Police Officer

Salary : $79,729.08 - $101,878.20 Annually

Location : Pasadena, CA

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 03801

Department : Business & Administrative Services

Division : Police & Safety Services

Opening Date : 03 / 04 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Probationary Period : One Year

Work Shift : Rotating Shift

Salary Schedule / Range : POA-53

This position will stay open until filled. First Consideration date : March 25, 2025, 11 : 59 pm

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PASADENA CITY COLLEGE - POLICE OFFICER

Hiring Now!

Compensation :

Salary : $79,729.08 - $87,901.20 per year

Additional Pay 5% for each (stacks) :

Intermediate Certificate

Advanced Certificate

Graveyard / Day Rotation

During Graveyard

Full-time benefits :

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous retirement plan (CalPERS)

Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

We Are Hiring!

10,000 Sign-On Bonus :

2,500 upon successful completion of one month of work as a Police Officer

2,500 upon successful completion of six months of work as a Police Officer

5,000 upon the successful completion of the probationary period (1 year)

Qualifications :

Completion of a California POST-certified Basic Police Academy

High school diploma / GED (Associate's or higher preferred)

Ability to pass a comprehensive background check, physical agility test (laterals are excluded), psychological evaluation, and medical exam

Possess a valid California driver's license

Join Our Team!

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APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

Pasadena City College (PCC) utilizes an online application process. Hard copy, e-mailed, or faxed resumes are not accepted. Job postings will not be reopened due to failure to submit an application before the closing date for any reason . You can apply for a position from any computer with Internet access. Please keep in mind the following :

• If you do not follow the process or your application / resume is incomplete, your information will not be processed.
• If you need to update any submitted information, you will need to reapply in full. When HR sees duplicate applications, we archive the oldest and the most recent application and materials are considered.
• The selection advisory committee will review, evaluate, and consider applications and supporting materials received by the deadline. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a particular position does not assure the applicant an interview.
• While the acceptance of the application packet is done through PCC's Applicant Tracking System (ATS), all hiring decisions are made by a hiring committee.
• Once applications are submitted, they are final. Please carefully review your application and the documents which you are attaching to make sure that they are free from errors and complete. If you require assistance with your application, please refer to the application guide or you may contact NeoEd Customer Support at 855-524-5627. Customer Support is available Monday - Friday, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (PST).

All materials listed below may be required for your application packet to be considered complete :

After a review of applications received, the District may require the completion and submission of supplemental documents prior to the interview process.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

Equal Opportunity, Title IX, Section 504 Employer

At Pasadena City College, we value your contributions to our success and want to provide you with a benefit package that protects your health and helps your financial security now and in the future. Pasadena City College provides Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long Term Disability insurance at no cost to the employee or eligible dependents.

MEDICAL : Employer-paid premium. Employees have the option of electing between PPO plans and HMO plans.

DENTAL : Employer-paid premium. Employees have the option of electing between a PPO plan and HMO plan.

VISION : Employer-paid premium. Vision benefit is contingent upon employees medical plan selection.

BASIC EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE : Employer-paid premium for a $50,000 life insurance policy. If employee is over 70 the life insurance policy is reduced to $25,000.

BASIC SPOUSE / REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNER LIFE INSURANCE : Employer-paid premium for a $1,500 policy. Benefit terminates when the employee reaches 70.

BASIC DEPENDENT LIFE INSURANCE : Employer-paid premium for a $1,500 policy.

BASIC ACCIDENTAL DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT : Employer-paid premium for a $1,500 policy.

LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD) : Employer-paid benefit pays 66.67% of your monthly salary (up to $3,000) monthly starting 140 days after you are out of work and continuing up to age 65 if the disability occurs at age 59 or before 5 years if the disability occurs at age 60 to 64 up to age 70 if the disability occurs at age 65 to 69 1 year if the disability occurs at age 70 or after.

MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT : Pasadena City College has two retirement formulas through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). The employer contribution rate is 26.68%.

PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62) : Applicable to employees who work directly for the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2022, the employee contribution is 8.00% and subject to change annually

A new member is defined as any of the following :

1. A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.

2. A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.

3. A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".

Contribution rates are subject to change based on the Los Angele County Office of Education annual actuarial valuation.

Note : This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to pccbenefits@pasadena.edu or by calling the Benefits Office at (626) 585-7503,

If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.

COMPUTER LOAN PROGRAM : The College provides an interest-free loan to employees for the purchase of computer hardware or software. The maximum amount of the loan is $4,000. Eligible employees must have been employed by the College for one year and must be eligible to receive health and welfare benefits.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS : Two employee assistance programs that are free and available 24 / 7. Both programs are a counseling referral and provide confidential counseling help regarding marital discord, family problems, job-related stress, travel, funeral planning.

HOLIDAYS : 18 paid holidays per fiscal year 1 floating holiday (if hired by September 9th).

VACATION : Full-time employees who are covered by this Agreement, and who are in paid status for eleven or more days in each relevant calendar month, shall earn vacation as follows :

a. One (1) through three (3) years of continued service = One (1) day per month.

b. Four (4) through six (6) years of continuous service : One and one-quarter (1 ¼) days per month.

c. Seven (7) through ten (10) years of continuous service : One and one-half (1 ½) days per month.

d. Eleven (11) or more years of continuous service : One and three-fourths (1 ¾) days per month.

SICK LEAVE : Full-time employees covered by this Agreement shall earn paid sick leave at the rate of one day for each month in which the employee is on paid status for eleven (11) or more working days.

Sick leave is advanced for all employees on July 1 each year. All unused sick leave accumulates from year to year.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE : employee shall be entitled to a leave with pay in the event of the death of any member of the employee's immediate family. The leave shall be for a period not to exceed three (3) consecutive working days, or five (5) consecutive working days if travel out of state or over three hundred (300) miles is required. The immediate family is defined as the husband, wife, son, daughter, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, grandmother, or grandfather of the employee or the spouse of the employee, or any other person for whom the employee is legally responsible.

Bereavement leave is not applicable when the employee is on an unpaid leave of absence unless the bereavement immediately precedes or immediately follows such absence.

Up to one (1) day off with pay may be granted if it is necessary for an employee to make funeral arrangements or to attend the funeral of close relatives who are not immediate family as defined in Subsection (1) above. Up to one-half (1 / 2) day with pay may be granted to attend the funeral of a distant relative or a close friend, provided no substitutes for the employee is needed.

INDIVIDUAL POLICIES : Additional Insurance policies are available such as short-term disability, hospital confinement indemnity, sickness indemnity, cancer, accident, and lump sum critical illness.

IRC Section 125 : A cafeteria plan available to all employees that allow pre-tax money to pay for qualified medical and dental expenses and child care.

TAX-SHELTERED ACCOUNT : Employees (along with their immediate family members) are eligible to become members. 457(b) deferred compensation plans available, 403 (b) TSA plans, and Roth 403(b) plans.

VOLUNTARY PET INSURANCES : Employee has the option in signing up for a PPO plan or HMO plan

VOLUNTARY LIFE INSURANCE : Plan is available for employee to purchase.

VOLUNTARY ACCIDENTAL DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT : Plan is available for employee to purchase.

OTHER : There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the contract. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.

I understand that my application will be considered incomplete if any required sections of the application are not completed and / or if any documents that are required are not attached to my online application by the closing date.

All applicants are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions. Your responses will provide information about your background and experience related to this position and will be used in the screening and selection process.Be concise yet specific and informative in your responses to these supplemental questions. "See resume," attachments or links will not be accepted as a substitute for your responses to the questions in the following boxes. Incomplete responses will not be considered. Please indicate below that you have read and understand these instructions.

Did you graduate from high school or have you earned your General Equivalency Diploma (GED)?

Have you graduated from a POST-approved basic academy within three years from the date of application?

Do you have a valid POST Basic Certificate and completion of a recertification course within the past three years?

Please note Pasadena City College police officers do not carry firearms. Please acknowledge you understand of the above.

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Salary : $79,729 - $101,878