You can have a meaningful career with a public agency that values its employees in a community that supports it’s Police Officers and the work they do to keep Coronado safe. Professionalism, Integrity, Accountability, and Respect, are the values at the core of our agency. We utilize our philosophy of community-oriented policing to foster relationships and find solutions for problems in our community.

The Coronado Police Department offers amazing benefits and variety of career opportunities to further enhance your skills. Specialty sworn positions include Investigations, Regional Task Forces, and the Traffic Unit. In addition, the Department is staffed by an outstanding support network of Administrative Staff, Police Service Officers, Police Dispatchers, Evidence Technicians, and Records Office Specialists. Our Police Officers protect life and property, promote and preserve peace through citizen cooperation, enforce municipal, state, and federal laws, and deliver police related services.

Coronado Police Officers perform general police work in the prevention of crime and the enforcement of law and order. Officers perform traffic enforcement control and carry out special assignments in specialized phases of police and emergency work. Incumbents generally drive a police vehicle in carrying out duties but may be assigned to special details as needs arise. Police officers may be called upon to establish order in extreme conditions and in conditions of emergency.

The ideal candidate will be a community service-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to exercise a high degree of discretion, trust, and confidence performing skilled police work. The ideal candidate will also possess a strong ability to exercise considerable judgement and initiative to partner with the community to identify and resolve issues of concern, and maintain peace, safety, and order.