Police Officer
$67,000–$67,000 year
On-siteFair Oaks Ranch, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Conduct daily patrols through neighborhoods and businesses, responding to calls for service and emergencies while maintaining visible community presence. Execute thorough investigations, gather and document evidence, and adhere to court testimony standards. Interpret and apply federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and departmental policies accurately during rapidly evolving situations. Operate emergency vehicles, use firearms and defensive tactics, and employ de-escalation strategies to resolve conflicts. Maintain physical endurance, agility, and firearms qualifications while building cooperative relationships with community members, peers, and other agencies. Collaborate with team members during briefings and uphold departmental values of integrity and professionalism.
Required Qualifications
- Solid foundation in federal, state, and local criminal and traffic laws, as well as TABC regulations
- Proficiency in law enforcement practices, patrol operations, and investigative techniques
- Adeptness at evidence collection, documentation, and adhering to court testimony standards
- Ability to interpret and apply laws impartially
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to make sound decisions in rapidly evolving situations
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Physical endurance
- Agility
- Meeting established firearms qualifications
- Knowledge of departmental policies, rules, and reporting procedures
- Safe use, operation, and maintenance of vehicles, firearms, and specialized equipment
- Ability to interpret and apply laws, ordinances, and departmental policies accurately and impartially
- Ability to gather, assemble, analyze, and evaluate facts and evidence while drawing logical conclusions
- Ability to demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work
- Ability to model professionalism and departmental values for new officers and cadets
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to build positive working relationships with community members, peers, and supervisors
- Meeting and maintaining established standards of physical endurance, agility, and vision requirements as set by the department
- Meeting and maintaining established firearms qualification standards as set by the department
- Operation of emergency vehicles and response equipment under pressure or rapidly evolving emergency conditions
- Use of firearms, defensive tactics, and non-lethal control techniques
- Report writing documentation and record management systems
- Conflict resolution and de-escalation strategies
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relations with other law enforcement agencies, judicial officials, and the general public
- Ability to analyze situations, adopt a quick, effective, and reasonable course of action
- Establishing and maintaining trust through ethical and community-focused policing
- Successful completion of a background check
- Successful completion of a drug screening
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