Police Officer - Scottsdale, United States - City of Scottsdale

City of Scottsdale

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Scottsdale, United States

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Mark Lane

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Description

City of Scottsdale:

Police Officer (Recruit/Trainee):

SALARY
- $ $46.07 Hourly

LOCATION

Scottsdale, AZ

JOB TYPE

Full-Time Regular

JOB NUMBER

DIVISION

Public Safety

DEPARTMENT

PATROL SERVICES

OPENING DATE

05/16/2024

CLOSING DATE

5/31/2024 11:59 PM Arizona

Introduction:

Located in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, Scottsdale, Arizona is bordered by Phoenix to the west and the McDowell Mountains on the east. Scottsdale is annually rated among the nation's most desirable communities to live in, visit and do business in. Check out more about Scottsdale.

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 Recruit is an entry-level position prior to becoming a certified Police Officer.

Participates in formal, structured training at a police academy as well as customized departmental training classes and field training program arranged by in-service trainers.

Applications will be reviewed bi-monthly.

For more information on the selection process, please check here
to be taken to the Scottsdale Police Department's website.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.
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 outofstate driver's licenses must be surrendered within 10 days of relocating to the State of Arizona.
Obtain 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.

Essential Functions:

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.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._
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,