Community Education Skills Instructor

Overview

The Police Recruit is a civilian classification to develop and prepare potential Police Officer candidates for nomination to the police academy. Under close supervision Police Recruits undergo a formal, comprehensive training program, gain an understanding of police procedures, law enforcement techniques and first aid, and acquire physical and emotional skills needed to successfully complete the police academy to prepare for performing non-sworn, non-hazardous duties in support of police operations.

Police Recruits are expected to attend college level courses in order to eventually satisfy the minimum qualification requirements of the Police Officer classification. Failure to make satisfactory progress may be cause for release from the Police Recruit position/program.

• IMPORTANT NOTE:
  
  The same P.O.S.T. written test is administered for Community Service Officer (CSO), Police Recruit, and Police Cadet/Officer; however, a separate application must be submitted for each classification. An applicant may take the written test for CSO, Police Recruit, and/or Police Cadet/Officer no more than once every 12 months. The written test score can be used for all three classifications listed.
• Learn and apply knowledge of the Sacramento Police Department's organization, chain of command, and rules and regulations.
• Learn, identify and emulate principles and techniques that promote community service, crime prevention, and appropriate behavior.
• Learn and apply knowledge of enforcement and procedural aspects of criminal law and the legal obligations inherent in enforcement of those laws.
• Learn and apply knowledge of proficient application of the rules of evidence.
• Receive training in and practice effective and professional communications through written, oral, and mechanical media.
• Learn to recognize vehicle violations, locating the violations in the Vehicle Code, and under supervision, safely and professionally contact the violator.
• Participate and assist in applying basic criminal investigation processes and techniques, including the identification, collection, and preservation of evidence, courtroom testimony, and witness interrogation.
• Learn and practice physical fitness and defense technique programs.
• Learn and practice first-aid, including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification. Duties may include, but are not limited to, assisting in routine investigations; assisting in preparing non-injury police reports; assisting in responding to fire alarms, street hazards and found property calls; assisting in traffic and non-violent crowd control duties; as directed transporting citizens, personnel and equipment.

• Learn and apply knowledge of the Sacramento Police Department's organization, chain of command, and rules and regulations.
• Learn, identify and emulate principles and techniques that promote community service, crime prevention, and appropriate behavior.
• Learn and apply knowledge of enforcement and procedural aspects of criminal law and the legal obligations inherent in enforcement of those laws.
• Learn and apply knowledge of proficient application of the rules of evidence.
• Receive training in and practice effective and professional communications through written, oral, and mechanical media.
• Learn to recognize vehicle violations, locating the violations in the Vehicle Code, and under supervision, safely and professionally contact the violator.
• Participate and assist in applying basic criminal investigation processes and techniques, including the identification, collection, and preservation of evidence, courtroom testimony, and witness interrogation.
• Learn and practice physical fitness and defense technique programs.
• Learn and practice first-aid, including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification. Duties may include, but are not limited to, assisting in routine investigations; assisting in preparing non-injury police reports; assisting in responding to fire alarms, street hazards and found property calls; assisting in traffic and non-violent crowd control duties; as directed transporting citizens, personnel and equipment.

Ability to:

• Acquire, through training, knowledge of modern approved principles, practices, and procedures of police work, state laws, City ordinances, first-aid, the geography of the City, and the location of important buildings.
• Write clearly, accurately, concisely, legibly, and with correct English grammatical construction and spelling.
• Read and interpret complex technical documents in English.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Observe, assimilate, remember, record, and recall pertinent facts and details.
• Read maps and mapped information.
• Apply selected knowledge…