While each process is unique in the number of applicants and circumstances, the average time for a lateral officer to begin is three months from when an application gets reviewed.

Officer recruitment is open continuously, meaning you can always apply to the City website. Applications will be reviewed at predetermined cut-off dates throughout the year. All other positions are on an as needed basis.

Click here to view all open positions

In order to gain entry into a Basic Police Academy – Intensive Course (or the Basic Police Academy Modular Level One Course), you will need to take and receive passing scores for the POST Entry-level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB).

*This test is also required as part of the application process for most Law Enforcement agencies.

A preparation guide may be found here: Pellet B Prep Guide

Testing is administered by various CA Post approved agencies around the state. You can check to following link to find a test site near you:

Pellet B Testing

Traffic tickets themselves do not necessarily pose a problem in the hiring process; however, repetitious receiving of traffic tickets can have an impact on your processing.

The physical agility test is designed to see how your body reacts and performs when completing high-intensity, short-duration skills and movements.

While lifting weights is excellent for building strength and toning a person’s physique, it does little to help you prepare your joints, muscles, and tendons for the physical agility test in terms of different movements and cardiovascular demands.

Any type of functional fitness workouts, such as a boot camp, HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training), or CrossFit-style workout routine, would be excellent to use in your preparation for the physical agility test.

Feel free to contact a recruiter for more details on the testing requirements.

We will view your public online activities, as this is a good way for us to see how you conduct yourself in life.

In today’s climate, social media can reveal a great deal about a person. If you exercise good judgment, display a positive attitude, and behave in a manner desired by a member of the law enforcement community, your social media activities will be viewed favorably. Social media activity is just one part of the background process that our investigators use to assess future employees.

Having good credit is a good indicator of who you are as a person in terms of meeting obligations, making wise decisions, maturity, and adhering to deadlines.

We also understand things that happen in a person’s life, such as a divorce or catastrophic event, may negatively impact your credit. We consider this when reviewing your credit information.

Each applicant is evaluated individually on a case-by-case basis.

There are a number of reasons why people fail, but the top reasons are typically:

Dishonesty – Either omitting or failing to disclose anything on paperwork or verbally will always cause a disqualification.

Attention To Detail – Not fully completing paperwork or assigned tasks.

Not Meeting Obligations – Arriving late or forgetting appointments.

Part of the hiring process is the constant evaluation of applicants. From the day you pick up or turn in any paperwork, to your physical agility, to various testing appointments, you will be observed.

You should practice good hygiene, such as having clean fingernails. Your hair should be neat and professional in appearance.

Clean, professional business attire should be considered any time you make an appearance. Obviously, this is not the case for the physical agility, where you should be wearing appropriate training clothing.

For the oral interview, you should wear a properly tailored suit or business attire. Do not wear outlandish ties or colors, or have any lapel pins or jewelry on which would cause a distraction.

During the interview, we’ll ask questions about you as a person, as well as about why you want to work for us and the skills you possess.

We’ll also see how well you have prepared and your desire to work at the Rocklin Police Department. What do you know about our department? Who is our leadership team? What are our city’s population, square mileage, and other demographics? What are the crime trends in Rocklin specifically?

The interview panel will also look at your attire, your hygiene, and how you handle yourself. Are you confident or reserved? Are you arrogant or militant? Can you speak confidently, or are you scared and intimidated?

Everything we do in law enforcement is documented. This documentation is then viewed by other police officers, supervisors, attorneys, judges, and all parties to a crime and can be released to the public.

Your credibility and the department’s professionalism are on view for the world to see. Although it may seem small, when people find errors in your written documentation, they may wonder what mistakes were made in the arrest of a subject or an investigation.

While on-duty or representing the Department in any official capacity, every reasonable effort should be made to conceal tattoos or other body art. At no time while on-duty or representing the Department in any official capacity, shall any offensive tattoo or body art be visible. Examples of offensive tattoos would include, but not be limited to, those which depict racial, sexual, discriminatory, gang related, or obscene language.

Thank you for considering employment with the City of Rocklin.

How can I apply?

Applications are accepted only for posted positions. The City will announce employment opportunities as they occur. Openings are posted on our Job Openings page. This page can be found here:

Job Openings