Police Officer

The City of Williams Arizona is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join our Police Department as a Police Officer - Cadet/Trainee. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow with our department, while making a positive impact in our community.

• Assist in law enforcement and crime prevention work in a training capacity
• Patrol designated areas with assigned Police Officer to prevent crime and maintain law and order
• Assist in investigative work and other assignments in a training capacity
• Attend training to prepare for the police academy and complete the police academy
• Learn operations of the Police Department firsthand through observation and participation in a wide variety of police activities
• Serve in a training capacity while attending the Police Academy
• Patrols City in a radio-equipped car with a certified Police Officer in a training capacity
• Learns the coordination of conducting complete and detailed investigations of crimes involving juveniles and adults, crimes against persons and property, and crimes involving vice, gambling, and narcotics violations
• Learns the procedures associated with the collection and preservation of evidence at accident scenes
• Learns to lift fingerprints, draw sketches and take photographs
• Learns laws and procedures required for processing warrants
• Assists in retrieving and requesting information involving arrests and subpoenas
• Preserves good relationships with the general public
• Writes detailed reports on police-related activities as they pertain to recruit training
• Learns the methods of securing crime scenes, administering first aid, conducting preliminary and follow-up investigations, gathering evidence, obtaining witness statements, apprehending suspects, making arrests, and transporting offenders
• Learns skills relevant to providing testimony as a witness in court in connection with arrests and investigations
• Attends all basic training related to obtaining AZ POST Peace Officer Certification
• Possess skills necessary to enter or retrieve data from a computer terminal, PC, or other keyboard devices
• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level

• High school graduate or have successfully completed a General Educational Development (G.E.D.) examination
• Must complete 20-week basic training at an Arizona Post Police Academy and be 21 years of age prior to graduation from a basic training academy
• Must have at the time of hire and be able to maintain a valid Arizona driver's license with a satisfactory driving record
• Must be a U.S. citizen who can pass an extensive post-offer background investigation and pre-employment physical
• No job-related experience is required

• Offensive and defensive weapons nomenclature and theory
• Self-defense tactics
• Interview and interrogation techniques
• Community policing methods and techniques
• Constitutional law, Arizona state criminal and traffic laws

• Using modern office equipment, computers, and related software applications

• Maintain a level of physical fitness to meet department safety standards
• Apply police methods and procedures, including patrol, crime prevention, traffic control, investigation, and identification techniques equipment, police records and reports, and first aid techniques
• Comprehend criminal law and procedure with reference to the apprehension, arrest, and custody of persons committing misdemeanors, and felonies, including rules of evidence pertaining to the search and seizure and the preservation of evidence in traffic and criminal cases
• Observe accurately and remember faces, numbers, incidents, and places
• Use and care for firearms
• Think and act quickly under pressure and in emergencies, judge situations and people accurately to make appropriate judgment
• Render credible testimony in a court of law
• Understand and interpret laws and regulations
• Prepare accurate, grammatically correct written reports
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and written
• Use standard broadcasting procedures of a police radio system
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions in an independent manner
• Keep privileged information confidential
• Maintain Code of Conduct standards and integrity
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others
• Enter data into a computer
• Communicate and use interpersonal skills to interact with coworkers, supervisors, the general public, etc., to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction