Patrol Officer

Midland, TX
Midland County Sheriff's Office

Salary
$62,327.18 Annually

All applicants must hold a valid Texas Peace Officer License.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Patrols the county with emphasis on traffic safety, assisting public (stranded motorists, directions), answering complaints, safeguarding property, and enforcing laws and ordinances.
  • Arrests and books violators and completes paperwork and necessary reports associated with arrests and offenses.
  • Responds to emergency calls and routine complaints.
  • Investigates traffic accidents, civil disturbances, and crimes against persons and property.
  • Assists federal, state, local law enforcement officials with investigations and emergencies and assists or rescues individuals in need of aid.
  • Conducts searches of buildings, vehicles, outdoor areas, persons, and other objects to detect potential weapons, contraband, evidence, hazards, stolen property, or to find lost persons or objects for the purpose of seizing, investigating, and/or rescuing.
  • Executes warrants and serves subpoenas and civil papers.
  • Controls the scene of a traffic accident, takes reports, and directs traffic.
  • Oversees periodic vehicle maintenance and calculates monthly vehicle fuel logs.
  • Testifies in court as required.
  • Performs animal and varmint control and removes/relocates livestock from roads.
  • Transports mental patients and guards prisoners at hospitals.

Qualifications, Education, and/or experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Basic certification by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).