Hiring Standards

Minimum Hiring Requirements consist of:

  • Minimum of 18 years of age (21 for some positions)
  • Legal right to work in the U.S.
  • High school graduate or G.E.D. equivalent
  • The ability to effectively speak, read, and write English
  • Reliable transportation
  • Reliable means of communication
  • Must pass a drug screen, background check, and an adherence to a dress code

For Specific Division Hiring Requirements, please see below.


Dispatch

  • Customer Service Experience
  • Computer knowledge
  • Minimum 35 WPM
  • Emergency Dispatch Certification (a plus)
  • Customer Service Academy (a plus)
  • 1 yrs experience (a plus)
  • Bilingual (a plus)

Patrol Division

  • Ca. Guard Card
  • PC 832 or higher
  • Ca. Drivers license
  • H-6 report - DMV printout
  • Report writing experience
  • Ca. Firearms Permit (a plus)
  • Customer Service Academy (a plus)
  • 2 yrs experience (a plus)
  • College Degree (a plus)
  • Bilingual (a plus)

Community Service (Standing Division)

  • Ca. Guard Card
  • Report writing experience
  • Ca. Firearms Permit (a plus)
  • Customer Service Academy (a plus)
  • 2 yrs experience (a plus)
  • Bilingual (a plus)

Custody/Prisoner Transport

  • Ca. Guard Card
  • Ca. Firearms Permit
  • PC 832 (a) and (b)
  • Ca. Drivers license
  • Must be 21 years of age
  • H-6 report - DMV printout
  • Report writing experience
  • Customer Service Academy (a plus)
  • 2 yrs experience (a plus)
  • College Degree (a plus)
  • Bilingual (a plus)

Motor Division

  • Ca. Guard Card
  • PC 832 or higher
  • Ca. Drivers license (M-1 license)
  • Must be 21 years of age
  • H-6 report - DMV printout
  • Report writing experience
  • Customer Service Academy (a plus)
  • 2 yrs experience (a plus)
  • College Degree (a plus)
  • Ca. Firearms Permit (a plus)
  • Bilingual (a plus)

Mounted Division

  • Ca. Guard Card
  • Ca. Drivers license
  • H-6 report - DMV printout
  • Report writing experience
  • Ca. Firearms Permit (a plus)
  • Customer Service Academy (a plus)
  • 2 yrs experience (a plus)
  • College Degree (a plus)
  • Bilingual (a plus)