Police Officer - Lateral

Lateral Police Officer

Oro Valley Police Department (OVPD) is accepting applications for lateral police officers.

To be considered a lateral police officer applicant, you must hold a current AZPOST certification (or out-of-state equivalent), have completed the field training and probationary period with a law enforcement agency, and preferably have three years of continuous police experience. Experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Lateral incentives and signing bonuses are available depending on years of police experience. For more information on the specific incentives, visit

Interested applicants are REQUIRED to complete an on-line application. Once complete, the applicant will receive an email from Guardian Alliance Technologies within five business days. The email will include a sign-on and instructions on establishing a secure online account. This account will serve the purpose of collecting information and documents required for the personal history questionnaire. Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Board (AZPOST) now requires that ALL police officer applicants complete AZPOST's electronic personal history questionnaire in addition to ALL law enforcement agency applications. Visit my.azpost.gov to create an account. Upon completion of AZPOST's questionnaire indicate Oro Valley Police Department as your agency of interest. AZPOST will provide you a Form ID. Please email the Form ID to View email address on click.appcast.io. Additional assessments include:

• Oral Board - Qualified applicants will be provided with the location and time of the oral board.
• Polygraph Exam
• Drug Screen
• Psychological Exam
• Medical Exam

If you have any specific questions about the position or the process please contact Mitch Olive at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io.

Under general supervision, performs a variety of police work in an assigned area of patrol in order to protect life and property, prevent and investigate crimes and apprehend criminals through the enforcement of Federal, state and local laws and ordinances to maintain public safety within the community.

The Town of Oro Valley is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The Town does not discriminate in the provision of employment opportunities, benefits or privileges; create discriminatory work conditions; or use discriminatory evaluative standards in employment if the basis of that discriminatory treatment is, in whole or in part, the person's race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, gender, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information or marital status.