Police Officer Recruit

Payson, AZ
Payson Police Department

Salary: $58,196.

Position Summary:

Within a culturally and socially diverse population, this position employs discretion in solving problems, maintains public order, prevents crime, enforces laws and ordinances, conducts investigations, makes arrests, issues summons/citations and warnings, assists public, and performs other assignments and administrative support tasks associated with the described general duties. This is the first of nine classifications.

Essential Functions:

  • Attends a Police Academy;
  • Patrols the Town by radio equipped car, motorcycle, bicycle or on foot, to prevent, discover and deter the commission of crime, to enforce criminal law, to direct traffic, and to enforce motor vehicle operation and parking regulations;
  • Responds to calls and complaints involving fires, automobile accidents, domestic and neighborhood disturbances, assaults, robberies and other misdemeanors and felonies;
  • Interviews persons with complaints and makes proper disposition or directs them to the proper authorities;
  • Secures crime scenes, administers first aid, arbitrates disputes, conducts preliminary investigations, gathers evidence, obtains witness statements, makes arrests, and prepares detailed reports;
  • Performs law enforcement patrol activities to include: operates a patrol vehicle; observes criminal behavior; issues summons; pursues offenders by patrol vehicle and on foot; stops offenders; subdues resisting offenders using force where appropriate, including deadly force; arrests offenders; searches persons, places and things; seizes and impounds property and evidence; transports persons and property; communicates verbally in person, radio, and by telephone; mediates disputes; performs crowd and riot control activities; maintains proficiency in operating a variety of law enforcement tools including weapons, vehicles, and computers.
  • Conducts law enforcement investigations to include the following: protects crime and traffic accident scenes; conducts interviews; records information; measures and diagrams crime and traffic accident scenes; prepares detailed reports of investigate findings; seizes and processes evidence; presents testimony and evidence in both civil and criminal court proceedings.
  • Performs public assistance activities to include the following: administers first aid to sick and injured persons for a wide variety of illnesses and injuries; assists distressed motorists; directs traffic; assists and refers mentally ill, indigent, and other persons in need; performs evacuations; personally removes persons, vehicles, and other property from unsafe locations.
  • Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Requirements:

  • Must be able to pass a thorough background investigation as stated in department policy, and must never have been convicted of a felony.
  • Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
  • Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
  • Must be Arizona P.O.S.T. certified or certifiable
  • Must possess, or be able to obtain by the time of hire, a valid Arizona driver’s license and have an acceptable driving record.
  • Must be able to meet Arizona P.O.S.T. standards in all aspects and become a certified police officer by successfully completing the police academy at first attempt.