Police Aide

Berkeley, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 18 - 27

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEY

Berkeley California is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement scientific exploration free speech and the arts and home to over 50 parks a top-ranked university and the largest public marina in the San Francisco Bay.

As an employer the City of Berkeley offers all the benefits of a career in the public sector while fostering diversity creativity and innovation. Join a team of high-caliber experienced staff with a shared mission of serving the Berkeley community and promoting an accessible safe healthy environmentally-sound and culturally-rich city.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

The Berkeley Police Department invites you to apply for the position of Police Aide!In this role you will have the opportunity tolearn and perform paraprofessional police service duties. You will assist and observe Police Officers and non-sworn policepersonnel.

This position is for college students who are interested in exploring a career in law enforcement. It provides part-time work experience and related training in various divisions of the Berkeley Police Department. All Police Aides must maintain satisfactory academic standing (C average or better) at an accredited college during employment. A maximum of 19 hours per week will be scheduled around an academic program. Employment as a Police Aide is limited to a maximum of four (4) years.

See the full job class specification here: QUALIFICATIONS

A typical way of gaining the knowledge skills and abilities for this position is:
Equivalent to graduation from high school current enrollment and in good academic standing at a college or university with a minimum of 6 units at the time of appointment. Previous volunteer or paid experience with public contact is desirable.

Other requirements include:

Must be eighteen years old
Must possess satisfactory hearing capabilities and visual acuity of at least 20/100 correctable to at least 20/30 in each eye
Must be able to meet physical and background standards
Must be able to travel to various locations within and outside the City of Berkeley to meet the program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business maintenance of a valid California drivers license and satisfactory driving record is required.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications must be received by February 2 2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific and must include a completed application and responses to the supplemental questions. Please note that resumes are not a substitute for a completed application.

Applications are available in alternative formats (audio-format braille large print electronic text etc.) upon request to. Please allow 10 days for production of the material in an alternative format.

EXAM PROCESS

The examination process will consist of:

Application review for minimum qualifications and required documents
Written Examination -Saturday March 7 2026

Tests may consist of any combination of written oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content and may include but are not necessarily limited to typing math reading writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency or any other job-related knowledge skill ability or qualification. The examination process and dates are subject to change. The City may without notice change or eliminate any assessment component as needs dictate. Applicants passing all examination phases will have their names placed on an employment eligible list that hiring departments will use to conduct final selection interviews.

Reasonable Accommodations: The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing toat the time of application.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT PROCESS

Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City will undergo an employment background/reference check that may include but is not limited to: employment history confirmation of educational credentials and degrees licenses including drivers license registrations certificates other credentials credit check criminal history check and Live Scan fingerprinting.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

The City of Berkeley is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All employment actions shall be administered regardless of race color national origin ancestry religion age physical or mental disability or medical condition sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation genetic information marital status pregnancy political affiliation veterans status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All City employees are required to provide services as Disaster Service Workers in the event of an emergency/disaster.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEYBerkeley California is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement scientific exploration free speech and the arts and home to over 50 par...