Police Officer; Academy Graduate​/Lateral Entry

The Organization

The City of Coronado is Accepting Applications for the Position of Police Officer

"To provide superior public safety services to enhance the quality of life for the community."

You have a meaningful career with a public agency that values its employees in a community that supports its Police Officers and the work they do to keep Coronado safe. Professionalism, Integrity, Teamwork, and Respect, are the values at the core of our agency. We utilize our philosophy of community-oriented policing to foster relationships and find solutions for problems in our community.

The Coronado Police Department offers amazing benefits and a variety of career opportunities to further enhance your skills. Specialty sworn positions include Investigations, Regional Task Forces, and the Traffic Unit. In addition, the Department is staffed by an outstanding support network of Administrative Staff, Police Service Officers, Police Dispatchers, Evidence Technicians, and Records Office Specialists. Our Police Officers protect life and property, promote and preserve peace through citizen cooperation, enforce municipal, state, and federal laws, and deliver police-related services.

• Lateral Police Officer Bonus: $20,000
• Police Academy Graduate Bonus: $10,000
• Referral Bonus of $2,000 for referring a successful lateral police officer

Coronado Police Officers perform general police work in the presentation of crime and the enforcement of law and order. Officers perform traffic enforcement control and carry special assignments in specialized phases of police and emergency work. Incumbents generally drive a police vehicle in carrying out duties but may be assigned to special details as needs arise. Police officers may be called upon to establish order in extreme conditions and in conditions of emergency.

The ideal candidate will be a community service-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to exercise a high degree of discretion, trust, and confidence in performing skilled police work. The ideal candidate will also possess a strong ability to exercise considerable judgment and initiative to partner with the community to identify and resolve issues of concern and maintain peace, safety, and order.

Lateral Entry:

• Possession of a California Basic P.O.S.T. Certificate and have been employed as a sworn full-time Peace Officer in the state of California within two years from the date of the offer of employment;
• Successfully complete the P.O.S.T. requalification course if more than two years have passed since employed as a sworn full-time Peace Officer in the state of California;
• Out-of-state lateral applicants must possess a California P.O.S.T. Basic Course Waiver and have been employed as a sworn full-time Peace Officer within the two years from the date of the offer of employment;

Applicants must be in the final phase of an Accredited P.O.S.T. Academy at the time of application. Candidates must have successfully completed the academy and possess an Academy P.O.S.T. Certificate prior to an offer of employment.

Copies of any CA P.O.S.T. certificates, P.O.S.T. Waivers, or Academy Graduation Certificates MUST be attached to your application for consideration. Applications will be reviewed on the basis of relevant education, training, and experience. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be required to submit a Personal History Statement (PHS) and other required forms for review.

Applicants considered most qualified after the application review process will be invited to participate in the next phase of the process, which will consist of an oral panel interview (pass/fail). Candidates must obtain a score of 100% in all components of the examination in order to pass and be placed on the eligibility list.

The final candidates will be invited to a final interview with the Chief of Police and if successful, will be issued a conditional offer subject to the successful completion of a psychological examination and a medical exam, including a drug screen.

All candidates who successfully obtain a 100% in the exam process will be placed on an eligibility list for a period of at least six months. The City of Coronado participates in E-Verify, and all new…