Police Officer (Lateral or Waiver)

Police Officer

City of Scottsdale Police Officers are responsible for protecting life and property, preventing, deterring and investigating crime, enforcing laws and responding to citizen requests through the use of community policing strategies to engage and educate the community. A Police Officer Lateral is someone who has current Arizona P.O.S.T. Peace Officer Certification. A Police Officer Waiver is an applicant who meets the following conditions : has successfully graduated from a United States or U.S. Territory approved basic Police Officer training academy AND has at least one year of post academy experience as a certified peace officer in municipal policing within the United States, or U.S. Territories, within the last 3 years. Applicant eligibility for the waiver (or out-of-state certified police officers) program will be determined during the background process.

The City of Scottsdale offers a comprehensive benefits package including : 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday; Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours / month; Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours / month; Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits; City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance; Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500 / year; Participation in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS); Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457; Pet Insurance; Bilingual pay compensation.