Under general supervision, but often operating independently, serves as a peace officer and performs a wide variety of police services and public assistance. This position performs the tasks necessary to effectively provide for the safety and welfare of the citizens using the facilities. By assignment to one, or a group of regional parks or other patrol areas, provides uniformed patrol by automobile, 4-wheel drive, ATV, motorcycle, boat, helicopter, horseback or on foot. Provides information to the public regarding park lands and facilities; assists park visitors and other park employees; contacts citizens and employees regarding any matter concerning public safety and welfare; answers radio calls and self-initiates all types of police services; investigates traffic accidents and takes injury reports; enforces all laws and ordinances, issuing warnings and citations, making arrests when necessary; investigates criminal offenses; writes detailed and accurate reports; prepares cases for court and testifies as necessary; performs rescue work and administers first aid when needed; reports fires and provides traffic and crowd control; works days or nights or holidays, and in adverse weather conditions; and performs any other duties as necessary and required for the safety and protection of the citizens and employees within the Regional Parks and other assigned patrol areas.

About the Police Department

The East Bay Regional Park District's Police Department is modern, well equipped and diversified in the services it provides. The Department has an authorized patrol strength of 60 sworn officers, supplemented with seasonal officers and a reserve officer program. The Department's vehicle patrol includes car, motorcycle (street and off-road), horse, boat, and helicopter patrols. The Department has its own detective unit for crime investigation, and a modern dispatch center located at department headquarters. The authority to police our lands comes from the State Public Resources Code (Section 5561) which confers all the powers found in municipal police departments. The Department is thoroughly professional and well respected within the communities it serves. For more information about the District’s Police Department, please visit the Department’s Home Page at www.ebparks.org/about/police.

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Minimum Qualifications

• P.O.S.T.: Must meet current peace officer selection standards as set by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and

• Citizenship: Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, or, if a permanent resident alien, must attain United States citizenship within 3 years of employment, and

• Education: High School graduation or passage of General Education Development Test (GED), and successful completion of at least 24 semester or 36 quarter units of college level courses. For purposes of this requirement, credit will be given for units recognized by POST in the completion of a Basic POST training course through an accredited institution or agency, and

• Physical: Must be at least 21 years of age, and free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition which might interfere with the ability to perform the essential functions of police duties, as determined by the District's physician/psychologist, and

• Character: Must be of good character and reputation and not have been convicted of a felony crime or serious misdemeanor offense and must be able to pass a strict background investigation, and

• License: A valid California driver's license is a condition of initial and continued employment in this classification, and

• Experience:

Academy Graduate applicants must have successfully completed a California Basic POST approved Academy*

*Note: In conformance with POST regulations, applicants separated from the completion of Academy training in excess of 3 years must repeat the State Basic Training Standards and will not be considered for appointment on an Academy Graduate basis.

Lateral applicants must meet at least ONE of the requirements listed below:

• Employment as a California law enforcement officer with full police powers (P.C. 830.1, 830.2, 830.32, 830.33), OR

• Possession of Basic (or higher level) POST certificate.**

**Note: In conformance with POST regulations, Lateral applicants separated from active law enforcement in excess of three years must repeat the State Basic Training Standards and will not be considered for appointment on a Lateral basis.

Base Monthly Salary

+ Education Incentive Pay:

1.0% for POST Intermediate Certificate
2.5% for Associate’s degree OR POST Advanced Certificate
3.5% for Associate’s degree and POST Intermediate Certificate
5.0% for Bachelor’s degree OR Associate’s degree and POST Advanced Certificate
6.0% for Bachelor’s degree and POST Intermediate Certificate
7.5% for Bachelor’s degree and POST Advanced Certificate

How to Apply

Interested applicants may download application materials below; may pick up application materials from EBRPD Administrative Offices, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland; or, may telephone Human Resources at (510) 544-2154 and request that application materials be mailed. Applications for this position will be accepted on a continuous basis. Police Officer application materials consist of two required parts:

1. An East Bay Regional Park District Application for Employment AND
2. The Supplemental Statement

Application packets for the position advertised above may also be obtained by completing the information below and clicking on the "Submit Form" button. Expect applications to arrive at the address provided within 2-3 business days.

Application Packet Request Form

Please send an application package to:

Selection Process

All application materials meeting the minimum qualifications, providing they are current and on file in Human Resources by the application deadline date for each test, will be reviewed by a screening panel to select the best qualified for testing. Possession of minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to test. The District plans on conducting a test about every eight months, depending on need [The last test was administered in February 2008]. The selection process will include the following steps:

Notification

Application materials will be kept on file until a new testing process begins or up to one year (to be considered current, applications must be dated within one year of the test date). When a new testing process begins, if application materials are current, applicants will be notified of the disposition of their application. A letter will be mailed to your home address.

About the Benefits Package

The District offers a comprehensive benefits package to its regular, full-time employees, the relevant version of which includes: paid vacations accrued at 12 days per year, to start; 13 paid holidays per year; paid sick leave accrued at 12 days per year; paid medical (California Public Employees Retirement System – CalPERS – medical plan and a Section 125 cafeteria plan) and dental insurance (beginning the first of the month after 3 full months) for employees and eligible family members; paid life insurance and a $50,000 benefit for accidental death; and a variety of career and life enhancement benefits such as tuition reimbursement, Credit Union eligibility, confidential family assistance counseling, and paid and unpaid leaves.

The District also offers a generous pension package: The employee is covered under the CalPERS 3% at 50 retirement plan for safety employees which is integrated with Social Security. Additionally, the employee may elect to participate in a voluntary deferred compensation program (ICMA), to which the District contributes as well.

Union Representation

The East Bay Regional Park District Police Association represents this classification.

East Bay Regional Park District is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).