Police

Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) is a progressive organization that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation, and rewards employee performance. CVPD promotes employee involvement in decision‑making and problem‑solving. Through this commitment to inclusiveness, CVPD receives strong support and an exemplary approval rating from the community.

The Chula Vista Police Department, in partnership with the community, is dedicated to providing community policing with the highest level of professionalism and transparency. CVPD employees will provide fair, courteous, and compassionate service to enhance the quality of life in Chula Vista.

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Police Recruit is the entry‑level position to a career in municipal law enforcement. Police Recruits learn and participate in an established curriculum and subsequently pass all tests given by training staff, including academics and manipulative skills such as defensive tactics, firearms training, and driving at high speeds on a set test course while maintaining control. After successfully completing the Police Academy, the Police Recruit is automatically promoted to the classification of Peace Officer.

Peace Officer salary range: $7,309.58 – $8,884.81 per month. Peace Officers will receive an additional 3% pay increase and a $2,000 stipend in July 2023.

• Learn and participate in all classroom and field activities while attending the Police Academy.
• Write or type reports and complete all assignments.
• Participate in daily physical training at the same intensity as the majority of the group, or as directed by academy training staff.
• Run up to six miles at an eight minute/mile pace.
• Perform up to sixty sit‑ups straight.
• Perform sixty push‑ups straight.
• Spar with training staff and/or fellow recruits.
• Fire weapons.
• Drive vehicles.
• Talk on radio.
• Learn about community‑based policing, familiarization between law enforcement and community residents, and collaborative problem‑solving.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co‑workers, other City employees, and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Perform other related duties and physical training activities as assigned.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. Typical qualifications include:

• Age 20 at the time of application and 21 at the time of appointment.
• Valid California Driver's License at the time of appointment.
• Citizenship as defined under California Government Code §§1031(a) and 1031.5.
• High school graduation, GED, or a two‑ or four‑year degree from an accredited college or university. Verification at the time of hire is required. Additional college coursework in Police Administration and/or Criminal Justice is highly desirable.

• Knowledge of customer service, modern office practices, computer equipment and software, basic mathematics, English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Abilities to participate in all physical training exercises; learn and participate in classroom lectures; prioritize and coordinate several activities; apply procedures and techniques learned in the Police Academy; use initiative and sound independent judgment; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; and work effectively with various cultural and ethnic groups.

• 1.5‑mile run to be completed in 14 minutes or less.
• Agility course.
• Lift up to 150 lbs.
• Must be able to see a target up to 50 yards away and accurately fire a weapon at it.
• Must be able to hear voices of training staff over other loud noises such as gunfire and yelling.
• Some work is performed indoors in a classroom setting; some takes place outdoors during physical training exercises.

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To be considered, applicants must submit a City Application and Supplemental Questionnaire by the closing date listed. Candidates whose applications indicate…