Job Description
JOB PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE JOB BULLETIN, MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRING STANDARDS BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE (MAY 28, 2026)Interested candidates are encouraged to apply immediately. This recruitment may close at any time once sufficient qualified applications have been received.Work Schedule: Up to 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday during business hours. Incumbents may also be scheduled to work weekends and holidays and may be assigned to various bureaus within the Department. Join the City of Signal Hill Police Department. The City of Signal Hill is not only a small 2.2-square-mile city, but also a tight-knit and peaceful community that recognizes and appreciates the value of its Police Department. The Signal Hill Police Department has a state-of-the-art facility, technology, and equipment, and a great relationship with the community, making us THE PLACE TO WORK in Los Angeles County.The Police Aide position is intended to familiarize persons interested in a law enforcement career with police operations while functioning in a support role. Under general supervision, the Police Aide assists with routine, police work involving communications, clerical and other support duties, takes miscellaneous police reports, provides traffic control, assists officers at DUI checkpoints, enforces parking ordinances, assists detectives and the Records Bureau with providing the public with routine law enforcement information, and provides clerical support to staff as needed. The ideal candidate has a strong desire to work in a municipal law enforcement capacity. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act may include, but are not limited to the following characteristic duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the class. Other duties may be required and assigned. Perform a wide variety of routine administrative duties to support unit operations, including sorting, filing, and preparing records and basic reports, receiving, sorting, and distributing mail, and ordering and maintaining office and other related supplies.Gather information and prepare miscellaneous police reports.Assist officers by providing traffic control as needed (i.e. traffic collision scenes)Assist officers at DUI checkpoints.Assist with maintaining Department vehicles by transporting them to the assigned car wash. Assists with duties related to property and evidence, including but not limited to processing, destruction and inventory.Assist with community and City events and use of police radio.Patrol the City to enforce parking ordinances; prepare and issue parking citations.Prepare and transport evidence to the Sheriff's Crime Lab for analysis.Assist the public seeking routine law enforcement information; both in person and by telephone.Conduct minor investigations, i.e., non-injury traffic accidents, minor theft and/or vandalism reports.Monitor CCTV and/or surveillance cameras and report any unusual activity to Dispatch.Enter traffic accident and arrest report information into computer databases.File reports and administrative documents.Release stored/impounded vehicles according to guidelines.Compile parking citation and vehicle mileage statistics.Wear a uniform while on duty.Other duties as assigned.MARGINAL FUNCTIONSPerforms various related duties as required which may include delivering evidence to the crime lab, purging files to be microfilmed, filing records, preparing forms for mailing, inventorying and replenishing supplies, assisting the public with record searches and/or requests and registering bicycles. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Knowledge of: Police accident and crime reporting procedures.Department organization and record keeping procedures.Office practice principles and skills.City parking ordinances.City geography. Proficiency of computer systems such as word and excel.Physical Requirements: Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, and limbs in performing semi-skilled movements such as keyboard use.Ability to exert moderate physical effort in sedentary to light work typically involving some combination of lifting and pushing.Ability to operate office equipment and machinery such as computer terminal, typewriter, multi-line telephone system, calculator/adding machine, and photocopier. Mathematical Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Judgment and Situational Reasoning Ability: Ability to use functional reasoning and apply rational judgment to semi-routine work activities.Ability to exercise indep