Community Service Officer
This is a specialized role that performs a wide array of responsibilities within the Police Department. Community Service Officers have an opportunity to connect and make an impact on our community. We make wellness a top priority for our members by partnering with O2X, which offers on-site customized wellness programs, personal training, readiness assessments, and other tools to assist you in staying healthy. Our department recognizes that mental health is essential. We provide peer support services, EAP, coverage for you and your family, and flexible on-duty workout schedules.
LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING A
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER
If you want to impact other’s lives, help through compassion and caring, and build relationships through creative skills, take the next step.
Salary & Benefits
Top Step with incentive pays $104k
CalPERS Retirement
City pays full medical for you & your family: KAISER PLATINUM PLAN (ZERO cost to you)
Cash in lieu if you don’t elect for city coverage
City Delta Dental Plan for you & your family:
90% coverage, $3K annual dental, $3K lifetime orthodontics
$1400 annual uniform allowance
Special Assignments w/premium pay
Bilingual Pay 2-5%
Longevity Pay 3%-20 years
2–6 weeks’ vacation depending on years of service
14 Paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
Shift differential pay: 7.5% swing, 10% nights
4/10 or 5/8 work week
Commuter benefit
physical ability Exam
See what it’s like to take the Police Officer Recruit Physical Ability Exam for the Berkeley Police Department.
contact a recruiter
Interested in starting a career with the Berkeley Police Department. Use this form to get in touch and a recruiter will reach out to you.
