Police Officer ; Trainee

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.

Police Officer Recruit is an entry-level position prior to becoming a certified Police Officer. Participants in formal, structured training at a police academy as well as customized departmental training classes and field training program arranged by in-service trainers.

Please review the current Scottsdale Police Grooming Standards and Automatic Disqualifiers for Uniformed Positions before submitting your application.

The starting salary for a Police Officer Recruit (Trainee) is $36.93/hour ($76,814.40/Annual). This position is part of the Police Step Pay Plan. The salary of Police Officer Recruits who successfully complete the police academy and promotional process will be promoted to the first step of the Police Officer Step Plan at $38.78/hour ($80,662.40/Annual) and will progress through the steps on the anniversary date of their promotion date based on performance.

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.

• 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. 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.
• 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.

• Perform law enforcement patrol activities.
• Operate a motor vehicle and observe and monitor the public to determine compliance/noncompliance with prescribed operating or safety standards and laws. Pursue and stop offenders, subdues resisting offenders using necessary force where appropriate, including deadly force.
• Issue citations and make arrests; search persons, places, and things; seize and impound property and evidence; transport arrested persons and property.
• Mediates disputes; performs crowd and riot control activities.
• Conduct law enforcement investigations.
• Protect crime and traffic accident scenes; conduct face to face and phone interviews; observe, gather, record, process, and preserve evidence; measure and diagram crime and traffic accident scenes; prepare detailed written reports of investigative findings; perform data entry of various police activity into computerized records management system, seize and process evidence; present testimony and evidence in court.
• Respond to citizen requests for assistance to fires, accidents, and crime scenes; administer first aid to sick and injured citizens for a wide variety of illnesses and injuries; assist distressed motorists and crime scene individuals; direct traffic; move persons, vehicles, and other property.

• This is a safety-sensitive position that requires candidates to successfully pass a post-offer drug screen prior to start date.
• As part of the medical examination, candidates must successfully pass an Audiogram Test prior to start date.
• As part of the medical examination, candidates must successfully pass a Visual/Ishihara Screening Test prior to start date.
• As part of the conditional job offer, candidates must successfully pass an Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST) Medical Exam prior to start date.
• As part of the conditional job offer, candidates must successfully pass a psychological evaluation.

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…