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Job Description
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VIRTUAL FREMONT POLICE OFFICER APPLICANT ORIENTATION
We invite you to meet our Team! Fremont Police Department will be hosting a virtual orientation on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Come learn about Fremont Police Department and the Police Officer recruitment process. Registration is required. Please register here.
We are accepting applications on a continuous basis for the position of Police Officer (Entry-Level, Academy Graduate, or Out-of-State Lateral).
RECRUITMENT PROCESS- Step 1: Apply
- Applicants must attach a passing PELLETB or NTN score when applying.
- Scores that are within one year of the application date and that meet the minimum passing score will be accepted. Applicants can take and submit results for either of the two tests below.
- NTN Law Enforcement Exam: Minimum passing score of 65% for video, 70% for reading and 70% for writing. Virtual and in-person options are available for NTN. A screenshot of your NTN scores must be attached to your application.
- POST Entry-Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB): Minimum passing score of 49.
- We accept WSTB results, which must be within one year of application date and meet the minimum passing score of 320.
VIEW OUR RECRUITMENT BROCHURE
HIRING BONUS
Hiring bonus for new Police Officer Entry-level in a total amount of $10,000. The new hire will receive the first payment of $5,000 upon acceptance of final offer letter and $5,000 upon completion of the probationary period. (To be eligible for the hiring bonus, applicants must apply on or after November 28, 2022)
CONTACT US- E-mail: fpdrecruiting@fremont.gov
- Call/Text: (510) 404-8934
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Human Resources
3300 Capitol Ave., Building B
Fremont, CA 94538
Job posting date: 12/11/2024
The City of Fremont offers a comprehensive benefit package including general and holiday leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life, and long/short-term disability insurance.
To view a summary of the benefits the City offers, please visit: City of Fremont Benefits Summary
Closing Date/Time: Continuous - Step 1: Apply
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fremont, CA
Show moreThe Community
Centrally located and serving as the eastern anchor of the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, the City of Fremont prides itself on being a vibrant and strategically urban community. Fremont is an ethnically and culturally diverse city of approximately 235,439 people with an area of 92 square miles, making it the fourth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the 15th largest City in California.
Originally an agricultural area comprised of five small towns, Fremont has developed into a technological and advanced manufacturing power base that captures metropolitan living at its best. Fremont boasts over 42 million square feet of office, R&D, manufacturing, and warehouse building space. It is home to over 1,200 innovative high tech, life science, and clean technology firms including Tesla Motors, Lam Research, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Facebook, among many others. The City’s Innovation District is known as the hottest new address for start-ups. Over the last two years, companies in Fremont received more than $400 million in venture funding according to PitchBook Data.
Fremont residents enjoy a moderate climate, high rates of home ownership and educational achievement, a nationally recognized and highly rated public school system, and low crime and unemployment rates. With so much to offer, it’s no surprise that Fremont is frequently recognized as an ideal place to live and work.
The Organization
The City of Fremont is a full-service general law city operating under a Council-Manager form of government that combines the civic leadership of elected officials with the managerial experience of an appointed City Manager. Policy-making and legislative authority are vested in a seven-member city council. Six Councilmembers are elected on a by-district basis, with the Mayor separately elected to a four-year term by a citywide vote.
The City Council appoints the City Manager and City Attorney. The City Manager is responsible for implementing City Council policy and administering the day-to-day operations and affairs of the City in a businesslike and prudent manner. The City Attorney serves as chief legal advisor to the City, providing transactional and litigation services to the City, as represented by the City Council, City advisory bodies, and City departments.
The City of Fremont is an organization of approximately 995 full-time dedicated employees and supported by a FY 2022-23 General Fund budget of $249.3 million. City operations are organized into the following departments: City Manager’s Office, City Attorney’s Office, Community Development, Community Services, Economic Development, Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Human Services, Information Technology Services, Police, and Public Works.
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