Police Recruit Trainee

San Leandro Police Department

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Job Information SAN LEANDRO POLICE DEPARTMENT 835 E. 14TH STREET SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA 94577 5105776077 Updated: May 20, 2024 Position Title: Police Recruit Trainee The San Leandro Police Department is currently recruiting for the position of Police Recruit Trainee. Candidates are required to complete NTN's Frontline National exam and City of San Leandro application (found here) in order to be considered. How to Apply: Candidates must apply through the City of San Leandro’s website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cityofsanleandro. Scores received from NTN without a completed and qualifying application will not be considered. Candidates must attach their California POST WSTB certificate to their application. In lieu of the NTN test, candidates may submit a valid California POST Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB) “T-score” of 42 points or higher dated within one year of application. The PELLETB score must be attached to your City application. Salary Information: $6,863 - $8,342/month Benefit Information: Benefit information can be found on the City’s website here: https://www.sanleandro.org/351/Benefits-Program Department Contact Calvin Watson, Police Sergeant (510) 577-3249 cwatson@sanleandro.org Population: Approximately 90,000 Job Requirements Age: 21 Citizenship Required: Yes High School Grad / GED: Yes Driver's License: Yes Ability to Read/Speak English: Yes College: Any combination equivalent to experience and education that would most likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be to possess sixty (semester) college units. Necessary Certifications: Must attach a California POST physical agility test certificate, known as the Work Sample Test Battery (WSTB), with a score of 384 or higher and a 14-minute maximum time for the 1.5 mile run, dated within one year to your City of San Leandro employment application. For information on where the WSTB test is offered, please visit www.theacademy.ca.gov/tests.
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Job Information

SAN LEANDRO POLICE DEPARTMENT
835 E. 14TH STREET
SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA 94577
5105776077

Updated: May 20, 2024

Position Title: Police Recruit Trainee

The San Leandro Police Department is currently recruiting for the position of Police Recruit Trainee. Candidates are required to complete NTN's Frontline National exam and City of San Leandro application (found here) in order to be considered.

How to Apply: Candidates must apply through the City of San Leandro’s website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cityofsanleandro. Scores received from NTN without a completed and qualifying application will not be considered. Candidates must attach their California POST WSTB certificate to their application. In lieu of the NTN test, candidates may submit a valid California POST Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB) “T-score” of 42 points or higher dated within one year of application. The PELLETB score must be attached to your City application.

Salary Information: $6,863 - $8,342/month

Benefit Information: Benefit information can be found on the City’s website here: https://www.sanleandro.org/351/Benefits-Program

Department Contact
Calvin Watson, Police Sergeant
(510) 577-3249
cwatson@sanleandro.org

Population: Approximately 90,000

Job Requirements


Age:
21

Citizenship Required:
Yes

High School Grad / GED:
Yes

Driver's License:
Yes

Ability to Read/Speak English:
Yes

College:
Any combination equivalent to experience and education that would most likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be to possess sixty (semester) college units.

Necessary Certifications:
Must attach a California POST physical agility test certificate, known as the Work Sample Test Battery (WSTB), with a score of 384 or higher and a 14-minute maximum time for the 1.5 mile run, dated within one year to your City of San Leandro employment application. For information on where the WSTB test is offered, please visit www.theacademy.ca.gov/tests.

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This is a continuous filing that has been listed for 79 days since CA Public Jobs first observed it.

Posting history

This posting appears on National Testing Network. CA Public Jobs first observed it on August 17, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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