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A Career with the Concord PD

Jobs with the Concord PD can be both exciting and rewarding while presenting you with many opportunities to interact with and bring about change in your local community.

Benefits

Full-time employees of the Concord Police Department enjoy excellent benefits packages (check the Human Resources Benefits page for the most up-to-date information):

  • Vacation: First year: 10 workdays, increasing to 22 workdays per year.
  • Holidays: Eleven paid holidays per year plus an additional 8 hours vacation awarded annually on September 9th.
  • Sick Leave: Twelve days per year with no limit on accumulation.
  • Health Benefits: City provides PERS Health, which includes a variety of plans from which to choose. The City currently pays premium for employees and their eligible dependents up to the Kaiser rate. If you have coverage from another source, a cash benefit may be paid in lieu of coverage.
  • Dental Plan: After 6 months, employees and eligible dependents are covered by a dental plan, which includes orthodontia coverage. City pays the total premium.
  • Employee Assistance Plan: Provided to employees and eligible dependents.
  • Life Insurance: City-paid benefit at twice-annual salary.
  • Retirement Program: The City participates in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), with a 2.5% at age 55 plan based on one-year final compensation. In addition to its share of the retirement contribution, the City pays the employee's 8% contribution of annual gross pay.
  • Retiree Health Coverage: City provides PERS Retiree Health, which includes a variety of plans from which to choose. The City pays premium for retirees and their eligible dependents up to the Kaiser rate.
  • Long Term Disability: The City provides long-term Disability protection.
  • Deferred Compensation: The City offers both 401(k) and 457 plans.
  • Social Security/Medicare: The City participates in the Federal Social Security and Medicare programs.
  • Career Development Opportunities: An extensive training and development program is open to all employees during work hours. Under the tuition reimbursement program, the City reimburses job-related courses or training with prior approval and satisfactory completion.
  • Pre-Tax Savings Benefits: Section 125 Flexible Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) and Health Insurance Premium Conversion Program are available to eligible employees.
  • Agency Shop: An Agency Shop is in effect. Union membership or the payment of service fees will be required.

Types of Jobs Available

There are many different classifications of jobs at the Concord PD, including both sworn and non-sworn positions. For more information on job descriptions or pay, check the Human Resources section. Non sworn employees include the following:

  • Adminstrative clerk 1
  • Adminstrative clerk 2
  • Administrative clerk 3
  • Administrative Secretary
  • Community Service Officer
  • Community Service Officer Jail
  • Police Dispatcher 1
  • Police Dispatcher 2
  • Police Crimes Anaylist
  • Senior Police Crimes Analyst
  • Police Records Manager
  • Other positions throughout the department.
  • Part time employees include the Community Specialist and Intern

Patrol Officers and Community-Based Policing

In Concord, a large part of an officer's role is to facilitate the resolution of problems by bringing together appropriate resources, especially other members of the community, to solve recurring problems through the Community-Based Policing program.

Police Officers may be armed and may be assigned to work in uniform or plain clothes. Flexible shift schedules include 4-10 and 3-12 options, and may be changed periodically as job assignments may be rotated among patrol, traffic, criminal and juvenile investigation, radio dispatching, and administrative services.

Specialty assignments are also available and may add up to 5% additional pay. These assignments include Bicycle Patrol; Crime Scene Investigation; Detective (Narcotics, Juvenile, Property, and Persons); Downtown Beat/Foot Patrol; Gang Unit; K-9 Unit (FLSA pay only); School Resource Officer; Traffic. Corporals, Field Training Officers/Police Training Officers and members of the SWAT Team also receive additional pay.

Benefits

Excellent benefit packages exist for individuals who become employed with the Concord Police Department. Check the City of Concord Human Resources page for more details.

Many personal and professional benefits exist for all employees at the police department. The Concord Police emphasis on the community, community services and family atmosphere contribute to a self-enriching work environment for all employees.

More information on benefits for specific positions can be located on the Human Resources section.


 
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