Join OHAPD
Join OHAPD
The Oakland Housing Authority Police Department seeks members who are striving to work in a diverse community and are able to show a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
Full-time
Lateral Officer
Academy Graduate
Lateral Officers
Those who are interested, and meet the minimum standards, are encouraged to submit an application (during open recruitments) to the Oakland Housing Authority Department of Human Resources. Applications can be obtained at the Oakland Housing Authority office located at 1619 Harrison Street in downtown Oakland.
Once application has been submitted and reviewed, the applicant will be asked to complete the following steps, prior to job offer:
Following a successful recruitment selection process, sworn members will go through 680 hours of Field Training (including orientation), and an 18-month probation period. Non-sworn Police Service Aides will go through an eight-week training program with a 12-month probationary period.
The Oakland Housing Authority Police Department offers a variety of assignments to Officers, including:
- Patrol
- Investigations
- Bicycle Patrol
- K-9
For more information regarding the recruitment process, please contact
Lieutenant Casey Mooningham at cmooningham@oakha.org or call (510) 535-3124.
How Do I Apply?
First, determine if you meet the current minimum qualifications for Police Officer. Please remember that your training must be kept current. If you do meet each of the requirements, feel free to apply when positions are open.
Complete the application online and attach a copy of your applicable Peace Officers Standards & Training certificates with the application.
Reserve Police Unit
Interested in an exciting career with the Oakland Housing Authority Police Department?
The Oakland Housing Authority Police Department Reserve Police Officer Program started in 2004 as a pilot program to supplement the full-time police officer staff. In 2006 the Housing Authority Police Department was able to make legislative changes to the California Penal code so that the Department can start its Reserve Police Officer Program. Since then, our Reserve Program has been very successful. Our Police Department is committed to the Reserve Unit and commonly uses its Reserve Officers as a hiring pool for Reserve Officers wishing to make the jump into a full-time Police Officer position.
Our Reserve Officers come from all walks of life, each with different qualities. The duty of the Reserve Officer is to mostly supplement the full-time officers. Level 2 and 3 Reserve Officers work strictly with full-time officers; however, Level 1 officers can work alone sharing the same duties and responsibilities as a full-time officer. Our program is designed so that persons can keep their regular career in the private sector and volunteer their duties as a Reserve Officer. Reserve Officers enjoy the best of both worlds; maintaining their chosen career while helping to police the communities we serve. In the State of California over 600 law enforcement agencies currently employ nearly 6200 reserve officers.
Reserve peace officers may perform a number of general and specialized law enforcement assignments, including but not limited to:
- Uniformed patrol
- Investigations
- Special events
- Dispatch
- Parking Enforcement
Reserve officers are required to meet the same selection standards (e.g. personal history investigation and medical, psychological and polygraph screening) as full-time regular officers.
