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Police Officer Citrus Heights, California
City of Citrus Heights/Human Resources Attn: Police Officer Recruitment 6237 Fountain Square Drive Citrus Heights, CA 95621 Phone: 916-727-4900 E-mail: joinchpd@citrusheights.net
Website:
www.joinchpd.net
Salary: $53,151 - $63,781
Application Deadline: See Below
62 Positions Available!
10/14/05 - Wave 1 Closes
12/02/05 - Wave 2 Closes
(Will review and process submitted applications based on submittal dates above.)
Projected Start Dates for the Position:
March - May 2006
Summer 2006 - Projected Launch
The City of Citrus Heights is “breaking new ground” to provide a more customized and enhanced level of police services at a lower cost. We invite you to join a first-rate team — a new Police Department with the goal of performing extraordinary customer and community service. We promise you an exhilarating, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — both professionally and personally — by joining a start-up police department and helping to build a respected, responsive law enforcement legacy. Our newly configured department is scheduled to begin operation in summer 2006. Come join our team!
The Position
Police Officers provide a wide variety of law enforcement services to the community. We are actively seeking Police Officers who are committed to the vision of pioneering a new way of policing. Citrus Heights envisions an operation in which the line patrol officers enjoy communicating and building relationships with individuals in the community. We want to take the overused, and often under implemented, concept of “community policing” to a next tier. We envision true community connection and commitment with engaged stakeholders on all sides. Rather than designating certain officers to focus on solving community problems, Citrus Heights will assign all police staff members with proactive community policing responsibility. In addition, the major thoroughfares coursing through our fully developed community make traffic management a vital duty of all patrol officers. Overall, the department will have strong generalists with opportunities for special assignments, including: patrol, investigations, school resource officers, SWAT and critical-incident teams, and others may be considered in the future. Officers have the ability to earn an additional 5% as a Detective – retaining the additional pay once the assignment is complete.
Ideal Candidate
Modern Facilities and State-of-the-Art Technology
The Police Department is housed in an 18,000 square foot facility built three years ago and designed specifically for police operations. Personnel will be equipped with the latest, quality safety equipment; including an entirely new vehicle fleet. The City is already engaged in expanding the police facility to include a state-of-the-art 911 Dispatch and Police Communication Center to be available to communication staff by start-up in summer 2006. In addition, the City recently began using a Citywide GIS system, document imaging system, and Intranet, which are available to all staff members.
Compensation and Benefits
$53,151 - $63,781 annually. The City’s Pay-for-Performance system recognizes employees for their accomplishments and compensates them with a blend of annual base salary increase and annual incentive award (bonus). This unique system replaces the 5% step system and annual COLA. You will have the ability to differentiate yourself and your related compensation. This unique and powerful system is a core component in the City’s human resources system.
The City offers first-class benefits, including 100% City-paid CalPERS retirement (3% @ 50); 17 days of Annual Leave (to be used for vacation or sick time); 5 days of Long Term Medical Leave; $1,013 monthly City contribution toward health insurance (effective 01/01/06); and if alternative health care coverage is demonstrated, a $500/month cash-out may be added to salary or deferred compensation; fully paid dental, vision, life, and short-term/long term disability insurance. The City does not participate in Social Security, but does participate in State Disability Insurance (SDI). More detailed information about the City’s benefit program is available at www.joinchpd.net.
Sworn personnel assigned to the 7/80 shift schedule will work six 12-hours shifts and one 8-hour shift over a 14-day period. They are scheduled off for 50% of weekends per year. In addition, a unique paid 4-week sabbatical is provided in-lieu of paid holiday time.
One-Time Recruitment Incentives – In launching the new department, the City is offering to all individuals hired into police specific positions (1) Annual Leave accrual rate based upon their years of service with their most recent public sector, law enforcement agency; (2) $1,500 relocation/commuting assistance award; and (3) $2,500 academy tuition reimbursement for recent academy graduates.
Construct a Legacy, Strike a Balance, Build a Career...
Minimum Qualifications for Police Officer
Minimum qualifications for this position are listed below. Additional information regarding the position and qualifications is available in the job description which is available on-line or through request.
Lateral:
Probationary Officer:
Application Process
To be considered for this position, you must submit: a completed, official City Employment Application; and responses to a Supplemental Questionnaire. If you do not complete and submit all required information, your application may be disqualified from further consideration. You are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter in addition to the required materials, but these may not be substituted for the required materials.
Submit hard copy application materials to:
City of Citrus Heights/Human Resources Attention: Police Officer Recruitment 6237 Fountain Square Drive Citrus Heights, CA 95621
Schedule and Examination/Selection Process
The recruitment will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been interviewed to reach the City's hiring goals. However, the City is setting two "soft closing" dates -- October 14, 2005 and December 2, 2005. Applications submitted within these dates will be grouped and reviewed. The City's objective is to receive a sufficient number of qualified applicants during the first review stage (applications submitted by October 14, 2005) to fill all open positions. Submitted application materials will be carefully assessed. Candidates whose experience and training most closely match the City’s needs will be invited to participate in oral board interviews. For those candidates that submit their applications prior to October 14, 2005, oral board interviews are tentatively scheduled to start the week of November 14, 2005. For those candidates that submit their applications between October 15 and December 2, 2005, oral board interviews will be scheduled for qualified applicants in early 2006.
To expedite the selection process, invited candidates will be sent a California P.O.S.T. Personal History Statement to be completed and returned no later than their scheduled oral board date. The oral board panel will recommend a group of candidates for a Chief’s interview which will occur anytime prior to the conditional employment offer. Finalists will then be subject to a polygraph examination and if these results are acceptable, a background investigation will be conducted using P.O.S.T. guidelines. This background will minimally include verification of education, employment, military service, criminal history, civil litigation, credit history, DMV records, and personal history, and personal contacts will be made with relatives, friends, neighbors, landlords, employers, and other associates. Upon receipt and review of the background report, conditional offers of employment may be made, and final candidates must then pass medical, drug screening, and psychological examinations conducted by a City-appointed physician. The probationary period for this position is 18 months.
Method of Communication
Additional Information
You may obtain additional information about this recruitment at www.joinchpd.net, calling Human Resources at (916) 727- 4900, or e-mail at joinchpd@citrusheights.net.
ALL INTERESTED APPLICANTS – PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION –
Deadline:
The deadline for the first review of applications is at 5:00 P.M., Friday,
October 14, 2005. The deadline for the second review of applications is at 5:00
P.M., on Friday, December 2, 2005. No faxed or e-mailed application materials
will be accepted.
Multiple Applications: Applicants may apply for more than one job classification, for example, Lateral Officer or Sergeant. However, a separate and complete Employment Application and Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted for each opening.
City Selection Standards and Practices: The City reserves the right to select applicants for further consideration who demonstrate the best qualification match for the job. Meeting the minimum qualifications requirements does not guarantee an applicant an invitation to the next step(s) in the selection process. Only the most qualified applicants as determined by the City will be invited to the next step(s) of the selection process. This listing is solely for the purpose of announcing job opportunities and does not constitute a contract, expressed or implied; provisions contained herein may be modified or revised without notice.
The City of Citrus Heights is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, medical, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by law. Qualified individuals with a disability will receive reasonable accommodation, as required by the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), and federal laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504, during any phase of the selection process, providing such request is made to Human Resources at least five working days in advance. Medical disability verification may be required prior to accommodation. Under federal law, all job applicants must prove authorization to work in the United States at the time of job offer.
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