Position Summary:

Under general supervision, to perform law enforcement and crime prevention work for the protection of life and property; to maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, protect life and property within the city by performing a combination of duties: suppressant crime patrol, directing traffic, enforcing State and Local Traffic laws, investigating traffic accidents, preparing and serving warrants, processing both juveniles and adults, protecting and processing crime scenes; and to perform general and specific assignments from superior officers in accordance with established rules and procedures. Follow court procedures for municipal, county and district courts.

Essential Functions:

• Effectively deal with unpleasant situations, irate or disturbed individuals or victims, or gruesome crime scenes.
• Ability to think quickly, maintain self-control, and adapt quickly and effectively to stressful situations.
• Operate basic police equipment (including but not limited to cameras, recorders, radar, personal computer, and laptop).
• Take command of scenes and restore the peace.

Requirements:

Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment;
Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver’s license without record of suspension or revocation in the State of Texas within 30 days.
Felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories within the past seven years are not allowed.
U.S. citizen.
Must be able to read and write the English language.
Must be of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits.
At minimum hold a Basic Peace Officers License from Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
High school diploma.

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