Police Officer- Lateral In-State and Police Officer - Lateral Out-of-State
About The Position
This recruitment is for Police Officer - Lateral In-State and Police Officer - Lateral Out-of-State positions. A Police Officer performs general duty police work or specialized police work in the protection of life and property. Responsibilities include interacting with a diverse population, employing discretion in solving problems, maintaining public order, preventing crime, enforcing laws and ordinances, conducting investigations, making arrests, issuing summonses/citations and warnings, and assisting the public. Work may involve routine patrol, preliminary investigations, and traffic control. Incumbents may be assigned specialized duties such as training recruits, motorcycle or bicycle patrol, tactical operations, K-9 handling, crime scene investigation, detailed follow-up investigations in the Criminal Investigations Division, organized crime investigations, and aerial surveillance. Work assignments are made by a Police Sergeant or superior, and methods are checked through inspections, report reviews, and discussions. Work requires occasional physical exertion under adverse circumstances. Officers are subject to rotating shifts, weekend, and holiday work. A Police Officer - Lateral is an experienced Arizona peace officer not required to attend the Mesa Police Academy and is assigned to a Field Training Officer upon hire, requiring successful completion of the program. A Police Officer - Lateral Out-of-State is an experienced peace officer hired at the Police Officer Recruit salary while studying for Arizona certification waiver exams. Upon successful completion, they are promoted to Police Officer - Lateral and assigned to field training officers.
Requirements
- Graduation from high school or GED
- For Police Officer - Lateral: Completed an AZ P.O.S.T. academy and currently be, or has been, an AZPOST certified sworn peace officer in good standing.
- For Police Officer - Lateral - Out-of-State: Currently be, or has been, a certified sworn peace officer in good standing from another state, or federal agency.
- For Police Officer - Lateral - Out-of-State: Graduated from a state approved P.O.S.T. basic training academy and have at least one year of experience as a P.O.S.T. academy certified peace officer.
- Successful completion of a background investigation and polygraph
- Meet qualifications to wear a tight-fitting respirator by passing a medical evaluation
- Pass a pre-employment medical physical, psychological test battery, and drug screening
- Possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver’s License by hire or promotion date
Nice To Haves
- Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Operation Assignment: Must possess a valid Arizona Class A CDL or Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) with no air brake restriction by assignment date.
- Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) is required for a CMV transporting certain types or quantities of hazardous materials, requiring the completion of steps 1, 2 and 3 of the HME Threat Assessment (fingerprint based) through the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) by assignment date.
- CLP holders must successfully complete the City’s Entry Level Driver (ELD) training program, including the HME portion, the Third-Party Examiner (TPE) administered skills (driving) test, and obtain an Arizona Class A CDL with HME within 150 days of assignment.
- This assignment is subject to annual queries of the FMCSA Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse as outlined in Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 49 CFR Part 382.701.
Responsibilities
- Interacts with a culturally and socially diverse population
- Employs discretion in solving problems
- Maintains public order
- Prevents crime
- Enforces laws and ordinances
- Conducts investigations
- Makes arrests
- Issues summonses/citations and warnings
- Assists the public
- Performs administrative support tasks
- Responds to public safety calls for service
- Performs routine patrol
- Conducts preliminary investigations
- Performs traffic control
- May be assigned specialized duties such as training recruits, motorcycle or bicycle patrol, tactical operations, K-9 handling, crime scene investigation, detailed follow-up investigations, organized crime investigations, and aerial surveillance
- Successfully completes Field Training Officer program
Benefits
- Tiered salary available based on sworn peace officer experience
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
