STARTING SALARY
$48,480 - $67,204.80
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLYING
Open
JOB DESCRIPTION
Vision: We are committed to working together, within the Department, in a problem solving partnership
with communities, government agencies, private groups and individuals to fight crime and improve the
quality of life for the people of San Diego.
Values: The principles upon which we base our policing are:
- Human Life: The protection of human life is our highest priority.
- Ethics: We will demonstrate integrity and honor in all our actions.
- Crime Fighting: Our efforts to address neighborhood problems will be based on a Partnership with the community.
- Valuing People: We will treat each other with dignity and respect, protecting the rights and well-being of
all individuals.
- Loyalty: We will be loyal to the community, to the department and its members, and to the standards of our profession.
- Open Communication: We will listen to one another's opinions and concerns.
- Fairness: Our decisions will be based on common sense, and will be balanced, moral, legal, and without
personal favoritism.
- Diversity: We appreciate one another's differences and recognize that our unique skills, knowledge,
abilities and backgrounds bring strength and caring to our organization.
Mission: Our mission is to maintain peace and order by providing the highest quality police services in response
to community needs by:
- Apprehending Criminals
- Developing Partnerships
- Respecting Individuals
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- be a U.S. citizen
- possess a valid driver's license
- be at least 20 1/2 years of age at the time of written test
- possess a U.S. high school diploma or GED equivalent
- vision no worse than 20/70 correctable to 20/20 if you wear glasses or hard contacts
SELECTION PROCESS
- written entrance exam
- oral interview
- polygraph test
- background investigation
- medical examination
- physical agility test
- psychological test
HOW TO APPLY
Thank you for your interest in the San Diego Police Department. We sincerely appreciate your quest
for a career in Law Enforcement. It is our goal to give you the opportunity to become a Law Enforcement
Officer. It is a great time to get hired with our Department and we have ample amount of Law Enforcement
Officer positions available.
We are currently hiring and you can review our hiring process by going to http://www.sandiego.gov/police .
This will walk you through our entire hiring process. You will find a list of all of our upcoming
testing block dates. You can also watch a video of our Physical Abilities Test (PAT).
There isn't an application for you to fill out, unless you are applying for a lateral position, and you do
not need to pre-register for the written exam. The written exam is given on a first come first serve basis.
Our hiring process is a two day event. On the first day you take the written exam. If you successfully
pass the written exam, you will return the following day for the PAT and the Pre-Investigative Questioneer (PIQ).
You will then leave with a Background packet in which you will have two weeks to complete it and return it to us.
Our hiring process is currently taking 4-8 months. We test monthly and we have 4 Acadamy's per year. Our
starting pay for Recruits is $20.54/hour plus benefits.
I hope this has helped you and if you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.
OTHER INFORMATION
If you are concerned with passing the physical abilities testing, we will practice with you and give you
techniques on how to get through the course. We will also supply you with nutritional information to assist
you in your goal. Your goal is our goal; to make you a San Diego Police Officer. Call (619) 531-COPS for
more information.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Officer Robert Acosta
San Diego Police Department
1401 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: (619) 531-COPS
Email: racosta@pd.sandiego.gov
Web Site: http://www.sandiego.gov/police
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