Police Officer - Academy Enrolled / Academy Graduate / Non-Lateral

This website utilizes technologies such as cookies to enable essential site functionality, as well as for analytics, personalization, and targeted advertising. To learn more, view the following link: Privacy Policy Manage Preferences Police Officer - Academy Enrolled / Academy Graduate / Non-Lateral | City of Benicia Employment Opportunities page has loaded. Skip to main content Menu JOB OPPORTUNITIES Sign In City of Benicia Employment Opportunities powered by NEOGOV ® Police Officer - Academy Enrolled / Academy Graduate / Non-Lateral  Salary $101,196.84 - $123,005.28 Annually Location City of Benicia, CA Job Type Full Time Job Number 20/21 #21 Department Police Opening Date 01/09/2023 DESCRIPTION BENEFITS QUESTIONS Definition $15,000 HIRING INCENTIVE PLUS UP TO $123,005.28 BASE SALARY!!! In addition to base salary, employees receive additional specialty pays including: holiday pay, education incentive, uniform pay, and shift differential. Some special assignments, such as K-9, receive additional specialty pays. Interviews for qualified candidates will be scheduled once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. It is recommended that candidates submit their application as soon as possible. The City of Benicia is recruiting for the position of Police Officer to fill current vacancies, as well as establish an eligibility list for future vacancies. We seek energetic, enthusiastic, and hard working individuals for our Police Department. The City has 2 separate recruitments for Police Officer: Lateral Candidates and Academy/Non-Lateral Candidates. Please see below for the definition of each. It is the candidate's responsibility to apply for the correct recruitment. If you are not sure which categories applies to you please contact the Human Resources Department at (707) 746-4205. Academy/Non-Lateral Candidates: The City is accepting applications from candidates who are currently enrolled in a recognized police academy or who have graduated from an academy within the last 3 years; or candidates who have previous law enforcement experience but are not currently working as a sworn law enforcement officer, but still have a valid POST certificate. Candidates who meet this criteria will apply through this current recruitment. For P.O.S.T. information and requirements please click on the link below: https://www.post.ca.gov/ Lateral Candidates: The City of Benicia is also accepting applications for Lateral Police Officers (sworn police officers currently working for a law enforcement agency in California) can apply through the recruitment entitled Police Officer - Lateral. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Benicia Police Department is a service-oriented agency whose members take pride in their proactive response to crime, disorder, and quality of life issues. The approach recognizes our community's high expectations for professional police services and has sustained a positive relationship with the community for many years. The Benicia Police Department is staffed with 34 sworn officers, 20 non-sworn employees, and 35 citizen volunteers. The department is led by the Chief of Police and it is organized into three divisions: Operations, Special Operations, and Services. A Lieutenant provides general management direction and control for each division. The Operations Division is the most visible division of the department and consists of uniform patrol, traffic unit, canine unit, bicycle patrol and animal control. The Operations Division has the most contact with our community. Of the 34 sworn members of the Benicia Police Department, 22 are in this division and most are uniformed patrol officers. The Special Operations Division consists of both sworn and non-sworn personnel responsible for investigations, special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team, mobile field force (MFF) team, property and evidence, and the Family Resource Center. The Investigations unit consists of criminal investigations, narcotic investigations and Family and Youth Services Bureau (YSB). Within the YSB there is one Youth Services Detective, one School Resource Officer assigned to Benicia Middle School and one School Resource Officer assigned to Benicia High School. The Services Division consists of both sworn and non-sworn personnel responsible for: Emergency Communications Center, Records, Information Technology (IT), Police Volunteers, Reserve Police Officers, and Explorer Scouts. We currently offer 12 hour/3 day shifts (patrol), 10.5 hour/ 4 day shifts (special assignments), and rotating shifts. The City offers competitive pay and benefit packages including educational incentive, shift differential pay, holiday pay, and uniform allowance. ABOUT THE JOB: The Benicia Police Department's function is to protect people and property. The department relies on the community as a partner in identifying how the police will deliver their services, how these services will be prioritized, and establishing department goals and objectives. The Benicia Police Department's goal is to concentrate its services through strategic elements, which are the most critical to effective policing within the community. Those elements include: Provide, evaluate, and improve upon all policing services to the community. Focus on training needs of all personnel to ensure the highest quality of service to all citizens. Researching and implementing regional policing concepts such as police training and countywide radio and data interoperability. The members of the Benicia Police Department are committed to being responsive to the community in the delivery of quality service. Recognizing the responsibility to maintain order, while affording dignity and respect to every individual; the objective is to improve the quality of life through a community partnership that promotes a safe, secure community. Under general supervision, to patrol an assigned beat, to protect life and property, to prevent crime, main