Police Officer (Non-Certified)

About the role

The City of Yuma Police Department seeks motivated individuals to join Team Yuma as Police Officers (Non-Certified). The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills, compassion and empathy for others, a high level of integrity, mental agility, and the ability to actively listen and navigate difficult situations.

Responsibilities

• Acquire knowledge of police methods, practices, procedures and techniques, and apply them in accordance with established regulations.
• Learn and perform the responsibilities of an entry-level Arizona peace officer, including interacting with diverse populations; exercising discretion; maintaining public order; preventing crime; enforcing laws and ordinances; conducting investigations; making arrests; and assisting the public.
• Participate in physical conditioning training and testing and maintain required levels of physical fitness.
• Adhere to AZ POST academy rules and regulations.
• Support the relationship between the City and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with citizens, visitors, and City staff; promoting the City goals and priorities, vision, values and the “Yuma Way”, and complying with all City policies and procedures.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality of work-related issues and City information.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Be a United States citizen.
• Must be 21 years of age by the academy graduation date.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Be in sound medical, physical, and mental health.
• Meet AZ POST and Yuma Police Department drug standards.
• Have at least 20/20 vision uncorrected; or 20/20 vision corrected by glasses or hard contact lenses if uncorrected acuity is 20/80 or better; 20/20 vision corrected by soft contact lenses if uncorrected acuity is 20/200 or better.
• Have good moral character and personal integrity.
• Successfully pass a comprehensive background investigation including a polygraph.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: City policies and procedures, safe work practices, occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Skills in: Maintaining academic and professional standards in accordance with YPD policies, excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, ability to learn, understand, and apply training materials and instructions, remaining calm and composed in stressful situations, de-escalating situations and preventing harm.

Benefits

• PUBLIC SAFETY PENSION - Special retirement system for full-time certified peace officers and full-time fire fighters in the State of Arizona.
• SHORT TERM DISABILITY - The City provides short-term disability coverage at no cost to the employee.
• SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE - Employees pay a contribution of 7.65% into the Social Security & Medicare System.
• WORKER'S COMP. - Insurance coverage for medical expenses and loss of income due to an on-the-job injury is provided by the City of Yuma for all employees.
• UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE - Employees are covered by Unemployment Insurance.
• MEDICAL, DENTAL, and VISION INSURANCE - The City of Yuma is proud to provide medical, dental and vision insurance for its employees which is administered by the Yuma Area Benefit Consortium.
• LIFE INSURANCE - The City provides a life insurance policy for employees in an amount that is equal to their annual salary. An Accidental Death and Dismemberment rider is also included for an equal amount. Employees may elect, at their cost, additional life insurance for up to 5X their annual salary.
• FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT - The plan establishes a reimbursement account, which is designed to provide you with a means of paying for certain medical, dental, vision, and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - Provides free counseling sessions for employees and family members, as well as a 24-hour crisis line for emergencies.
• COMPENSATORY LEAVE (COMP. TIME) - Paid leave that an employee has elected to accrue in lieu of overtime payment.
• GENERAL LEAVE - This leave is available for all regular full-time and regular part-time employees. General Leave is paid leave for an employee's personal time off. General Leave accrual varies by the employee's years of service and employment status.
• SICK LEAVE - Employees are eligible to utilize paid sick leave immediately following 90 calendar days from their date of hire. July 1 of each year, employees will have 40 hours of sick leave added to their sick leave bank. New employees will have 40 hours of sick leave added to their sick leave bank on their date of hire.
• Paid Parental Leave - The City provides up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave to employees following the birth of an employee’s child or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with adoption or foster care.
• HOLIDAYS - The City recognizes 12 holidays per year. Holiday pay is at eight hours per holiday.