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Parking/Traffic Enforcement Officer
Salary
$18.00 - $20.75 Hourly
Location
West Sacramento, CA
Job Type
Temp
Job Number
2022-00081
Department
POLICE
Division
POLICE / TRAFFIC-PARKING
Opening Date
03/07/2023
Closing Date
Continuous
Max Number of Applicants
75
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An official City of West Sacramento application form must be filled out, in its entirety. It is the applicant's responsibility to explain their qualifications fully and clearly. In addition, applicants must submit a resume and complete the required supplemental questionnaire (if applicable). Incomplete information on the application, resume and/or supplemental questionnaire may be cause for disqualification. Application packages will be reviewed and screened for qualifications. Additional screening criteria will be developed based on the supplemental questionnaire (if applicable).
The Parking/Traffic Enforcement Officer is a non-sworn, part-time position within the Police Department and is assigned to provide pedestrian and vehicle traffic control for over 120 special events per year. The Parking/Traffic Enforcement Officer will also provide California Vehicle Code and West Sacramento Municipal Code violation enforcement within the city and assist in emergency circumstances such as traffic collisions.
An official City of West Sacramento application form must be filled out, in its entirety. It is the applicant's responsibility to explain their qualifications fully and clearly. In addition, applicants must submit a resume and complete the required supplemental questionnaire. Incomplete information on the application, resume and/or supplemental questionnaire may be cause for disqualification. Application packages will be reviewed and screened for qualifications. Additional screening criteria will be developed based on the supplemental questionnaire. Depending upon the number of qualified candidates, an oral panel interview may or may not be held. The top candidates will be referred to the department for further consideration.
DEFINITION: The Parking/Traffic Enforcement Officer enforces appropriate State and local codes, laws, and regulations as they pertain to on-street parking, and provides traffic control for special events.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED: Receives general direction from the Police Chief or designee. Does not exercise supervision over other employees.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS: The Parking/Traffic Enforcement Officer is a non-sworn extra help position within the Police Department and is assigned to provide pedestrian and vehicle traffic control for special events. The Parking/Traffic Enforcement Officer will also provide California Vehicle Code and West Sacramento Municipal Code violation enforcement within the City.
Examples of Duties / Knowledge & Skills
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Illustrative Only): Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
- Operates radio equipment; maintains close communication with dispatch personnel.
- Patrols assigned areas within the City of West Sacramento.
- Creates and distributes information to the public.
- Prepares reports and associated forms.
- Identifies vehicles in violation of parking codes, laws, and regulations.
- Conduct large traffic control street closures for events.
- Directs pedestrian and vehicle traffic during special events that occur within the City of West Sacramento.
- Reports traffic accidents, abandoned vehicles, and traffic hazards.
- Verifies and signs off correctable citations.
- Maintains assigned equipment, vehicle, and supplies.
- Provides information to the public regarding location of streets, buildings, and points of interest.
- Impounds and stores vehicles.
- Issues parking violation citations; responds to parking complaints and inquiries.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications & Requirements
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and skill. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skill would be:
Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience: One (1) year of experience involving public contact. Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of employment.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES: Possession of a valid California Driver's License; possession of, or ability to obtain, Standard First Aid certificate.
Supplemental information
SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Prior to assignment at the Police Department, must positively pass a background investigation, a fingerprint check and drug screen. The background investigation is required on all non-sworn Police Department personnel who will have access to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) equipment. The City of West Sacramento will require documentation of a candidate's identity and authorization to work in the United States prior to finalization of employment.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Position will be required to wear a uniform per the West Sacramento Police Department's Policy and Procedures.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Incumbents must have the ability to sit at a desk or in a vehicle for long periods of time; safely operate a motor vehicle; intermittently twist, bend, squat, reach, walk and stand in an office and/or field environment; stand and walk for long periods of time in field environment; climb stairs, ladders, or in/out of trailers while in the field; perform simple and power grasping; pushing and pulling; fine manipulation; lifting of up to twenty-five (25) pounds; manual dexterity to use standard office equipment and supplies including a keyboard; vision to read handwritten and printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and by telephone and/or two way radio.
An applicant who qualifies for veterans’ preference and successfully places on an eligibility list for initial entrance into employment with the city shall be advanced one rank on the final eligibility list. Where there are five (5) or less qualified applicants, no veterans’ preference shall apply and all applicants shall be placed on the certification list forwarded to the departments for hiring consideration. The exercise of veterans’ preference shall be exhausted upon appointment to a regular position from an eligibility list.
Extra Help positions with the City of West Sacramento are designated Tier I or Tier II extra help employees. Those hired as Tier I extra help employees must work less than 1,000 hours in a fiscal year and are not eligible for any City provided benefits, other than those required by law.
Those hired as Tier II extra help employees are scheduled to work beyond 1,000 hours in a fiscal year, but not more than 1,500 hours. Tier II extra help employees receive pro-rated vacation, sick leave, and holiday benefits and are enrolled in the city's CalPERS retirement plan.
The City does not participate in full Social Security, but does participate in Medicare. Extra help positions are considered "at will" positions.
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To be considered for the position, all candidates are required to complete and submit the required supplemental questionnaire with their application and resume. Failure to submit the completed supplemental questionnaire and application and resume will disqualify you from further consideration in the selection process used to fill these positions. The answers to the questions below will be evaluated along with the information provided in your employment application. Therefore, your answers must be consistent with your employment application information (especially in the "education" and "work experience" sections), must be unambiguous, and must contain sufficient but concise detail and organization to facilitate the screening process. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of completing the supplemental questionnaire. Lack of clarity, incomplete or inconsistent information, and/or disorganized presentation will negatively affect your evaluation. Do you understand these instructions?
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Do you possess a high diploma or above?
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Do you possess at least one (1) year of experience involving public contact?
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Do you possess a valid California Driver's License?
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Because this role is housed within the police department and works with some of the most vulnerable members of the community, prospective appointees will undergo an extensive pre-employment background investigation, similar to that of a peace officer. This includes an examination of:
- Work habits The background investigation process also includes a Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA), comparable to a polygraph. Please confirm acknowledgement of the above requirement.
- Yes
- No
- Criminal history
- Possible deviant behavior
- Moral character
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I certify that all the statements made in this supplemental application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and are made in good faith. I understand that any misrepresentation and/or falsification of my answers may result in my application being ineligible for this recruitment process.
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Agency
City of West Sacramento
Address
1110 West Capitol Ave 3rd Floor West Sacramento, California, 95691
Phone
(916) 617-4567
Website
http://www.cityofwestsacramento.org
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