Police Officer Recruit

Gilbert, AZ
Gilbert Police Department

Salary: $34.57 Hourly

Closing Date: 1/5/2025

Position Summary:

Team Gilbert has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to fill the position of Police Officer. The Police Officer reports to a Police Sergeant. The primary function of this position is to perform general and specialized law enforcement work to preserve public peace and protect lives, property and the rights of the public and enforce statutory law and municipal ordinances. The work involves patrolling streets and neighborhoods to deter crime and apprehend or arrest violators or suspects, responding to calls for law enforcement assistance and gathering information for criminal investigations.

Requirements:

  • You must be at least 21-years of age by the time you would be scheduled to graduate from a 22-week police academy.
  • You have not graduated from any law enforcement training academy OR
  • Your previously held peace officer certification has lapsed/expired.
  • If your certification has lapsed, you will have to submit a waiver of training and will have to pass an Arizona POST waiver examination. (Arizona POST Rule R13-4-110D)
  • You graduated from an Arizona law enforcement academy within the past one (1) calendar year, but have not been appointed by a law enforcement agency.