Civilian Reserve/Volunteer
Salary : $0.00 Annually
Location : Statewide, AZ
Job Type : Reserve
Job Number : 5082-24E-01
Division : Various
Opening Date : 01 / 01 / 2024
Closing Date : 12 / 31 / 2024 11 : 59 PM Arizona
Summary Statement
We offer many opportunities for citizens to help make our state an even better place to live. Consider sharing your most precious gift your time.
Whatever you can spare, a few hours a week, or several hours a day, we need your help! Civilian volunteers provide technical and administrative support in a wide variety of areas.
This is a volunteer position and is unpaid. Select APPLY to complete a generic application. See job titles below for specific information about the volunteer opportunities.
Essential Functions (not intended to be all inclusive)
NOTE : All volunteers must successfully complete an interview, background investigation, a polygraph examination, and a drug-screening.
See minimum requirements for specific volunteer descriptions below.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
Volunteer duties may vary depending on your interest and desired level of involvement. The Department of Public Safety offers a broad range of volunteer opportunities, including but not limited to :
- must meet minimum requirements)
- Highway Motorist Assistant
- Office Assistant Volunteer
- Security Receptionist
Marketing Specialist (web development)
Minimum Qualifications
Civilian reserves must be at least 18 years of age, residents of the state of Arizona, and citizens of the U.S.
A summary of the Arizona Department of Public Safety Benefits is linked
In an effort to expedite your application, if you have interviewed with or have spoken with a specific DPS employee regarding this application / opportunity, please provide their name here.
Enter N / A if this does not apply.
While most of the volunteer opportunites are located in the Phoenix area, several positions are available statewide. Please indicate which area(s) you are most interested in volunteering.
- Phoenix Area
- East Valley
- West Valley
- Tucson Area
- Flagstaff Area
Based on the volunteer opportunities listed, please indicate the position(s) you are interested in. See the job descriptions under Essential Functions for additional information.
- Chaplain
- Community Engagement Program Volunteer
- Intern (no job description)
- Highway Motorist Assistant
- Office Assistant Volunteer
- Marketing Specialist
- Security Receptionist
- Scientific Analysis Bureau
- Technology / CyberSecurity
- CDTF / HIDTA (by invitation only)
Please describe your specific skills, knowledge and abilities which meet the minimum qualifications outlined in the job description for each position you selected.
Have you ever been employed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, in any capacity?
If you answered yes to the question above, please enter your badge #.
Are you at least 18 years of age?
Are you legally entitled to work in the United States?
Are you a citizen of the United States?
Are you a state of Arizona resident?
Are you currently enrolled in college?
If you are currently enrolled in college, are you seeking an internship through this application? If yes, for which semester?
List also the name of your internship coordinator and college. NOTE : There is no guarantee of an internship and if selected, the background process can take up to 10 or more weeks.
If you are seeking a college internship, please select the unit which represents your degree program.NOTE : Internships are non-paid
- Accounting / Finance
- Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center - ACTIC
- Cyber Security - ACTIC
- Highway Patrol Division
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Marketing / Media
- Scientific Analysis Bureau - Crime Lab
- Other
- Not Applicable
Are you a reserve or employed with the Arizona National Guard?
If you are applying for CDTF, are you on military orders assigned to HIDTA?
Not Applicable
If you are assigned to the HIDTA, are you now employed with a local agency? e.g, City of Phx, Tucson PD, etc.
Not Applicable
If you are currently employed with a participating agency, list the agency name here and include date of last background / clearance process. Otherwise, N / A.
I have read, understand, and agree to the requirements and working conditions associated with this volunteer (non-paid) classification.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or an offense which would be a felony if committed in the state of Arizona?
Have you ever sold, produced, cultivated, or transported marijuana, or any other illegal drug, for sale?
Select the option which indicates your usage of any dangerous drug, illegal narcotic or vaporous substance NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition or used in a bona fide religious ceremony since turning 21 years of age.
Does not include marijuana or heroin.)
- None
- 1 time
- 2 - 3 times
- 4 - 5 times
- 6 - 8 times
- More than 8 times
Select the option which indicates your usage of any dangerous drug, illegal narcotic or vaporous substance NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition or used in a bona fide religious ceremony within the last seven (7) years.
Does not include marijuana or heroin.)
- None
- 1 time
- 2 - 3 times
- 4 - 5 times
- 6 - 8 times
- More than 8 times
Select the option which indicates your usage of any dangerous drug, illegal narcotic or vaporous substance NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition or used in a bona fide religious ceremony during your lifetime.
Does not include marijuana or heroin.)
- None
- 1 time
- 2 - 3 times
- 4 - 5 times
- 6 - 8 times
- More than 8 times
Please select the option below which details your heroin usage over your lifetime.
- None
- 1 - 5 times
- 6 - 10 times
- 11 - 20 times
- 21 - 30 times
- More than 30 times
Please select the option below which details any marijuana usage (e.g., THC extracts, cannabis, hashish, or marijuana extracts) legally or illegally within the last two (2) years.
- None
- 1 - 5 times
- 6 - 10 times
- 11 - 20 times
- 21 - 30 times
- More than 30 times
Please select the option below which details any Adderall or similar drug usage within the last three (3) years NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition.
- None
- 1 - 5 times
- 6 - 10 times
- 11 - 20 times
- 21 - 30 times
- More than 30 times
Please select the option below which details any steroid or similar drug usage within the last three (3) years NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition.
- None
- 1 - 5 times
- 6 - 10 times
- 11 - 20 times
- 21 - 30 times
- More than 30 times
Required Question