Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the Chief of Law Enforcement and Executive Director, the Chief of Police is responsible for providing high level operational, administrative, managements and policy direction for law enforcement services and personnel within the Office of Protective Services. The Chief of Police is the highest ranking of law enforcement personnel at the facility and organizationally all law enforcement and fire service employees report to the Chief. The Chief is responsible for overseeing the law enforcement and fire services operational functions of the DSH 24/7 facility to ensure the safety and security of patients, staff and the community The Chief is a critical piece of the executive leadership team at each facility providing strategic operational leadership. 

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Special Requirements

Education: Equivalent to completion of the 12th grade and Training Requirement: Satisfactory completion of the training requirements of Penal Code Section 832. 

Citizenship Requirement: Pursuant to Government Code Section 1031(a), in order to be a peace officer, a person must be either a U.S. Citizen or be a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for U.S. Citizenship. Any permanent resident alien who is employed as a peace officer shall be disqualified from holding that position if his/her application for citizenship is denied. 

Felony Disqualification: Pursuant to Government Code Section 109(a), persons convicted of a felony are disqualified from employment as peace officers except as provided under Welfare and Institutions Code, Division 2, Chapter 3, Article 8, Section 1179(b), or Division 2.5, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 1772(b). Except as provided for by these statutes, persons convicted of a felony are not eligible to compete for, or be appointed to, positions in these classes.

Background Investigation: Pursuant to Government Code Section 1031, persons successful in peace officer examinations shall be required to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to appointment. Persons unsuccessful in the background investigation cannot be appointed as peace officers.

Medical /Psychological Screening Requirement: Pursuant to Government Code Section 1031(f), persons successful in peace officer examinations are required to successfully pass a thorough medical and psychological screening prior to appointment date. Persons unsuccessful in the medical and psychological screening cannot be appointed as peace officers. 

Drug Testing Requirement: Applicants for positions in these classes are required to pass a drug-screening test. The drug-screening test will be waived for employees who are currently in a designated "sensitive" class for which drug testing is required under State Personnel Board Rule 213.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

1. Demonstrated experience in managing the law enforcement and fire services operations for a  department. Knowledge of legal authority, effective training standards and the ability to develop  consistent, defensible law enforcement and fire service practices across the Department.

2. Demonstrated experience in overseeing confidential criminal and/or administrative

investigations and utilizing law enforcement and fire service databases.
3. Demonstrated experience with effective leadership practices, group consensus building, and  setting strategic goals and objectives for the development and implementation of law  enforcement and fire service policies and regulations.

4. Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with organizational leadership, as well as  control agencies and local law enforcement entities, as a liaison and advocate for DSH law  enforcement and fire services concerns.

5. Knowledge and ability to develop and oversee effective law enforcement and fire service  practices in a clinical setting, with unique and specialized interventions required for an inpatient  population of forensic mentally ill patients.

6. Demonstrated experience with implementing methods to enhance staff development,

organizational and individual performance and change management.
7. Experience with developing and implementing key executive-level priorities and the ability to  work in collaboration with law enforcement and fire service management within the Department  to implement change and improve employee performance.

8. Demonstrated track record of personal credibility, integrity and adaptability in an organizational  leadership setting, promoting the highest standards of accountability and ethics.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Statement of Qualifications

A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is a written response to the applicant's qualifications for the position and ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing. Specifically, the SOQ should include detailed and concise information on how the candidate's education, training, experience, and competencies meet the minimum and desirable qualifications. 

In your SOQ, describe your experience, knowledge, and competencies as they relate to each "Desirable Qualifications" factors listed under the "Desirable Qualifications" section of this bulletin. The Desirable Qualifications factors must be addressed and numbered in the same order as listed; do not consolidate responses. The SOQ should not exceed three pages in length, with one-inch margins, single spaced and a minimum font size of Arial 12. Applicants who fail to submit or complete the SOQ as instructed and/or fail to submit all the required documents may be eliminated from the examination process.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - Please see the Statement of Qualifications section below for details. 

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