Police Officer Trainee

ANSWER THE CALL

Join the Roseville Police Department in the role of Police Officer Trainee

The Human Resources Department is accepting applications for the Regular and Full-time position of Police Officer Trainee in the Roseville Police Department. The appointee(s) will attend a P.O.S.T. certified basic academy during regular academy hours and any other scheduled departmental and academy exercise and activities. Successful completion of the academy is required to continue employment and be promoted to a Police Officer.

DEFINITION

To perform sworn law enforcement and crime prevention duties involved in the protection of life and property; and to perform a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of law enforcement services and activities.

• PELLET-B Written Examination: to measure job-related knowledge and abilities.
  • Examination Date: TBD
  • If you have a PELLETB score, please attach to your application.
• Performance Test: to evaluate ability to physically perform the duties of position
  • Agility Test Date: TBD
• Oral Interview: to evaluate training, experience, and personal qualifications
  • Interview Dates: TBD

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is the entry level class in the Police Officer series. Positions in this class typically have little or no directly related work experience and work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks. The Police Officer Trainee class is distinguished from the Police Officer level by the performance of less than the full range of duties assigned to the Officer level. Incumbents work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks, progressing to general supervision as procedures and processes of assigned area of responsibility are learned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives immediate supervision from police academy staff; receives technical and functional supervision from an assigned Field Training Officer.

Experience:

• No experience is required.

AND

Training:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade, GED, or other high school equivalency test approved by the California Department of Education or a higher level degree from an accredited educational institution.

License or Certificate

• Possession of a valid California driver’s license by date of appointment.
• Must be age 21 by date of appointment.
• Must obtain CPR and First Aid certificates within first 12 months of employment.
  
  

All employment applications must be submitted online at the City of Roseville CAREER PAGES only.

Detailed information on the City of Roseville recruitment practices can be reviewed on the Frequently Asked Questions page.

The City of Roseville defines “accredited college or university” as an institution of higher learning and must be listed on the United States Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs website http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation.

Credits earned from colleges, universities, and institutions listed as accredited institutions on this website will be considered as part of the educational component of the minimum qualifications for a classification.

The following options apply to the evaluation of college degrees from countries outside the United States:

• Educational background from a foreign country may be evaluated by an accredited United States college or university listed on the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs website.
• Verification of degree equivalency may be obtained from organizations that provide foreign education credential evaluation services. The City of Roseville will accept verification from any of the listed member agencies found at http://www.naces.org or www.aice-eval.org.
• A copy of the foreign credential evaluation verification can be attached to the employment application.
• If you are offered a position with the City of Roseville, as a part of the pre-employment steps, applicants must provide a foreign degree credential equivalency certificate from an approved member agency above. Applicants who do not provide verification, will be eliminated from further consideration.