County of Napa
Overview
Police Captain (Promotional) – County of Napa The Napa Police Department is dedicated to providing unparalleled service to our community. A career with us offers many rewards: competitive salaries and excellent benefits; chances to create significant positive impact on people in your community; an amazing variety of work and challenges; and a fulfilling public service career. Driving Principles:
The Napa Police Department is unified in Safety, Support, and Service. Safety of the Community Support the Future Service Over Self We are looking for our next Police Captain and in that, a contemporary law enforcement leader with a proven passion for community policing. You excel in long-term and big-picture thinking, and can strategically prepare your assigned Division for the future. You should be comfortable leading change, open to new approaches from a variety of sources, and adept at balancing competing demands and priorities. You should encourage ideas and input from others and have a history of collaborating with partners on shared challenges and major initiatives. Partnering with the community to improve quality of life and crime issues by being innovative, courageous, and compassionate is the Napa PD community-based policing philosophy. As a leader and people manager, you will champion the continuous development of leaders at all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate will be a progressive servant leader, an effective mentor who values people and is skilled at leading and developing a department while holding others and themselves accountable. Qualified applicants will have a track record of collaboration and relationship-building that strengthens the fabric of the community, with demonstrated cultural competency and a history of maintaining public safety in partnership with the community. The candidate should be approachable, credible, and capable of two-way communication, maintaining productive relationships with internal and external partners. We are a dynamic and progressive police agency dedicated to providing the highest quality of service to the City of Napa. The culture of the Napa Police Department is supportive and highly collaborative. We work with other City Departments and regional agencies to address community needs. Responsibilities
Described responsibilities include providing contemporary leadership for the Police Department, guiding strategic planning for the assigned Division, leading organizational change, partnering with the community, and fostering accountability and continuous development of staff. The Police Captain will exercise servant leadership, mentor staff, and maintain strong public safety partnerships to achieve department and community goals. Qualifications
The following qualifications reflect the requirements and competencies sought for this promotional role and include the organization’s emphasis on community policing and leadership excellence: Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Solid understanding of policies, procedures and the law; knowledge of current developments and trends in law enforcement. Decision Making: Ability to identify priorities under pressure and manage personnel and resources; understand and employ the Incident Command System (ICS) as appropriate. Building Trust: Ability to interact in ways that engender confidence in the organization. Emotional Intelligence: Ability to perceive and manage emotions to deliver intended results with courtesy and tact. Managing Conflict: Ability to reduce tension and manage disagreements productively. Mentoring: Providing timely guidance and feedback to strengthen knowledge and skills of others. Leadership Disposition/Inspiring Others: Demonstrating leadership traits and guiding others toward higher performance. Community Policing: Fostering trust and engaging residents in safety strategies. Continuous Learning / Self-Development: Proactively pursuing learning opportunities and applying new knowledge on the job. Optimizing Diversity: Supporting systems and practices that value diverse backgrounds and contributions. Aligning Performance for Success: Focusing others on work objectives. Strategic Planning: Identifying key issues and committing to action to achieve long-range goals. PROMOTIONAL SELECTION PROCESS ELIGIBILITY In order to participate in a promotional examination an applicant must meet the following requirements at time of application: Have permanent status in the classified service at the City of Napa. Have received an overall satisfactory rating on most recent evaluation report. Be earning a salary less than the salary of the position for which the exam is given. Possess the minimum qualifications of the class. For a full, detailed job description for the classification of Police Captain, click here. This recruitment and examination is being conducted to establish an eligibility list. The active status of the employment list will be six (6) months unless extended or abolished sooner. Minimum Qualifications
Do you have at least two years experience as a Police Lieutenant or in an equivalent sworn, supervisory level position in an agency comparable to the City of Napa? Do you have a Bachelor’s degree or higher? Additional Information
Selection process details, language equity, reasonable accommodations, and equal employment opportunity statements are provided as part of the recruitment materials.
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Police Captain (Promotional) – County of Napa The Napa Police Department is dedicated to providing unparalleled service to our community. A career with us offers many rewards: competitive salaries and excellent benefits; chances to create significant positive impact on people in your community; an amazing variety of work and challenges; and a fulfilling public service career. Driving Principles:
The Napa Police Department is unified in Safety, Support, and Service. Safety of the Community Support the Future Service Over Self We are looking for our next Police Captain and in that, a contemporary law enforcement leader with a proven passion for community policing. You excel in long-term and big-picture thinking, and can strategically prepare your assigned Division for the future. You should be comfortable leading change, open to new approaches from a variety of sources, and adept at balancing competing demands and priorities. You should encourage ideas and input from others and have a history of collaborating with partners on shared challenges and major initiatives. Partnering with the community to improve quality of life and crime issues by being innovative, courageous, and compassionate is the Napa PD community-based policing philosophy. As a leader and people manager, you will champion the continuous development of leaders at all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate will be a progressive servant leader, an effective mentor who values people and is skilled at leading and developing a department while holding others and themselves accountable. Qualified applicants will have a track record of collaboration and relationship-building that strengthens the fabric of the community, with demonstrated cultural competency and a history of maintaining public safety in partnership with the community. The candidate should be approachable, credible, and capable of two-way communication, maintaining productive relationships with internal and external partners. We are a dynamic and progressive police agency dedicated to providing the highest quality of service to the City of Napa. The culture of the Napa Police Department is supportive and highly collaborative. We work with other City Departments and regional agencies to address community needs. Responsibilities
Described responsibilities include providing contemporary leadership for the Police Department, guiding strategic planning for the assigned Division, leading organizational change, partnering with the community, and fostering accountability and continuous development of staff. The Police Captain will exercise servant leadership, mentor staff, and maintain strong public safety partnerships to achieve department and community goals. Qualifications
The following qualifications reflect the requirements and competencies sought for this promotional role and include the organization’s emphasis on community policing and leadership excellence: Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Solid understanding of policies, procedures and the law; knowledge of current developments and trends in law enforcement. Decision Making: Ability to identify priorities under pressure and manage personnel and resources; understand and employ the Incident Command System (ICS) as appropriate. Building Trust: Ability to interact in ways that engender confidence in the organization. Emotional Intelligence: Ability to perceive and manage emotions to deliver intended results with courtesy and tact. Managing Conflict: Ability to reduce tension and manage disagreements productively. Mentoring: Providing timely guidance and feedback to strengthen knowledge and skills of others. Leadership Disposition/Inspiring Others: Demonstrating leadership traits and guiding others toward higher performance. Community Policing: Fostering trust and engaging residents in safety strategies. Continuous Learning / Self-Development: Proactively pursuing learning opportunities and applying new knowledge on the job. Optimizing Diversity: Supporting systems and practices that value diverse backgrounds and contributions. Aligning Performance for Success: Focusing others on work objectives. Strategic Planning: Identifying key issues and committing to action to achieve long-range goals. PROMOTIONAL SELECTION PROCESS ELIGIBILITY In order to participate in a promotional examination an applicant must meet the following requirements at time of application: Have permanent status in the classified service at the City of Napa. Have received an overall satisfactory rating on most recent evaluation report. Be earning a salary less than the salary of the position for which the exam is given. Possess the minimum qualifications of the class. For a full, detailed job description for the classification of Police Captain, click here. This recruitment and examination is being conducted to establish an eligibility list. The active status of the employment list will be six (6) months unless extended or abolished sooner. Minimum Qualifications
Do you have at least two years experience as a Police Lieutenant or in an equivalent sworn, supervisory level position in an agency comparable to the City of Napa? Do you have a Bachelor’s degree or higher? Additional Information
Selection process details, language equity, reasonable accommodations, and equal employment opportunity statements are provided as part of the recruitment materials.
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