Interested in making a difference in the community? The Vallejo Police Department is seeking highly motived individuals who can demonstrate sound judgment, have superior decision-making skills, and who are eager to participate in a high level of community collaboration, strategic partnerships, and progressive problem solving.
THE POSITION
This recruitment is a continuous recruitment and will be closed when a viable candidate pool has been identified.
Employees in this trainee-level, non-safety assignment, will be completing a POST certified Basic Police Academy (POST Academy), or those who are currently enrolled in an academy, and as such are considered temporary, at-will employees serving at the pleasure of the hiring authority. Assignment to this classification is limited to a maximum of one year. A Police Officer (Recruit) who fails to successfully complete the academy will be terminated.
YOUR IMPACT
-Important responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
In addition to attending the POST Basic Police Academy to gain training and proficiency in law enforcement terminology, concepts, and techniques, and to gain the requisite knowledge to be eligible to perform the duties of a sworn peace officer, candidates may perform the following duties as assigned:
Knowledge:
The Recruitment & Selection Process
In order to be considered for the position, you must complete and submit the following: Failure to attach the required documents will result in disqualification.
1. Completed City of Vallejo application
2. Completed Supplemental/Personal History Questionnaire
If you have completed a POST Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLET-B) and received a T-Score of 45 or higher or you have completed a National Testing Network Law Enforcement exam with a reading score 70% or above, a written score 70% or above, and a video score of 65% or above, and have completed the Work Sample Test Battery (WSTB) and received a score of 320 or higher, you may submit these scores at the time of application. If you do not have these scores at the time of application because your scheduled testing date is after your application date, you may email your scores to april.adams@cityofvallejo.net once they have been sent to you.
**A PELLETB or NTN passing score along with a WSTB passing score, is required to move forward in the selection process.
A resume cannot be substituted for any portion of the application process (i.e., the official application and responses to the supplemental questions).
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Applications are accepted and reviewed in conjunction with Police Academy admission cycles that occur three times per year.
Applicants may be chosen to attend one of the five following Police Academies: