Police Officer (Academy Graduate)

City of Pleasanton • Pleasant Garden, NC

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About The Position

The City of Pleasanton is seeking Police Officers for the Police Department. The Pleasanton Police Department is committed to protecting life, preventing crime, and enhancing the quality of life in our community. The department is organized into three divisions: the Operations Division, the Investigations Division, and the Support Services Division. The Operations Division includes patrol, the Traffic Unit, and the Alternate Response Unit (ARU). The Investigation Division manages the Criminal Investigations Unit, Youth and Community Services, Personnel and Training, Special Enforcement Unit as well as our Community Outreach and social media. This division is also responsible for in-service training and certified courses to ensure compliance with Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and applicable educational mandates for all sworn and civilian police personnel. The Support Services Division includes Dispatch, Records and is responsible for public records management. The department also offers numerous collateral assignments including SWAT, K-9, Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), and many others.

Requirements

• Must possess a US high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Prior experience in law enforcement and successful completion of some college course work in criminology, police sciences or a related field is desirable.
• Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment.
• Must possess a Basic Certificate from P.O.S.T. at the time of appointment to Police Officer.
• Must have 20/100 uncorrected vision in each eye, correctable to 20/30 or better.
• Must have normal color vision as established from an established color vision test.
• Must have no hearing loss over 25 db in the 500, 1000, 2000 frequency range.
• Must have no loss over 45 db in the 3000 or 4000 range as revealed by standard auditory test.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain a valid Class C California driver's license and proof of auto liability insurance is required.
• Satisfactory completion of a thorough background investigation.
• Must have not been convicted for a crime which could have resulted in state or federal imprisonment.
• Successful completion of drug screen, medical, psychological, and polygraph examinations.

Nice To Haves

• Women, minorities, and military veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Effective January 1, 2023, all candidates for peace officer are not required to be a US citizen but must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees