Employment Opportunities

POLICE OFFICER/PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER - Full time. The Jerome Police Department has an opening for a public safety officer / police officer. This position is a primary law enforcement position with additional public safety duties including fire and EMS. The Jerome Police Department is a blend of police, fire and EMS.  

Responsibilities:

Primarily enforcement of law as well as other public safety duties to include fire and EMS duties. Jerome is a mountain tourist town in central Arizona with an annual visitor count of about 1.5 million.

Requirements: 

Be Arizona POST certified or able to obtain AZPOST certification. Have FF1 & 2 and / or EMT certification. We will consider sending the right candidate to the police academy.

Additional Info:

Basic salary starts at $42,972, with $4,000 annual stipend for residency as well as an additional $2,000 annual stipend for FF certification and $2,000 annual stipend for EMT certification. We will consider sending the right candidate to additional schools depending on qualifications. Applicant must be certified in one or more of the disciplines, and meet the Arizona Police Officers Standards and Training minimum standards to become a police officer to qualify for employment.

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Applications can be obtained at Town Hall, 600 Clark Street, Jerome, AZ, by mail to Town of Jerome, P.O. Box 335, Jerome, AZ 86331, on the Town’s website at http://www.jerome.az.gov, or by calling (928) 634-7943 and should be submitted to Town Manager Brett Klein at b.klein@jerome.az.gov, dropped off at Town Hall or mailed to P.O. Box 335, Jerome, AZ 86331. Town Hall is open from 8:00 am thru 5:00 pm, Monday thru Thursday, excluding Town recognized holidays. The Town of Jerome is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or national origin.

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