Police Officer

• Interviews to assess qualifications and suitability for the role.
• A physical ability assessment to ensure candidates meet required fitness standards.
• A thorough background investigation conducted by a designated investigator.
• A possible polygraph examination.
• A psychological assessment to evaluate mental and emotional fitness for duty.
• A medical evaluation to confirm the candidate’s ability to perform essential job functions.

• Enforce federal, state, and local laws with a focus on maintaining public safety and preventing crime.
• Regularly patrolling neighborhoods and public areas to deter and detect criminal activity.
• Responding to requests for police services related to crime and quality of life issues.
• Conduct investigations into criminal activity.
• Identifying and apprehending individuals suspected of committing crimes while following legal procedures to ensure their rights are respected.
• Documenting incidents, investigations, and activities accurately in reports, which are essential for legal proceedings.
• Enforcing traffic laws to ensure road safety.
• Working together with other first responder agencies and community services in joint efforts aimed at improving public safety.
• Appearing in court to testify in criminal, traffic and civil cases, presenting evidence, and explaining police procedures.
• Engaging with the community members, building relationships, promoting crime prevention programs, addressing criminal and quality of life concerns.
• Maintain effective communication with department command staff and city executives.
• Collaborate with local organizations and residents to build trust and promote community well-being and maintain department accountability and integrity.

• Patrols community on foot, in a police vehicle or motorcycle to enhance public safety.
• Respond to routine, priority, or emergency calls for police assistance.
• Conducts patrols in specific areas in response to problems identified by community residents.
• Investigate criminal activity/complaints involving adults and/or juveniles.
• Interview informants, witnesses, and suspects during investigations.
• Gather evidence from the scene of a crime or collision.
• Make arrests when facts and/or evidence points toward commission of a crime and identification of suspect(s).
• Thoroughly document actions on law enforcement reports and/or systems
• Issues citations and warnings to traffic violators.
• Testify in criminal, traffic and civil court cases.
• Attempts to identify patterns and ongoing problems from crime data.
• Serve criminal processing documents, including warrants and subpoenas.
• Attend roll call and receive details and assignments.
• May assist the Police Department in support functions.
• Attend and complete assigned department training.
• Respond effectively to crises, and disasters, working collaboratively with other emergency response agencies.
• Provide support to LASD partners and other first responder agencies.
• Answer correspondence.
• Participate in oral presentations to schools and community groups.

• Lateral Officer or a recent POST academy graduate or current deputy assigned to a correctional facility seeking a patrol assignment.
• Valid California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities, especially in high-pressure and/or adverse situations.
• Knowledge of California state laws, codes, and regulations.
• Ability to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Possess a valid California class “C” Driver’s License.
• Must meet all POST requirements to be a Peace Officer, to include SB2 requirements.
• Must not be under any active investigation with any Law Enforcement agency or with CA POST regarding misconduct outlined in SB2.
• Valid California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Certification. Possession of California POST Basic Certificate or higher required.
• Knowledge in using modern law enforcement technology and software.
• Must meet all POST requirements to be a Peace Officer, to include SB2 requirements.

• Must meet established physical standards.
• Must meet psychological and background standards, including:
• Free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition that could impair the ability to perform the duties of a Police Officer.
• No bias against race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation that could negatively impact job performance.
• Demonstrated good moral character as determined by a thorough background investigation.
• Must maintain firearms qualification.
• Must be willing to work irregular hours, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
• Must be available for call-back and automatic return to work with a reasonable response time (equivalent to typical travel time from residence) during off-duty hours for major emergencies, disasters, critical incidents, or as otherwise required.

• Problem Solving – Analytically and logically evaluating information.
• Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to work.
• Handling Stress – Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity.
• Professional Integrity & Ethics – Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability.
• Safety Focus – Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards.
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectations of customers.
• Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information.
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals.
• Valuing Diversity – Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace.
• Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness.

• Put people first.
• Be visionary.
• Be an ambassador for Lancaster.
• Be fiscally responsible.
• Be creative.
• Always improving.
• Be adaptable and resilient.

• Work is performed in a field environment, with some travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, noxious odors, gases, and all types of weather and temperature conditions; exposure to hazardous traffic conditions; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain; incumbents may be required to work extended hours, including evenings and weekends.

• Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to stand, sit in a patrol car for long periods, walk; lift, carry, push, and pull a grown adult; climb walls, fences, stairs and ladders, stoop, twist, squat/kneel, crawl run grasp, repeatedly bend and move wrists, use both hands, legs and feet; speak, hear and understand radio communications, touch/feel, see at a distance and up close and have depth perception and normal color vision.
• Must be physically fit to perform the job including corrected or uncorrected vision of 20/20 or better; physical strength and agility to perform foot pursuit and physical restraint of suspects.
• Applicants must be in good physical condition, subject to determination by the City Medical Examiner.

• Work under time pressure (moderate to frequent)
• Interruptions (frequent)

• Analyze (continuous)
• Computations (frequent)
• Generate Written Work Product (moderate)
• Independent Problem Solving (continuous)
• Interruptions (frequent)
• Maintain Positive Public Relations (continuous)
• Organize (frequent)

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