Police Officer
Salary: $24.22 Hourly.
OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Essential Functions:
- Enforces laws and ordinances, maintains order, protects life and property, investigates crimes, and assists in crime prevention activities.
- Patrols assigned areas, responds to calls for assistance, and takes appropriate action.
- Controls and restrains potentially violent persons.
- Investigate suspicious conditions, activities, or persons.
- Assists other law enforcement agencies and provides needed backup when requested.
- Participates in rescue activities for sick and injured persons.
- Arrests, transports, and books violators and escorts prisoners to jail or court.
- Serves warrants, subpoenas, and other court orders.
- Prepares detailed reports of felony and misdemeanor crimes as well as criminal and civil traffic complaints.
- Conducts investigations of criminal cases and gathers, preserves, and analyzes facts and evidence.
- Conducts interviews and interrogations and records statements and testimony.
- Collects, prepares, and submits evidence for analysis, processing, or retention.
- Prepares material evidence and documentation for courtroom presentations and testifies in court as required.
- Provides information to attorneys and other authorized personnel.
- Participates in special enforcement details or special operations.
- Promotes crime prevention programs at local schools and within the community.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED equivalency
- An Arizona Peace Officer Standards & Training Board (AZ POST) certified Officer OR
- A Certified Officer in another state; Out-of-State Certified Officers will be required to apply for reciprocity.
- Be a United States Citizen
- Be in sound physical and mental health
- Have at least 20/20 vision uncorrected; or 20/20 vision corrected by glasses or contact lenses. Vision capable of distinguishing basic colors groups against a favorable background.
- Must meet AZ POST and City of San Luis Police Department drug standards
- Must have good moral character and personal integrity.
- A valid driver’s license at the time of application
- A Peace Officer Certification with AZ POST.
Preferred Requirements:
- Depending upon the needs of the City, some incumbents of the class may be required to demonstrate fluency in both Spanish and English as a condition of employment.
- Availability to work a flexible schedule.
- Must successfully pass a comprehensive background investigation including credit check, polygraph, and psychological examination and meet the minimum POST standards for medical examination and physical ability.
- San Luis, Arizona residency.