Police Cadet; Part-time

The City of Murrieta is accepting applications for the position of Police Cadet (Part-Time) to fill one (1) current vacancy. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current and/or upcoming vacancy within this classification for up to one (1) year.

Under the supervision of sworn Police personnel, the Police Cadet performs a variety of routine and progressively difficult police clerical and technical support duties in the areas including, but not limited to: lobby reception, records, crime prevention, patrol, traffic, and property control.

Under direct supervision, performs assignments restricted to non-enforcement police-related functions, assists police officers in non-hazardous duties, performs communications duties, processes prisoners and performs related clerical duties.

Receives direct supervision from supervisory and management staff.

Police Cadet is a non-sworn training classification used to introduce and prepare an individual for a potential career in law enforcement. Incumbents perform assignments involving the delivery of non-emergency police services such as identification of persons through fingerprints, traffic and parking control, and answering and evaluating calls for emergency and police services as well as completing related paperwork. Incumbents may be assigned to any shift including nights, weekends and holidays.

Police Cadets are required to attend college, taking a minimum of 6 units, at the same time they are working at the Murrieta Police Department. Scheduled work hours will not conflict with class schedules. Work days and hours will be assigned so the Cadet has adequate time to devote to his or her education.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, or remove job duties as necessary and will make reasonable accommodations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to enable qualified individuals to perform the position’s essential functions. The omission of a specific duty does not preclude it from being assigned if it is similar, related, or logically aligned with the role’s overall responsibilities

• Performs a wide variety of routine to complex clerical duties to support departmental or divisional operations, including processing officers' daily logs, filing, data entry, photocopying, film developing, and ordering supplies as needed
• Performs fingerprinting duties of citizens and prospective City employees
• Collects and compiles statistical data; research crime trends for publication to police officers and public
• Enforces parking regulations and issues citations as necessary; prepares abandoned vehicle reports and arranges for towing
• Processes information related to traffic accidents and related citations

• Checks in, delivers, and releases evidence
• Maintains accurate and detailed records, verifies the accuracy of the information, researches discrepancies, and records information
• Verifies and reviews forms and reports for completeness and conformance with established regulations and procedures; learns and applies departmental and program policies and procedures in determining completeness of applications, records, and files
• Prepares, copies, collates, and distributes a variety of documents and reports; ensures proper filing of copies in departmental or central files
• Screens calls, visitors, and mail; assists public at front counter and directs public to appropriate locations and/or staff; learns and assists in interpreting and applying regulations, policies, procedures, systems, rules, and precedents in response to inquiries and complaints from the public;…