About the Department

Pay Range: $36,524.80 -$42,452.80  annually, depending on knowledge and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent. Ability to meet approved age, mental, moral, physical, medical, and legal requirement for this position. Minimum age 18.

 
Licenses or Certifications:

• Possession of an appropriate driver’s license for equipment operated and any license, training, or certification required by law or regulation to complete assigned tasks. 

Special Requirements:

• Applicants must complete a Nicotine Test at six (6) months of employment which indicates no tobacco presence and applicant must remain tobacco-free for the duration of employment or be terminated. 
• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen.

JOB SUMMARY
The Police Cadet is the entry-level position for those who are interested in a career in law enforcement. An employee in this class may be assigned to the Police Department and other departments with public safety activities. 
 
An employee in this class is responsible for a variety of tasks related to law enforcement. Work is performed in accordance with departmental rules and regulations and cadet may be required to work shifts. Work assignments are received from a superior officer who evaluates performance through the review of work methods, procedures, and results. 
An employee appointed, as a Police Cadet shall remain on probation for the entire time the employee is in that classification. A cadet may be separated from employment at any time without appeal rights. This classification is established as an apprenticeship program. 


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Patrols a designated area of the city to aid in the preservation of law and order, to prevent and discover the commission of crimes through observation and reporting, to direct traffic at street intersections, and to enforce parking regulations. 
• Answers calls and complaints involving automobiles, fires (traffic control), reported thefts, and other misdemeanors. 
• Administers first aid, conducts preliminary investigations, and locates witnesses at the scene of accidents. 
• Makes non-criminal investigations, interviews witnesses, and may testify in court. 
• Provides escort service for parades, oversize loads, and tourists; provides information and direction to the public. 
• Provides clerical assistance, as needed, within the Police Department. 
• Relieves sworn officers of non-police duties within the department. 
• Attends regular training classes in law enforcement methods and related subjects. 
• Aids crime scene investigators with the processing of evidence and completing errands for crime scene services. 
• Aids property management with the inventory and handling of police supplies. 
• Provides non-police related services to the minimum housing areas. 
• Takes reports by phone for non-criminal offenses. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description. 


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability  to develop knowledge of law enforcement methods, practices, and procedures. 
• Ability to understand and comply with departmental policies, rules, and regulations. 
• Ability to develop knowledge of the geography of the city and the location of important buildings. 
• Ability to learn first aid methods. 
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to prepare clear and comprehensive reports. 
• Ability to deal courteously, but firmly, with the public. 
• Ability to analyze situations and to adopt quick, effective, and reasonable courses of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public. 
• Physical strength and agility; good general intelligence. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to hold or feel, reach with hands and arms, walk, talk, smell, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, crouch, and crawl. Specific vision abilities include near distance, far distance, color, peripheral vision, and depth perception. 
 
The employee regularly lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves over 50 pounds. The employee regularly runs and uses physical force to subdue or arrest a suspect. 


WORK ENVIRONMENT
An employee in this job is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions, occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat and have a risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.


The City of Pensacola provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability,  genetic information,  service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.