Police Cadet Job - San Antonio Police Department

August 22, 2011

San Antonio Police Department

Position Title: Police Cadet

Position Type: Police

Closing Date: 3/22/2013

Job Description

The City of San Antonio is currently seeking highly motivated candidates who are prepared to enter a career filled with honor, tradition, integrity and pride. Applicants should be self-disciplined and mature enough to handle the physical demands of a rigorous 32 week course of study designed to provide them with the necessary mind frame and tools to effectively serve a community of diverse citizens. That community consists of not only our residential citizens, but a large military population as well as the thousands of tourists that visit our city each year. Our intent is to employ the best suited candidates for a position that imparts prestige and distinction.

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements in order to apply for the entry-level position of police cadet.

Minimum Age: 20 yrs. 6 mo. upon submission of application
Maximum Age: Must not have reached 45 yrs of age at time of appointment to the Police Academy.
Education: High School Diploma OR in such cases where a G.E.D. was acquired, the candidate must complete 12 college hours at an accredited college or university and obtain a minimum G.P.A. of a “C” before final consideration can be made.
Military Service: If prior military, must have an Honorable Discharge.
Citizenship: Must be a United States Citizen.

ANNUAL BASE SALARY :

Regular rate of pay is increased by 3 percent for every five years of service. Pay increases with seniority referred to as “Step Increases”

Position	Base (Annually)
Police Cadet (Trainee)	$2,426 (per month)
Police Officer (Probationary)	$40,284
Police Officer Step A-F	$46,368 - $63,168
Police Detective Step A-D	$64,932 - $70,212
Police Sergeant Step A-C	$73,752 - $76,716
Police Lieutenant Step A-C	$82,584 - $85,932
Police Captain Step A-C	$94,776 - $98,604

Additional Information

ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PAY

VA Certified: SAPD Training Academy is certified for full-time Veteran’s Administration Education Benefits.
Night Differential Pay: $350.00/mo
Language Skills Pay: $50.00/mo
Standby Pay/Active Assignment Pay: $157.00/mo (Reserved for specialty units – S.W.A.T., Bomb, Crisis Neg., etc.)
Education Pay:
- Associates $215.00/mo
- Bachelors $315.00/mo
- Masters $335.00/mo
- Doctorate $350.00/mo
(Officers without a degree may be eligible for pay based on the number of college hours earned at an accredited college or university.)
Certification Pay:
- Basic $50.00/mo
- Intermediate $160.00/mo
- Advanced $200.00/mo
- Masters $240.00/mo
Leave Conversion or Buy Back: The City will buy back or convert either in “pay” or in “other forms of leave” at the Officer’s discretion up to fifteen (15) unused sick leave days per year.
Court Pay
Insurance: Health, Dental, Optical, Life – Includes dependents
Accumulated Leave: Vacation, Holiday, Compensatory, Sick, Bonus and Fitness. Military leave is available for reserve component
Physical Fitness Incentive: Administrative fitness leave up to 5 days
Clothing Allowance: $480.00 upon graduation; $960.00 per year with annual increases
Promotional Opportunity: Opportunity for promotion and corresponding salary increases based upon civil service exams.

Job Requirements

Additional Requirement :

Applicants must be compliant with the suitability factors defined by the City of San Antonio Civil Service Commission. A complete listing of the factors can be downloaded by clicking here.

Those interested in applying to our department must download the application. You must follow the detailed instructions on how to fill out the application and gather the required documents. If an application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

***Apply online at www.SAPDCareers.com***

Salary Information

Entry Level Salary: $2,426 monthly

Contact Information

recruiting@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Police Department
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, Texas 78204
ph: (210)207-5050

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