Police Officer Recruit (Trainee)

About the role

The City of Scottsdale Police Officers are responsible for protecting life and property, preventing, deterring and investigating crime, enforcing laws, and engaging the community through community policing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Performs law enforcement patrol activities.
• Operates a motor vehicle and observes and monitors the public to determine compliance/non-compliance 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.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.
• Must be 20 years and 6 months of age at the 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 36 months prior to the start date.
• Must obtain and maintain AZPOST Certification.
• Must successfully pass a post-offer drug screen prior to start date.
• Must successfully pass an Audiogram Test prior to start date.
• Must successfully pass a Visual/Ishihara Screening Test prior to start date.
• Must successfully pass an Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST) Medical Exam prior to start date.
• Must successfully pass a psychological evaluation.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.

Skills

Essential skills include physical agility, situational awareness, problem-solving abilities, and the ability to handle stressful situations.

Benefits

• 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday.
• Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month.
• Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month.
• Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits.
• City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year.
• Participation in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).
• Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457.
• Pet Insurance.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) pay compensation.
• Employer contribution of $10 per pay period to employee's PEHP (Post-Employment Health Plan) account.

Pay

The starting salary for a Police Officer Recruit (Trainee) is $37.30/hour ($77,584.00/annually). This position is part of the Police Step Pay Plan. The salary of Police Officer Recruits (Trainees) who successfully complete the police academy and promotional process will be promoted to the first step of the Police Officer Step Plan which is $39.17/hour ($81,473.60/annually) and will progress through the steps on the anniversary date of their promotion date based on performance.

Schedule

This is a safety-sensitive position that requires candidates to successfully pass a post-offer drug screen prior to start date. 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 functions of this position or that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Selection Process

• Background investigation.
• Physical and written exam.
• Oral board interview.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Perform a multitude of tasks simultaneously or in logical and efficient succession.
• Sit for extended periods of time while driving a City vehicle.
• Physical agility to pursue offenders on foot; stop and subdue resisting offenders using necessary force where appropriate, including deadly force.
• Access paved, gravel, rough, or turf areas; climb elevations.
• Exposure to dirt, dust, pollen, inclement weather, temperature extremes, traffic hazards, body fluids, hazardous chemical, firearms, various evidence, firearms, and unpleasant odors.
• Lift and move up to 160 pounds for long distances with or without assistance.
• Physically move persons, vehicles, and other property.
• Visually distinguish full range of color spectrum.
• Use and maintain proficiency with a variety of law enforcement tools, including handguns, batons, and other weapons.
• Visual and muscular dexterity to operate a motor vehicle, computer equipment, and two-way radio maintaining constant vigilance to the surrounding area.
• Use appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) when needed/required.
• Travel to/from various locations.
• Work overtime as required.
• Work a variety of scheduled shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Pre-employment Requirements

• Successfully pass a post-offer drug screen prior to start date.
• Successfully pass an Audiogram Test prior to start date.
• Successfully pass a Visual/Ishihara Screening Test prior to start date.
• Successfully pass an Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST) Medical Exam prior to start date.
• Successfully pass a psychological evaluation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City of Scottsdale is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.