Recruiting
The Parker Police Department is currently hiring. Those interested in seeking employment with us please click on the FORMS tab for Employment Application and AZPOST Forms. Out of state applicants are encouraged to apply and enter into the waiver process. For further information on the waiver process, follow the link to the AZ POST website. Feel free to address any questions you may have to Sgt. Mike Thompson or Sgt. Jonny Ferris. Please return completed applications to the Town of Parker Personnel Department:
Parker Police Department
1314 11th Street
Parker, Arizona 85344
Parker Police Department
1314 11th Street
Parker, Arizona 85344
Testing
No testing at this time.
No testing at this time.
The Hiring Process
Applicants undergo a rigorous screening process, including, but not limited to, the following:
· A physical agility test - POPAT which will consist of a 99 yard obstacle course, a 165 pound dummy drag, chain-link fence climb, solid wall climb, and a 500 yard run
· A written examination
· An oral board examination
· A test to determine writing and typing ability
The successful applicant is then extended a conditional offer of employment. The conditions of the offer are that the applicant must pass each of the following:
· A rigorous background investigation consisting of personal and professional reference checks, verification of previous employment, neighborhood checks, driving history, credit history, criminal history, drug usage history, verification of education and training, examination and verification of military service, and other areas as deemed necessary.
· Fingerprint checks with the FBI and State Department of Public Safety
· A polygraph examination
· A psychological examination
· A thorough medical examination
· A final interview with the Chief of Police
If the applicant is chosen and has never been certified as a law enforcement officer anywhere in the United States, they are sent to an academy somewhere in the State of Arizona. Our preference is to send cadets to the Western Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy (WALETA) in Lake Havasu City, but we may use any academy depending on availability. The academy consists of 19 weeks of rigorous physical, classroom and practical training. Upon successful graduation from the academy, cadets are granted certified status. They then enter into a 12-week field training program where they are partnered with a senior officer who has been trained as a Field Training Officer. During this period, they learn to apply what they learned in the academy. If the cadet successfully completes field training, they are then placed on probationary status for one-year.
Applicants undergo a rigorous screening process, including, but not limited to, the following:
· A physical agility test - POPAT which will consist of a 99 yard obstacle course, a 165 pound dummy drag, chain-link fence climb, solid wall climb, and a 500 yard run
· A written examination
· An oral board examination
· A test to determine writing and typing ability
The successful applicant is then extended a conditional offer of employment. The conditions of the offer are that the applicant must pass each of the following:
· A rigorous background investigation consisting of personal and professional reference checks, verification of previous employment, neighborhood checks, driving history, credit history, criminal history, drug usage history, verification of education and training, examination and verification of military service, and other areas as deemed necessary.
· Fingerprint checks with the FBI and State Department of Public Safety
· A polygraph examination
· A psychological examination
· A thorough medical examination
· A final interview with the Chief of Police
If the applicant is chosen and has never been certified as a law enforcement officer anywhere in the United States, they are sent to an academy somewhere in the State of Arizona. Our preference is to send cadets to the Western Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy (WALETA) in Lake Havasu City, but we may use any academy depending on availability. The academy consists of 19 weeks of rigorous physical, classroom and practical training. Upon successful graduation from the academy, cadets are granted certified status. They then enter into a 12-week field training program where they are partnered with a senior officer who has been trained as a Field Training Officer. During this period, they learn to apply what they learned in the academy. If the cadet successfully completes field training, they are then placed on probationary status for one-year.