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Job Description
Position Information
The Brentwood Police Department is seeking highly motivated individuals who are eager to work in a city and department that prides itself on professionalism and community support. The Brentwood Police Department is a progressive agency that provides its police officers with the best equipment, training, and tools necessary to do the job.
Applicants who are hired will be led by Field Training Officers through an entry level field training program to prepare them for a law enforcement career and the academy. Applicants will be sent to a local Bay Area Police Academy where they will participate in a full-time 26-week program. The academy will involve written exams, learning domains, firearms, driving, and defensive tactics training, and a rigorous physical fitness program designed to push the student's mental and physical fitness levels.
Click HERE to watch a short video about the Brentwood Police Department.
What We Offer:
The City of Brentwood provides an engaging, collaborative, and cooperative work environment where you can team up with your peers and with the community to create Brentwood as a premier city. The City is an employer that emphasizes work-life balance, supports employee wellness, and offers a wide range of benefits and retirement alternatives, while also investing in its employees’ professional and personal growth. We offer:- Competitive salary
- Selection of health care plans with City paid contributions; cash-in-lieu offered if waiving coverage
- City-paid dental and vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short and Long-term disability
- CalPERS pension participation
- Deferred compensation (457 plan) options
- City paid contributions to Retiree Health Savings account
- Educational Incentive
- Paid holidays
For more information, please see the job description here.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education/Training:- Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
Experience:- None required.
Age:- The candidate shall be at least 20-1/2 years of age at date of application.
License or Certificate:- Possession of and ability to maintain a valid California driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
- As a condition of continued employment, incumbents must successfully complete the certified POST Basic Academy course of instruction.
Application Process
The examination process will consist of: Review of applications for minimum qualifications for the position.Written examination OR Pellet B passing score.- All candidates will be required to take a written exam, unless a passing Pellet B score of at least 47 is attached to the application. Pellet B scores can also be emailed to humanresources@brentwoodca.gov .
- The written exam will be conducted every other Friday beginning August 23, 2024 at 9am at the Brentwood Community Center. You must apply and be invited to participate in the written examination process.
DISCLAIMER: The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied, and any provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice. Tests may consist of any combination of written, oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content. Components may include, but are not necessarily limited to, typing, math, reading, writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency, or any other job-related knowledge, skill, ability or qualification. The City may, without notice, change or eliminate any particular assessment component or combination of components as needs dictate. Applicants requesting special accommodations during the examination process must contact the Human Resources Department at (925) 516-5191.
All correspondence regarding application status, test and/or interview dates, etc. will be sent by email and may be viewed through your Government Jobs account. Please check your email folders, including your junk/spam folders and accept emails from the domain governmentjobs.com, neogov.com, or brentwoodca.gov. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure a correct email address provided and that all correspondence is received.
The City of Brentwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Applicants requesting special accommodations during the examination process may contact the Human Resources Department at (925) 516-5191.
The City of Brentwood provides a wide range of competitive benefits which can be viewed on our City Benefits page: https://www.brentwoodca.gov/government/human-resources/salary-and-benefits-overview
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Brentwood, California
Show moreBrentwood is a pleasant, progressive and growing city of approximately 61,700 residents in Eastern Contra Costa County. A significant number of citizens are Spanish speaking. Brentwood is located in a smog-free valley close to the Delta waterways. The community is served by an excellent school system with new campuses planned in the near future. Los Medanos Community College is located a short distance away. Housing opportunities are varied and affordable.
The Human Resources Department actively supports the workforce through every phase of the employee lifecycle. The goal is to attract, engage, and retain a diverse and talented workforce that is passionate about public service. We are committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and innovative work environment that cultivates and empowers employees to achieve their full potential and deliver exceptional services to Brentwood citizens. There are six core functional areas of responsibility: recruitment and selection, employer-employee and labor relations, classification and compensation, risk management, benefits administration, and workforce training and development.
The City of Brentwood is a full-service municipality employing over 400 full-time and part-time employees and provides to its employees an interactive employee engagement/rewards platform. This platform provides the following opportunities:- Participation in peer-to-peer recognition
- Submission of employee nominations
- Announcement of employee birthdays
- Announcement and recognition of years of service
- Rewards for milestone anniversaries, employee awards, and manager recognition
The City is continuously looking for ways to expand this program to recognize and reward their employees.
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