Job Description
Under direction, as a sworn member of the San Francisco Police Department, the Q050 Sergeant's duties may include but are not limited to: supervising field incidents, crime scenes or special events; monitoring, directing, evaluating, coaching and training subordinate personnel; reviewing documents and preparing routine paperwork; interacting with SFPD members, other city departments and law enforcement agencies; performing routine law enforcement field operations and station keeper duties; serving arrest and search warrants; collecting and processing physical evidence; interacting with victims, witnesses, and suspects during investigations; follow-up investigation, case management, and prosecution. A Q050 Sergeant is a first line supervisor position in the San Francisco Police Department and may be assigned to Field Operations, Investigations, and Administration Bureaus base on the needs of the department.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Sworn members of the San Francisco Police Department who have completed probation as a Q002 Police Officer and possess a minimum of three (3) years of experience with the SFPD at the rank of Q002 Police Officer or higher as of close of the application filing date. Length of service is calculated from completion of probation;
AND
2. Possession of a POST Intermediate Certificate (or more advanced POST certificate) issued by the California Department of Justice, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training;
AND
The requirements for a POST Intermediate Certificate (as specified in SFPD Department Notice #23-053) are:
AND
3. Possession of a valid Class C California Driver license. Evidence of possession of this license does not have to be provided but is a condition of continued employment.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications (1) and (3) above by application filing deadline to be considered a “qualified candidate”. Evidence of possession of the POST Intermediate Certificate must be submitted no later than 1600 on June 30, 2025 , to dhr-publicsafety@sfgov.org. Candidates who do not provide a certificate by June 30, 2025 , will be disqualified from the selection process.
SELECTION PLAN
The selection process will consist of components such as the following: job knowledge test (Written Exam), job task simulation such as role-play and/or tactical exercises (Assessment Center). A pass point will be established after administration of the Written Exam, and only candidates scoring at or above that minimum passing score will be invited to participate in subsequent components of the examination. Final scores will be based on a composite of the scores from the Assessment Center.
The Written Exam is tentatively scheduled to be administered in April 2025, and the Assessment Center (AC) is tentatively scheduled to be administered in May 2025. Qualified applicants will be notified of the exact date, time, and location for the test components.
SELECTION PROCEDURES
Q050 Sergeant Examination Preparation Guides A description of the examination process will be included in Preparation Guides. Preparation Guides will also list the job-related duty areas and the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be evaluated in each test component, as well as specific reading materials [e.g., Department Bulletins, Department General Orders, State and local penal codes, etc.] with which candidates should be familiar for test purposes. Preparation Guides for each component will be made available approximately thirty (30) days prior to the administration of the component.
Certification Rule:
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this test will be Rule of Ten (10) Scores.
Eligible List:
The duration of the eligible list produced from this exam will be twenty-four (24) months and may be extended up to twelve (12) months upon approval of the Human Resources Director. In accordance with CSC Rule 212.14, any eligible who fail to maintain the qualifications required by laws and by the terms of the examination announcement (including receiving a subsequent sustained allegation that involves racism) will be removed from the eligible list.
Secondary Criteria:
When making appointments, the Appointing Officer will consider the following secondary criteria:
Additional Information
Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/. The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service 211.6. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by the Department of Human Resources/Examination Division of the Police Department within five (5) calendar days from the issuance date. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and exam policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.
Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up to date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses: @sfgov.org and @smartrecruiters.com.
Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file.
Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Deana Kwan, at Deana.Kwan@sfgov.org.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.