Detention Officer - Phoenix Police Central Booking

About This Position

Are you ready to make a difference in your community and Rise to Serve? Join us in making a positive impact to ensure safety, uphold justice, and become a proud member of the Phoenix Police Department family! We're seeking dedicated individuals to join our elite Police department, where excellence, integrity, and community engagement are at the forefront of our mission. We are actively seeking community-focused individuals to partner with us and apply and become a Detention Officer for Phoenix, Arizona, the 5th largest city in the United States.

The Central Booking Bureau seeks a Detention Officer. The duties of a Detention Officer include taking custody of prisoners from arresting officers; processing prisoners into the City's booking facility; searching prisoners and securing prisoner's personal property; fingerprinting and taking mug shots; completing required documentation and forms; operating computers to obtain warrant and record information; maintaining jail facilities and equipment; safely transporting prisoners when necessary; and working in cooperation with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office personnel at the county jail. Detention Officers will carry a firearm as part of their uniform and will be required to maintain firearms proficiency throughout their career.

Most work is performed in a holding facility or in vehicles while transporting prisoners, with occasional work performed in an office environment. A Detention Officer must be able to react quickly and effectively to physical confrontations and emergency situations and may be required to use enough legal force to restrain violent/combative prisoners.

SALARY

Pay Range: $26.18 to $38.68 per hour.

Hiring Range: $26.18 to $30.31 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
  
  

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Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 003 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• One year of experience handling prisoners as a detention officer or other related corrections experience.
• Successful completion of the MCSO or PPD detention officer academy.
• Equivalent to a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Positions in the Police Department must meet the background standards that are appropriate to non-sworn positions. The general factors for disqualification are listed here.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.
• Work environment and physical demands may require the following:
• Performing physical tasks such as bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching, and standing and sitting for long periods of time.
• Performing defensive tactics which require quick reflexes, agility, coordination and strength.
• Moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds. May on occasion involve moving heavier objects and materials (100 pounds or greater).
• Working irregular hours, shifts, weekends, holidays, and evenings may be required.
• Working outside in a variety of environmental extremes such as heat, cold, rain, air pollution, and dust.
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus experience:

• With customer service.
• With Microsoft Outlook Suite.
• Working in law enforcement, the criminal justice field, or similar environment.
• Prior Detention Officer experience.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes February 10, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Detention Officer, JC:62130, ID# 60572, 01/30/2026, MMN, Benefits:003.

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