Police Officer; Laterals

Overview

The City of Beverly Hills is offering a $45,000 Signing Bonus for qualified lateral police officers.

Lateral Police Officer must have a minimum of one year of satisfactory full-time employment as a sworn officer in a Municipal, County or State Police Department within the State of California. Possession of a valid California Basic P.O.S.T. certificate is required. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for Police Officer but do not possess one year of satisfactory full-time employment as a sworn officer in a Municipal, County or State Police Department within the State of California will receive a $15,000 signing bonus.

The City of Beverly Hills has a long-standing reputation for providing superior customer service to residents, businesses, and visitors. This characteristic, combined with outstanding staff in all departments, has been a hallmark of success for this high performance organization. The municipal government (approximately 1,000 full-time and part-time employees) provides the highest quality safety services, recreational, municipal services, and physical environment.

The Beverly Hills Police Department is responsible for safeguarding the lives and property of City residents. The department is a leader in early response times and its dedicated officers work with the community to keep neighborhoods problem-free. The BHPD values its reputation as an agency that earns the public's trust through efficient, impartial police service.

The City of Beverly Hills Police Department is seeking highly motivated and qualified candidates for the position of Lateral Police Officer. The lateral Police Officer performs duties to protect life and property within the city. Maintains law and order and responds to emergency calls. May patrol the city enforcing the criminal and traffic laws of the city, state and nation. Performs background investigations, or perform training duties.

This is the full working class in law enforcement. Incumbents appointed to this class will have related work experience and will possess law enforcement training. Initially, incumbents will be assigned to patrol and work under close supervision, performing the more routine duties assigned to positions in this class. However, as experience is gained, incumbents are expected to perform the full range of duties as assigned with increasing independence.

Special assignments in police-related functions (within or outside of patrol) may be available to experienced incumbents, depending on the needs of the department. Appointment to a special assignment is at the discretion of the Police Chief. The Police Officer is distinguished from the Police Sergeant in that the latter serves as the first line supervisor and has responsibility for the development, coordination, and evaluation of sworn personnel that are part of a work shift, division, or bureau.

Receives technical supervision from a Police Sergeant or higher level sworn classification. May provide technical supervision to non-sworn personnel.

All applicants must submit clear, concise and complete information regarding their qualifications for the position, including responses to all supplemental questions. Resumes alone will not be accepted in lieu of the application or supplemental application materials.

The selection process may consist of the following components:

• Application Review
  • Please attach all education, trainings, courses, and/or certificates required as part of the minimum qualifications to your application. This includes either a diploma, official or unofficial transcript and/or Form DD214 to verify either Track 1 or Track 2 as outlined under the Experience and Training minimum requirements. Applicants who fail to provide documentation verifying that they meet the minimum requirements, will not continue in the recruitment process.
• Assessment of Supplemental Questionnaire
  • Respond in full to all supplemental questions. Responses such as see resume will not be accepted and will result in disqualification of your application.
  • The supplemental…