Police Officer (Certified)

Position Summary:

The Police Officer performs a variety of law enforcement work associated with patrol, traffic control, and routine investigations.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols the Yavapai-Apache Nation community, including off-road sites, in a radio-equipped vehicle to preserve law and order by discovering/preventing the commission of crimes and enforcing State and Tribal Laws and Ordinances.
• Respond to calls involving automobile accidents, robberies, assaults, fights, domestic disturbances, and other criminal activities and civil complaints.
• Secure crime scenes, identify witnesses, conduct preliminary investigations, and generally re-establish law and order at the scene.
• Prepares statistical activity reports, complaints, affidavits, and other legal/technical documents.
• Enforces Traffic Laws and Ordinances by checking vehicle speed and issuing warnings and/or citations as appropriate.
• Prepares reports to document the facts of an incident and facilitate the apprehension prosecution, and conviction of the perpetrator.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be Arizona Post Certified
• Knowledge of Police operations, principles and practices, including investigating, patrol, communications, records, public relations and crime prevention is preferred.
• Must have a valid Arizona Driver’s License and be insurable with the Nation’s auto insurance policy and sustain insurability throughout the duration of employment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different age groups.
• Ability to make effectively presentations on controversial topics.
• Evidence of continuing educations to maintain any required Certification/License and update knowledge and skills.
• Must be 21 years of age prior to completion of the Police Academy