Police Officer Positions

About Us

Located on the western edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Glendale is a culturally diverse community with approximately 250,000 residents. Glendale is also an exciting sports, shopping, and entertainment destination, famous for its well-preserved charm.

The Glendale Police Department employs 459 sworn officers and 163 civilian employees. The Department is organized into two functional bureaus: the Operations Bureau and the Investigations & Administrative Bureau. Under these bureaus are six divisions: Administrative Services, Special Operations, Criminal Investigations, Support Services, Gateway Patrol and Foothills Patrol. New officers can expect to serve in one of the two patrol divisions for their first two years following field training, after which time they can apply for any number of specialty assignments. These include SWAT, Bomb Squad, K-9, Motors, Detective, Vehicular Crimes, Training and others.

Open Positions

We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:

  • Police Officer Recruit
  • Arizona Lateral Officer
  • Out of State Lateral Officer

Applications currently being accepted through 2025. Monthly testing is ongoing. Click the button below to view upcoming test dates and begin your application.

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