Job Abstract

The City of Anaheim is seeking Part Time Police Cadets to perform a variety of routine law enforcement functions to support the Anaheim Police Department. This is a work training program for college students who are preparing for a career in law enforcement.

Incumbents in this position will learn to perform law enforcement and para-technical duties in accordance with established procedures. Assignments may be made within any division of the Police Department.

The following functions are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed functions and/or may be required to perform additional or different functions from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

Interact with the public, on the phone and in person; obtains information from victims and witnesses; complete police reports.

Assist with clerical duties, file paperwork; non–physical contact with inmates.

Impound and cite vehicles; parking enforcement; process impounds, and parking and moving citations for statistics, assist in traffic control during special events and on city streets during peak traffic conditions.

Assist with transportation and tracking of evidence; assist with simple photography.

Perform fingerprinting and process applicants; enter and retrieve data from computer; type and file documents; vehicle shuttling and other errands.

Answer telephone lines, utilize internal computer systems.

Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Experience: High School Diploma or G.E.D; must be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) semester units at an accredited college or university and maintain a minimum of a 2.0 or “C” grade point average. Minimum age of 18 years required.

Knowledge of: standard office procedures, typing skills, and basic computer skills; basic principles and procedures of filing and record keeping; customer service; writing and basic report preparation; English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation; principles and practices of law enforcement; general criminal justice processes; applicable criminal and traffic laws.

Ability to: perform a variety of basic law enforcement functions; write clear and concise reports; enforce parking regulations and issue citations; assist with crime scene security; safely operate and maintain assigned equipment and/or vehicles; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff, outside agencies and the general public; deal diplomatically with the public under stressful situations at all times.

License/Certification Required: Possession of a valid California Driver’s License by date of appointment.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (anaheim.net)

• Any illegal use, sales, or possession of a drug classified as an opiate (heroin, opium, etc.) or PCP.
• Any use of cocaine, methamphetamine, hallucinogens (GHB, MDMA/ecstasy, ketamine, etc.) within five years of date of application.
• Any illegal use of anabolic steroids within three years of date of application.
• A pattern or history of irresponsibility as evidenced by debt collections, civil judgments, failure to pay, late payments, etc.
• Two or more at-fault traffic collisions within three years of the date of application.
• Conviction of a hit-and run offense.
• Any driver's license suspension within five years of date of application.
• Conviction of a felony crime.
• Conviction of any misdemeanor crime within five years of application.
• Any conviction as an adult, of any misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence, sexual-related offenses or crimes against children.
• Any conviction as an adult, of a theft or larceny crime.

• Use of cocaine, methamphetamine, hallucinogens (GHB, MDMA/ecstasy, ketamine, etc.) previous to five years of application.
• Prior nitrous oxide use.
• Illegal use of anabolic steroids previous to three years of application.
• Illegal use of a hypodermic needle/ syringe.
• A bankruptcy within the past three years of date of application.
• More than one moving violation in the past 12 months, and/or three or more moving citations within the past three years, and/or five or more moving citations within the past five years of date of application.