Police Officer (Lateral) presso City of Albany (CA)
City of Albany (CA) · Albany, Stati Uniti d'America · Onsite
- Professional
- Ufficio in Albany
About the Department

Position Duties
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Click HERE for our full job description.
- Ensures active community policing pursuant to codified department policy and strategies.
- Patrols an assigned area by car, motorcycle, bicycle, or on foot; observes, investigates, and reports suspicious and hazardous conditions; apprehends and arrests law violators.
- Responds to routine and emergency calls for protection of persons and property, and for the enforcement of city ordinances, state laws, and federal laws.
- Investigates crimes, accidents, deaths, and disturbances; gathers evidence; interviews, questions, and takes statements from complainants, suspects, and witnesses; completes reports.
- Takes charge of juveniles and delinquents and works on cases involving unfit homes and crimes committed against or by juveniles; handles missing persons cases; works with community organizations and governmental agencies in delinquencies and in delinquency control programs.
- Searches, transports, and assists in the booking of prisoners.
- Participates in specialty units including hostage negotiation teams, tactical response team, and other related police specialty units.
- Completes and submits reports and documentation of work performed.
- Organizes community outreach events; Speaks before business, school, civic and special groups, as necessary.
- Participates in continuous training to enhance law enforcement skills including defensive driving skills, apprehension and arrest techniques, investigative skills, and general law enforcement skills.
- Answers questions from the public concerning local and State laws, procedures, and activities of the department.
- Serves as Field Training Officer, as assigned; trains new recruits and lateral police officers; documents trainee progress and prepares evaluations.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Lateral candidates must:
- Be a current full-time Police Officer
- Possess a current California POST Basic Certificate
- 80 hours of vacation time for Police Officers that successfully complete FTO.
Other Qualifications
All completed applications will be reviewed. Based on the information in the application documents, the most qualified applicants will be invited for further examination. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination.
1. Application: a completed application includes the following:
- Attach a current California POST Basic Certificate.
3. Background Investigation
4. Job Offer