Career Opportunity

Building And Grounds Patrol Officer - Citywide - (8207) - (C00303)

Recruitment: REF43778J

Published: August 14, 2024

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About:

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAM

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco. The City & County of San Francisco employs more than 28,000 individuals in various professional jobs and diverse array of services such as maintaining city streets and parks, driving buses and cable cars, providing public health services, keeping the streets safe and firefighting.  

• Application Opening – Wednesday, August 14, 2024
• Application Deadline –  5:00 PM, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 
• Compensation: $72,748 - $ 88,504
• Eligible List duration: (12) months

Role description

Under general supervision, patrols assigned buildings and grounds on foot or automobile; protects public property against damage, theft and trespassing; enforces security regulations governing the access to and use of public facilities; and performs related duties as required.

Requires responsibility for: Following established procedures regarding the enforcement of security regulations and the apprehension of persons violating the access and use of public facilities; serving as guard over prisoners held in a hospital facility; preparing reports on patrol activities; making contact with the general public in connection with enforcement of rules and regulations.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties

1. Patrols and guards grounds, buildings, punches clock at various stations; prevents theft, damage or misuse of city property; protects items on public display; prevents loitering.
    
2. Inspects buildings to assure that they are property secured; checks buildings and equipment to see that fire hazards are not present; checks and secures rest rooms at night and unlocks for daytime use.
    
3. When necessary, and acting as a special officer, apprehends persons engaged in acts of vandalism and theft and turns them over to police authorities or reports such action immediately to the Police Department; questions persons seeking entry to public buildings; enforces security regulations.
    
4. May guard prisoners/patients in hospital facilities.
    
5. May be required to wear a uniform and carry a weapon; may operate radio transmitting and receiving equipment.

How to qualify

Experience and Training:

1. High school diploma or equivalent (GED or High School Proficiency Examination); AND
    
2. One (1) year (equivalent to 2,000 hours) of experience as a special police officer, security guard or other position involving the active safeguarding of life and property.                                                                                  
3. License or Certificate: Requires possession of a valid California State Motor Vehicle Operator's License (Out-of-State appointees must obtain a California Driver’s License prior to appointment.); eligibility for a certificate as a special police officer.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full time employment.

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements .

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training, and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Note: Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

SELECTION PROCEDURES

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Written Examination (Weight 100%)
Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a multiple choice exam designed to measure knowledge, skills and/or abilities in job-related areas which may include but is not limited to: Knowledge of public buildings and locations operated by various departments, knowledge of departmental regulations governing the use of city facilities, ability to problem solve, ability to act quickly in emergencies, ability to give attention to detail, ability to multi-task and manage deadlines, ability to operate basic office equipment including computer, telephone, and multifunction copiers, ability to deal courteously and effectively with the public, ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative relationships, ability to follow oral and written instructions, ability to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to prepare simple operational reports, ability to read, review, and comprehend information such as forms, documents, instructions, and/or reports.

The multiple-choice exam will be administered either on a computer or in paper format. The type of format will depend on the size of the qualified applicant pool. Qualified candidates will be notified of the type of exam format in their exam appointment notification.

This is a standardized written multiple-choice examination. In accordance with Civil Services Rule 111.11.4, inspection privileges do not apply to the questions and answers in this examination.

The score you achieve on this examination shall be valid and "banked" for three years, starting from the date of the examination. This means that, during this three-year time period, you will not be required to take this test again should you apply and be found eligible for a future announcement for which this particular test is used. If the test for this future announcement is held within one year of the date of this examination, your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. However, after one year, you have the option to either (a) apply your test score to the other announcement or (b) re-take the test. Re-testing is permitted no sooner than one year from the date of the examination and only in association with your eligibility for another announcement for which this test is used. Please note that, should you re-test, your re-test score would become your official score since it is the most recent (even if it turns out to be lower than your original score).

A passing score must be achieved on the written examination in order to be ranked and placed on the eligible list.

Candidate scores on this examination may also be applied to other announcements involving other job titles, when directed by the Human Resources Director.

Requests for an alternative test date may be considered in limited circumstances and must be submitted to the analyst within five (5) calendar days of the announcement of the test date.

Eligible List/Score Report
A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 12 months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Count-by-Job-Codes.pdf.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

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.

• Select “I'm Interested” and follow instructions on the screen

Computers are available for the public (from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) to file online applications in the lobby of the Dept. of Human Resources at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco.

Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link.

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.

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 Rule 110.4. 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 close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules.

Questions: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Tamara Ranney at tamara.ranney@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.