Police Officer (Lateral/Waiver)

Scottsdale Police Department; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scottsdale Police Department is seeking qualified Police Officers to join the city's law enforcement team. Lateral or waiver candidates may apply, with eligibility for certification considerations and a pathway for out-of-state or waived status.

The position emphasizes community-oriented policing, patrol operations, investigations, and responsive service to residents. Applicants must meet Arizona residency and certification requirements and be at least 21 years old.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be 21 years of age at time of application.
• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted driver's license with no major citations within the past 39 months.
• Possess and maintain AZPOST Certification.
• Every person employed must reside in Arizona during active employment.

Responsibilities

• Performs law enforcement patrol activities.
• Operates a motor vehicle and enforces laws; pursues and subdues offenders as needed.
• Issues citations and makes arrests; searches and processes evidence.
• Mediates disputes; performs crowd and riot control.
• Conducts law enforcement investigations.
• Protects crime and traffic scenes; collects evidence and prepares reports; testifies in court.
• Responds to citizen requests for assistance; administers first aid; directs traffic.

Skills

United States Citizenship

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

NOTE:

This recruitment is open to individuals who meet the definition of Police Officer Lateral or Police Officer Waiver (see below).

Candidates with prior law enforcement experience are eligible to receive 5% for each year of service up to 30%.

About The Position:

City of Scottsdale Police Officers are responsible for protecting life and property, preventing, deterring and investigating crime, enforcing laws and responding to citizen requests through the use of community policing strategies to engage and educate the community.

A Police Officer Lateral is someone who has current Arizona P.O.S.T. Peace Officer Certification.

A Police Officer Waiver is an individual who has served honorably as a peace officer in Arizona and whose certified status has lapsed, or a person who has functioned in the capacity of a peace officer for another state or a federal law enforcement agency, may be eligible to gain AZPOST certification through Waiver Testing in lieu of attending an Arizona peace officer basic course at an academy.

To be eligible, a person must:

• Have previously served as a certified peace officer in Arizona, another state, or federal agency.
• Have completed basic and advanced training that demonstrates substantial comparability to the Arizona basic course.
• Obtain an appointment from an Arizona Law Enforcement Agency.
• Meet all of the minimum qualifications for certification as an Arizona Peace Officer as outlined in Arizona Administrative Code Rule R13-4-105.

At a minimum, substantial comparability is determined as follows:

• If a person has graduated from a state approved POST basic training academy and has at least one year of experience as a POST academy certified peace officer, they meet the substantial comparability standard.

If a person does not meet the substantial comparability as listed in #1 above, then an actual training and experience comparison to Arizona’s basic training will need to be conducted to determine if the applicant qualifies for the waiver process.

Applicant eligibility for the waiver (or out-of-state certified police officers) program will be determined during the background process.

Please Note:

• Be sure to check your email junk/spam folders regularly for possible notifications and/or self-schedule interview invitations from Governmentjobs.
• IMPORTANT: Please review the current Scottsdale Police Grooming Standards before submitting your application.

The application and supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process, and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate. Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state "See resume" in lieu of answering. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process.

Applications will be reviewed bi-monthly.

There will be a physical assessment included in the selection process for this position. The assessment will be conducted on various dates throughout the recruitment process. For more information on the selection process, please check the Scottsdale Police Department's website at http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/police/join-scottsdale-pd/police-officer.

Education and Experience:

• A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.
• Must be 21 years of age at the time of application.
• Must be a United States Citizen.

Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements:

• Must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted driver's license with no major citations within the past 39 months prior to the start date. The Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles requires that out-of-state driver's licenses must be surrendered within 10 days of relocating to the State of Arizona.
• Possess and maintain AZPOST Certification.
• Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.

Performs duties and responsibilities commensurate with assigned functional area within a department(s) which may include, but are not limited to, any combination of the following:

• Performs law enforcement patrol activities.
• Operates a motor vehicle and observes and monitors the public to determine compliance/noncompliance with prescribed operating or safety standards and laws. Pursues and stops offenders, subdues resisting offenders using necessary force where appropriate, including deadly force.
• Issues citations and makes arrests; searches persons, places, and things; seizes and impounds property and evidence; transports arrested persons and property.
• Mediates disputes; performs crowd and riot control activities.
• Conducts law enforcement investigations.
• Protects crime and traffic accident scenes; conducts face to face and phone interviews; observes, gathers, records, processes, and preserves evidence; measures and diagrams crime and traffic accident scenes; prepares detailed written reports of investigative findings; performs data entry of various police activity into computerized records management system, seizes and processes evidence; presents testimony and evidence in court.
• Responds to citizen requests for assistance to fires, accidents, and crime scenes; administers first aid to sick and injured citizens for a wide variety of illnesses and injuries; assists distressed motorists and crime scene individuals; directs traffic; moves persons, vehicles, and other property.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential func