To be considered for this outstanding career opportunity applicants must submit an application to the City of Tulare web site with detailed information in each of the following sections of the application: Education, Work Experience, Certificates and Licenses, and Skills. Resumes may be attached but will not be accepted in lieu of a complete, detailed application.

 

 

 

Peace Officers are responsible for protecting and serving the public and are entrusted with substantial authority to carry out those responsibilities.  As such, the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) requires that the history of peace officer applicants be thoroughly investigated to make sure that nothing in their background is inconsistent with performing peace officer duties.

 

Applicants are required to attach a completed POST Personal History Statement (PHS) to their application.  Failure to do so will result in disqualification.

 

To obtain a copy of the POST Personal History Statement, log onto:  www.post.ca.gov/forms 

 

 1.  Download Form #: POST 2-251* Personal History Statement - Peace Officer.
 2.  Save it to your computer.
 3.  Fill out the PHS completely and then upload it as an "attachment" to your application.
 
Signatures and initials are not required at this time. If selected for the position, you will be asked to sign, date, and initial your PHS in the presence of our background investigator. 

 

Once your application and PHS has been received a preliminary review of applicants' PHS will be conducted to ensure that nothing in their background is inconsistent with performing peace officer duties.  Applicants must receive a score of 3 or greater (using a 5-point scale) to pass the PHS review phase. If the applicant meets all application and PHS requirements, they will be invites to participate in an oral panel interview. 

To be placed on the eligibility list, applicants must receive a panel interview score of 70% or greater and pass the preliminary review of their PHS with a score of 3 or greater.  

 

Candidates will be placed on the eligibility list in rank order.  The rank order is established by the panel interview score.  This a continuous recruitment with scores added to the list periodically.  Therefore, a candidates rank on the list may change as additional names are added to the list.  Candidates will remain on the eligibility list for a period of up to twelve months and are eligible to be certified to the "Chiefs' Interview" phase on two occasions during that time period.

California Government Code 1031(f) requires all California peace officers to be free from any emotional, or mental condition that might adversely affect the exercise of the powers of a peace officer. Peace officers must also be free from any physical condition that might adversely affect the exercise of peace officer powers.  

 

As a condition of employment, candidates recommended for the position must pass a psychological evaluation and medical examination.