past year will disqualify an applicant. Sales of illegal drugs will disqualify applicants.) See below for more information.

3. Once testing is complete the Chief of Police shall review the background and post-conditional offer assessments and make the final determination as to whether a final job offer is to be made.

Background Investigation : All appointments to this position are subject to a fingerprint check, polygraph and background investigation coordinated by the Concord Police Department. The following list describes some areas that are covered in the investigation :

Deliberate misstatements or omissions can and often will result in your application being rejected, regardless of the nature or reason for the misstatements / omissions. In fact, the number one reason individuals fail and / or are disqualified during the background investigation is because they deliberately withhold or misrepresent job-relevant information. Applicants must be truthful in all phases of the process and promptly submit documentation when requested.

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Examples of duties include, but are not limited to

Qualifications

Education

Completion of the equivalent of 60 college semester units.

Academy Graduate : To be eligible for Academy Graduate consideration, an individual must meet the above general requirements and must possess a certificate of completion from a POST certified basic training academy.

Police Officer Standards - To be a candidate for the position of Police Officer, you must fulfill all of the following :

Other

Must possess a valid California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record as a condition of hire and of continued employment. When assigned to Paramedic duties, a valid Contra Costa County accredited California Paramedic Certificate is required.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. United States citizenship is not required.

EEO / ADA : The City of Concord is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, please contact Human Resources at 925-671-3308 or

FOR MORE INFORMATION regarding this recruitment, please contact Sgt. Shasta Vanetti at or 925-671-3190.

The City of Concord takes pride in offering a generous benefits program that provides flexibility for the diverse and changing needs of our qualifying employees.

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Below is a brief listing of what the City offers :

COMPETITIVE EVALUATION : Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening and selection process. The information you provide will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Do you agree to answer each supplemental question truthfully and that your responses can be verified from information included within the application?

EDUCATION : Which best describes your highest level of education?

EDUCATION : Which best describes the number of completed semester and / or quarter units you have taken in college?

EDUCATION : If you are currently enrolled in a Police Academy, please indicate what Academy and your graduation date.

EXPERIENCE : If you have recently graduated, please check the box which best describes your experience.

EXPERIENCE : How many years of recent military experience do you have?

EXPERIENCE : Are you currently a Reserve Officer?

LANGUAGE : Are you bilingual? (You can speak and write another language fluently.)

LANGUAGE : If you answered yes to the question above, please specify what language(s) you can speak fluently.

OTHER : Is there any other information you would like to provide to help us assess your qualifications for this position?

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION : This position requires a polygraph and full background investigation as part of the pre-employment process. Deliberate misstatements or omissions can and often will result in your application being rejected, regardless of the nature or reason for the misstatements / omissions. In fact, the number one reason individuals fail and / or are disqualified during the background investigation is because they deliberately withhold or misrepresent job-relevant information. By checking the box below, you acknowledge that you are responsible for providing complete, accurate, and truthful responses in every step of the process.

NOTIFICATION VIA EMAIL : All future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email. We strongly encourage you to use an email address that is your own and that you check regularly. Adjust spam and / or other filters so that our emails are accepted. We are not responsible for the non-delivery of our emails or if you do not check your email and respond on a timely basis.

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Salary : $116,771 - $141,939