Police Officer (TCOLE Certified)

Position Summary:

The purpose for this position is to protect and serve the City by enforcing laws, investigating criminal activities and arresting suspects. This is accomplished by patrolling within City limits, responding to complaints, enforcing traffic laws, apprehending and arresting suspects and writing reports. Other duties will include interfacing with other City employees and citizens. This position does not provide direction to other employees.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols within City limits and responds to complaints by operating patrol vehicle, responding to and investigating crimes, observing, reporting and acting upon conditions conducive to crime, inspecting businesses and private property for security purposes, checking suspicious persons and vehicles, pursuing normal and emergency response situations, resolving domestic disputes and arresting offenders.
• Enforces traffic laws by reporting traffic hazards, directing traffic flow, investigating accidents, issuing citations and assisting other officers on traffic
  stops.
• Writes reports by compiling detailed and pertinent information, preparing a variety of records on arrests, impounded property, accidents, offenses and damages to property and meeting with complainants.
• Apprehends and arrests suspects by pursuing and subduing suspects, searching suspects and prisoners, transporting them to jail and testifying in
  court.

Requirements:

• Over three years up to and including five years.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License, Texas Commission Law Enforcement Standards Education Basic Certificate.
• Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six months/one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency. Junior college, vocational, business, technical or correspondence schools are likely sources.
• Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.