Police Officer (Lateral/Waiver)

Police Officer

This listing closes on 9/30/2026 at 11:59 PM Arizona.

Salary: $39.17 - $52.48 Hourly

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Job Type: Full-Time Regular

Job Number: FY2627-00180

Division: Patrol Bureau

Department: Patrol Services

Opening Date: 09/01/2026

Closing Date: 9/30/2026 at 11:59 PM Arizona

Candidates with prior law enforcement experience are eligible to receive 5% for each year of service up to 30%.

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 individual who has served honorably as a peace officer in Arizona and whose certified status has lapsed, or a person who has functioned in the capacity of a peace officer for another state or a federal law enforcement agency, may be eligible to gain AZPOST certification through Waiver Testing in lieu of attending an Arizona peace officer basic course at an academy.

To be eligible, a person must:

1. Have previously served as a certified peace officer in Arizona, another state, or federal agency.
2. Have completed basic and advanced training that demonstrates substantial comparability to the Arizona basic course.
3. Obtain an appointment from an Arizona Law Enforcement Agency.
4. Meet all of the minimum qualifications for certification as an Arizona Peace Officer as outlined in Arizona Administrative Code Rule R13-4-105.

At a minimum, substantial comparability is determined as follows:

1. If a person has graduated from a state approved POST basic training academy and has at least one year of experience as a POST academy certified peace officer, they meet the substantial comparability standard.

If a person does not meet the substantial comparability as listed in #1 above, then an actual training and experience comparison to Arizona's basic training will need to be conducted to determine if the applicant qualifies for the waiver process.

Applicant eligibility for the waiver (or out-of-state certified police officers) program will be determined during the background process.

Please review the current Scottsdale Police Grooming Standards before submitting your application. The application and supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process, and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate. Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state "See resume" in lieu of answering. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Applications will be reviewed bi-monthly. There will be a physical assessment included in the selection process for this position. The assessment will be conducted on various dates throughout the recruitment 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; Employer contribution of $10 per pay period to employee's PEHP (Post-Employment Health Plan) account.

This is a safety-sensitive position that requires candidates to successfully pass a post-offer drug screen prior to start date. As part of the medical examination, candidates must successfully pass an Audiogram Test prior to start date. As part of the medical examination, candidates must successfully pass a Visual/Ishihara Screening Test prior to start date. As part of the conditional job offer, candidates must successfully pass an Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST) Medical Exam prior to start date. As part of the conditional job offer, candidates must successfully pass a psychological examination.

Applicants whose education, training and experience most closely meet the needs of this position may be invited to participate in a selection process to include a background investigation, oral board interview, and physical fitness assessment. Final selection is contingent upon a background check which includes: Fingerprinting; Criminal background screening; Motor Vehicle Department Records Check; Polygraph.