Police Cadet; Part-time

The Tustin Police Department is committed to serving the community in meaningful ways and enjoys a reputation for professional excellence. The Department strives to maintain the highest standard of professional ethics and personal integrity and remains dedicated to achieving excellence in performance throughout the organization and in the community. One of the many ways they do so is through the quality of the Department’s personnel.

It continues to be the Department’s mission to have employees who are ethical, dedicated and loyal to the department and the profession.

The Tustin Police Department is looking to hire ambitious individuals who are eager to learn more about the various aspects of the law enforcement profession as part of an exciting and fulfilling apprenticeship programme. The Police Cadet apprenticeship programme is specifically designed to introduce young individuals to law enforcement and help them prepare for a future career as a Police Officer or another related position.

In accordance with well-defined policies and procedures, a Police Cadet assists full-time personnel with a variety of assignments throughout the Police Department including, but not limited to, Front Desk, Professional Standards, Communications, Investigations, Traffic, Property, Records, Crime Scene Investigation and Fleet Maintenance. Incumbents assume greater responsibilities and work with increasing independence as knowledge and experience are gained.

Individuals employed as Police Cadets must be between the ages of 18 and 22 at the time of hire and be enrolled in an accredited two-year or four-year college or university within six (6) months of appointment. To remain employed as a Police Cadet, the individual must be enrolled in minimum of six (6) semester units (or equivalent) and maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or better.

Though the Police Cadet position is intended for current college students, an incumbent may continue to be employed in this position for up to 12 months after graduation from college.

Given that this is a part-time, at-will, non-benefitted position, hours will be limited to less than 1,000 hours per fiscal year. Hours worked may vary significantly from week to week.

Each component listed below must be passed in order to continue to the next phase. Applicants will receive written notification of their current status in the selection process.

• Written Exam
• Panel Interview
• Background Investigation and Polygraph Examination
• Interview with the Police Chief (or his designee)
• Medical Examination (including a drug screen upon conditional offer of employment)

Candidates who successfully complete all components of the selection process will be placed on an employment eligibility list from which hires may be made. The eligible list is valid for one (1) year. The duration of the selection process typically lasts 9-12 months.

IMPORTANT
*** A comprehensive background investigation and polygraph will be conducted on any eligible persons considered for hire. Recent drug usage, theft or other illegal activity may be grounds for disqualification. A pre-employment medical examination AND a drug screen will be conducted upon a conditional offer of employment.

This recruitment is conducted on a continuous basis to meet the needs of the City as vacancies occur and may close at any time.

As a part-time Police Cadet, incumbents will perform a wide variety of duties. Examples of these duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Learns, understands and applies applicable laws, ordinances, policies and procedures
• Provides technical assistance to the public at the front desk and over the telephone; evaluates and processes…