Community Service Officer III

THIS POSTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Application cutoff dates are 2/28/2025 3/31/2025 4/30/2025 5/31/2025 6/30/2021 7/31/2025 8/31/2025 and 9/15/2025.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform related duties as required.

• Provide support in patrol investigations records property and other divisions within the police department.
• Assist police officers in routine investigations.
• Respond to and investigate noninjury traffic collisions.
• Prepare routine burglary stolen car casualty and missing person reports.
• Process collect and document property crime scenes for latent finge0 prints.
• Collect and document evidence from crime scenes.
• Perform traffic control nonviolent crowd control and administer first aid as necessary.
• Respond to and process found property calls.
• Transport victims witnesses and equipment.
• Refer violations and complaints by citizens to proper authorities and departments.
• Perform as recorder/communicator at crime scenes and command posts.
• Contact schools regarding Police Department activities.
• Perform ancillary police duties.
• Carry less lethal personal protection such as oleoresin capsicum OC.
• Locate investigate and interview victims witnesses and noncustodial suspects.
• Record analyze and evaluate statements made by victims witnesses and noncustodial suspects.
• Assist in conducting surveys and studies by compiling tabulating and reporting data.
• Testify in court or at hearings regarding case records and investigative activities.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.

Ability to:

• Acquire through training knowledge of contemporary and approved principles practices and procedures of police work state laws City ordinances and firstaid.
• Acquire through training knowledge of the geography and demographics of the City and common law enforcement problems.
• Write clearly accurately concisely and legibly using correct English grammar punctuation and spelling.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Observe assimilate remember and record pertinent facts and details.
• Read maps and mapped information.
• Apply selected knowledge (i.e. laws statutes court decisions department policies criminal investigation theories etc. in collecting organizing and analyzing a variety of information to decide on an appropriate and reasonable course of action.
• Analyze problems and rationally take effective action in emergency and stressful situations.
• Plan and effectively present material orally to diverse groups.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers sworn personnel other City employees community and neighborhood organizations and the public.
• Learn and support community organization and mobilization efforts which facilitate achievement of the departments mission goals and objectives.
• Interact courteously but firmly with the general public.
• Operate a police radio mobile data computer and office computer equipment.
• Develop skill in the use of a less lethal personal protection such as oleoresin capsicum OC.

• General law enforcement issues in the Sacramento Community.
• Problems needs concerns and attitudes of Sacramento residents.
• Basic operations and functions of the Sacramento Police Department.
• English usage grammar vocabulary and spelling.
• General principles and practices commonly used to establish effective Police community relations.

PROOF OF CERTIFICATION

Should certification and/or license be used to qualify for this position then proof of said certification and/or license should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment.

Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via email. As such please ensure you verify the email address on your application and check your email frequently including your spam and junk folders. All email notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs applicant inbox.

1. Application:(Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the next posted cutoff date;

• Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
• Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
  • If applicants do not list current and/or past jobrelated experience in the duties area of the Work Experience section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on 40 hours per week (prorated if less than 40 hours/week).
  • If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the Work Experience section.
• Proof of certification and/or license should be submitted online with your application. Proof of certification and/or license will be required at time of appointment.
• Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
• If youre requesting Veterans credit a copy of your DD214 must be submitted online with your application or emailed to the Employment Officeby the next posted cutoff date. Information regarding the use of Veterans credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule 4.9C.
• Applicants are responsible for attaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.

• Please visit a comprehensive stepbystep guide to the application process.
• For technical support between 6 AM 5 PM PT contact Live Applicant Support at.
• Visit the City of Sacramento Human Resources Department website at an email to ;or
• Call the Human Resources Department at