Job Title:

Police Officer - Lateral

Salary:

$24.30 - $34.01 Hourly

Job Type:

Full Time

Location:

Gilbert, Arizona

Department:

Police Department

The Police Officer classification performs general and specialized law enforcement work to preserve public peace, protect lives, property and rights of the public; and to enforce statutory law and municipal ordinances. Police Officer work involves patrolling Town streets and neighborhoods to deter crime or apprehend and/or arrest violators or suspects, responding to calls for law enforcement assistance, and gathering information for criminal investigations.

Essential Functions Include:
• Participates in the accomplishment of organizational, departmental and workgroup goals and objectives.
• Exhibits a service orientation toward customers and maintains productive working relationships.
• Reduces the commission of crimes and maintains law enforcement by patrolling throughout the Town; patrols Town streets and neighborhoods in a police vehicle, bicycle, or on a police motorcycle; apprehends and/or arrests persons who violate federal, State or Town codes and laws; researches codes and laws.
• Monitors radio calls; communicates with radio dispatcher and responds to complaints, reports of criminal events, requests for law enforcement, and domestic or public disputes; inspects troublesome areas and checks security of business establishments.
• Secures crime scenes; gathers information for preliminary investigations by interviewing victims, witnesses, informants and suspects; performs searches of people, vehicles and buildings; prepares investigative reports of findings, facts, and related information; makes arrests and processes arrested suspects; detects and collects evidence and substances that provide the basis for probable cause for criminal acts; testifies in court.
• Enforces traffic laws and regulations; detects traffic violators; issues parking violations; performs traffic accident investigations and makes reports; facilitates the movement of traffic and pedestrians around accidents, disabled traffic control devices, or heavily congested areas; assists disabled motorists; directs traffic for funerals and other public gatherings.
• Performs rescue functions at accidents, emergency scenes and disaster areas.
• Prepares, obtains, and serves arrest warrants; serves legal documents.
• Completes and/or reviews paperwork documenting shift activities, offenses and accidents, victim and suspect statements, and other related information; completes State report documents to accurately record criminal offenses; prepares a variety of reports, including incident reports, arrest reports, and lab and property sheets; organizes and files records.
• Operates computers, police vehicle, handgun, hand/ankle cuffs/belt restraints, police radio, and other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software. Types the minimum of 25 correct words per minute.
 

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify, you must you currently hold peace officer certification. If you are certified in Arizona, you must have 2080 hours, post-academy field experience as a police officer or reserve officer. If you are certified in another state, you must have two (2) years experience as a police officer within the last three (3) years. Out of state candidates will be required to pass an AZPOST waiver examination.
 

 Licenses & Certifications:

Must possess or obtain, and maintain: a valid Arizona driver’s license; CPR and HazMat certifications; Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training certification.

 Supplemental Information:

Work Schedule:
Must be available to work days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays on a rotating schedule.