Police Officer (Recruit)

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community•Scottsdale, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a variety of law enforcement tasks associated with patrol, traffic control, public assistance, investigation of criminal activity/crime scenes, apprehension of offenders, and aid in the prosecution of cases in court. This job class is a driving position and treated as FLSA non-exempt.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or GED.
Must be able to obtain Arizona Police Officer Standard and Training (AZ Post) certification.
Applicants that are not AZ Post certified Police Officers must pass a physical agility assessment and written assessment.
Must be able to pass an Arizona Post (Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training) background investigation.
Must be able to meet P.O.S.T. Drug standards.
Must possess and maintain a valid Arizona Driver’s License.
Will be required to pass a pre-employment background/fingerprint check.

Nice To Haves

Lateral Police Officers are eligible for transfer to open specialty assignments upon successful completion of SRPD’s Field Training Officer (FTO) Program for new officers.
Preference will be given to a qualified: Community Member Veteran, Community Member, Spouse of Community Member, qualified Native American, and then other qualified candidate.

Responsibilities

Patrols the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC), including off-road areas, 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.
Responds to calls and complaints involving automobile accidents, robberies, assaults, fights, domestic disturbances, animal problems, and other criminal activities and civil complaints to secure the crime scene, identify witnesses, conduct preliminary investigations, and re-establish law and order.
Secures and investigates crimes scenes to ensure the collection, preservation, and handling of physical evidence and property meets established professional and legal standards.
Interviews victims, suspects, and witnesses to obtain and verify information pertinent to the investigation and resolution of a variety of criminal incidents.
Prepares reports, complaints, affidavits, and other related technical legal documents regarding the progress, findings, and results of the investigative process.
Preserves and documents crime scenes by processing for fingerprints, taking photographs, videotaping, or sketching.
Enforces traffic laws and ordinances by checking vehicle speed and issuing citations.
Runs license/registration checks on drivers to determine if they have outstanding charges/warrants.
Testifies in court regarding the facts of the case, evidence collected, notes, and actions taken.
Attends classes, workshops, and conferences on police procedures to update and improve skills.
Maintains strict confidence and security of all data, financial accounts, information, intelligence, metrics, audio, video, computer analytics and meta data, police reports, supplements and associated case files, physical evidence, photographs, statistics and any other materials that are confidential and sensitive.