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Employment “We are commiƩed to service, safety, and enhancing the public trust through professionalism and leadership” For more informaƟon contact the Human Resources Division at (510) 466‐5005 or [EMAIL REDACTED]‐cerrito.ca.us With or upon compleƟon of the Police Academy and appointment to the posiƟon of Police Officer, the City offers a comprehensive benefits package including: Work Schedule: Patrol 3/12 schedule Paid vacaƟon: 88 hours aŌer one year of service Sick leave: accrued at 120 hours per year 14 paid holidays per year Short and Long Term Disability (city‐paid) Medical (up to Kaiser family rate), and paid family Dental (including orthodonƟc coverage) Life Insurance (annual salary up to $100,000) CalPERS ReƟrement: 3% at 50 (classic members), 2.7% at 57 (new members) Bilingual Pay: $100 per month Specialty Assignment Pay: 5% salary differenƟal for detecƟve, field training, school resource, and canine assignments Longevity Pay: or 9% annually, based on years of service EducaƟon IncenƟve: $210 per month for AA/AS, $290 per month for a BA/MS $1,000 annual Uniform Allowance Located near the east shore of the San Francisco Bay, the City of El Cerrito is an ethnically diverse community offering a high quality of life within one of the naƟon’s most sophisƟcated and beauƟful living areas. El Cerrito Police Department is a modern, well‐managed department providing police services to a community of 24,000 residents. The department offers many opportuniƟes for professional growth including: InvesƟgaƟons, Traffic, SRO’s, Field Training, Hostage NegoƟaƟon Team, Collision InvesƟgaƟon/ Officer, Special Response Team, and K9. Salary: $4,649 per month Recruits are reimbursed for meals and mileage to and from the academy Employment ApplicaƟons can be completed online at www.el‐cerrito.org/apply. All applicaƟons must be returned to the Human Resources Division, [EMAIL REDACTED]‐cerrito.ca.us 10890 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito. Any supplemental quesƟonnaires, informaƟon, and/or resumes should be included with your applicaƟon. Opportunity Police Officer Recruit ---PAGE BREAK--- THE COMMUNITY Located near the east shore of the San Francisco Bay, the City of El Cerrito is an ethnically diverse community offering a high quality of life within one of the naƟon’s most sophisƟcated and beauƟful living areas. With a populaƟon of almost 24,000 residents, El Cerrito has the advantage of being centrally located in a major metropolitan area. El Cerrito is an established community with a strong self‐idenƟty and a commitment to enhancing the quality of life for its ciƟzens. THE DEPARTMENT AND POSITION El Cerrito Police Department is a modern, well‐managed department providing police services to a community of 24,000 residents. The department has 46 sworn members. Officer Recruits receive closely supervised training in the following areas: laws and penal codes; criminal jusƟce system and procedures; law enforcement and crime prevenƟon techniques; physical fitness and first aid; proper handling and firing of firearms; radio codes and dispatching procedures; public contact skills; interviewing and taking complaints; wriƟng and ediƟng police reports; geography; invesƟgaƟve techniques; procedures regarding the arrest and handling of suspects; and departmental rules and regulaƟons. Police Officer Recruits are hired into this temporary non‐sworn posiƟon for the period during which they are enrolled in the Police Academy. They are not covered by the City's classified (Civil Service) system, and serve at the pleasure of the Chief of Police. Police Officer Recruit benefits are limited to those required by law. City of El Cerrito Police Officer Recruits are enrolled in CalPERS under the Miscellaneous Formula while aƩending the academy. Upon successful compleƟon of the curriculum and the baƩery of physical fitness tests at the training academy, Police Recruits are sworn in and appointed to the classified posiƟon of Police Officer, at Step A of that salary range with full benefits (including CalPERS at the Safety Formula). NOTE: Applicants who have successfully completed a California P.O.S.T. approved police academy may be considered for appointment as a probaƟonary Police Officer at salary Step A ($7,313 per month) with full benefits. This posiƟon requires an ability to learn and interpret laws, regulaƟons, policies and procedures; carry out oral and wriƩen direcƟons; analyze situaƟons and make quick decisions requiring sound judgment; communicate effecƟvely, both orally and in wriƟng; establish and maintain cooperaƟve working relaƟonships with those contacted in the course of work; and meet the on‐going physical requirements of the posiƟon. QUALIFICATIONS All applicants must be able to perform the essenƟal job funcƟons of the posiƟon, as determined by a thorough City pre‐placement physical examinaƟon; meet vision requirement of not less than 20/100, correctable to 20/30; possess a high school diploma or G.E.D.; must be a U.S. CiƟzen or permanent resident alien with an applicaƟon for ciƟzenship completed at least one year prior of date of applicaƟon (ciƟzenship must be obtained no later than three years aŌer date of applicaƟon or disqualificaƟon will result); have a valid California Class C driver's license and a saƟsfactory driving record; be free of felony convicƟons; and have a minimum of 30 verifiable semester college units or at least 2 years acƟve military service with an honorable discharge. T‐SCORE REQUIRED: Applicants must have successfully completed the POST Entry‐Level Law Enforcement Test BaƩery (PELLETB), which is a reading and wriƟng test designed to measure the ability to idenƟfy clear wriƟng, and the ability to spell and understand commonly‐used vocabulary words. Applicants must have received a score of 50 or beƩer, within the preceding six months of the date of their applicaƟon. Proof of T‐score must be submiƩed with applicaƟon materials. THE EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS QUALIFICATIONS APPRAISAL INTERVIEW: An oral qualificaƟons appraisal interview designed to measure the job‐related knowledge, skills, and abiliƟes deemed criƟcal to successful job performance. (Weighted 100%) Candidates whose names are placed on the eligibility list must undergo an extensive background invesƟgaƟon; and thorough medical and evaluaƟons that may include polygraph and drug tesƟng ‐ prior to appointment. Police Officers serve an 18 month probaƟonary period. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Employment ApplicaƟons and Police Department Supplemental ApplicaƟons may be obtained from the City of El Cerrito Human Resources Division at www.el‐cerrito.org/apply, at City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530; by calling (510) 466‐5005. You can email your signed and scanned applicaƟon forms and all applicaƟon materials to [EMAIL REDACTED]‐cerrito.ca.us; or you can also mail or hand deliver your applicaƟon forms to the Human Resources Division at El Cerrito City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530. Qualified applicants receive equal consideraƟon without regard to race, color, religion, sex, naƟonal origin, ancestry, age, marital status, or disability. In accordance with the Federal Americans with DisabiliƟes Act (ADA), if special accommodaƟons are necessary at any stage of the selecƟon process, noƟficaƟon of such accommodaƟons must be made to the City at the Ɵme the employment applicaƟon is filed. Medical documentaƟon must be provided upon request. “The City of El Cerrito is an Equal Opportunity Employer” FINAL FILING DATE: December 9, 2016—4:00 p.m. 11/2016