Lateral Transfer Police Officer

Summary

Starting Pay: $40.6085 per hour up to $48.4957 per hour

About the role

The Waco Police Department seeks experienced Police Officers to join the WPD family. Under basic supervision, patrols, investigates, responds to calls for service, enforces laws, prevents crimes and assists the general public.

Responsibilities

• Enforces state and federal laws and City regulations
• Identifies, prevents, and terminates unlawful activities using experience and technical training
• Identifies, pursues and arrests suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts
• Performs work according to WPD policies to enforce laws, preserve peace, maintain order, solve problems, respond to requests for service and promote crime prevention through community policing
• Responds to incidents, accidents and calls for service
• Initiates basic investigations and coordinates responses with regional law enforcement and emergency services agencies
• Patrols City to preserve the peace, enforce the law, control vehicular traffic and prevent and detect misconduct, misdemeanors, felonies and other law violations
• Intervenes to ensure the safety of residents in mental health crisis
• Investigates and renders assistance at crime and accident scenes
• Serves and protects the community
• Works with citizens to address the issues of safety, crime, and neighborhood disorder
• Conducts security checks, responds to citizen complaints and treats residents with courtesy and respect
• Performs crime investigation and analysis
• Serves and protects the community through mediation, investigation, intervention, assistance and arrest
• Preserves the peace of the community through mediation, investigation, intervention, assistance and arrest
• Utilizes all lawful means to improve the quality of life by recognizing and resolving problems
• Works with specialized functions in areas of expertise, including general and specialized training, K-9, SWAT, community outreach, crime prevention, event security, warrant service, computer systems, armory and other special enforcement, assessment, surveillance, intervention, investigative and inter-agency teams
• Prepares accurate and detailed reports and required paperwork
• Maintains the integrity, professionalism, values and goals of the Police Department by assuring that all rules and regulations are followed, and that accountability and public trust are preserved
• Able to testify in court proceedings
• Maintains a level of physical fitness to meet Department standards
• May be required to respond on off days or non-scheduled holidays, in the event of a departmental or Citywide emergency
• Operates department vehicles to patrol the City for criminal activity, suspicious behavior, and safety hazards
• Responds to emergency calls related to crimes in progress, traffic accidents, medical emergencies, and dangerous situations
• Enforce traffic laws
• Transport individuals to appropriate facilities

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent and Successful completion of Police Academy training
• Two (2) years continuous experience as a paid full-time police officer
• Must be a United States Citizen

Qualifications

• Valid Texas Driver's License
• Peace Officer’s License
• Certification from Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)

Skills

• Experience enforcing state and federal laws and City regulations
• Technical training in identifying and preventing unlawful activities
• Experience pursuing and arresting suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts
• Ability to perform work according to WPD policies to enforce laws, preserve peace, maintain order, solve problems, respond to requests for service and promote crime prevention through community policing
• Ability to respond to incidents, accidents and calls for service
• Ability to initiate basic investigations and coordinate responses with regional law enforcement and emergency services agencies
• Ability to patrol City to preserve the peace, enforce the law, control vehicular traffic and prevent and detect misconduct, misdemeanors, felonies and other law violations
• Ability to intervene to ensure the safety of residents in mental health crisis
• Ability to investigate and render assistance at crime and accident scenes
• Ability to serve and protect the community
• Ability to work with citizens to address the issues of safety, crime, and neighborhood disorder
• Ability to conduct security checks, respond to citizen complaints and treat residents with courtesy and respect
• Ability to perform crime investigation and analysis
• Ability to serve and protect the community through mediation, investigation, intervention, assistance and arrest
• Ability to preserve the peace of the community through mediation, investigation, intervention, assistance and arrest
• Ability to utilize all lawful means to improve the quality of life by recognizing and resolving problems
• Ability to work with specialized functions in areas of expertise, including general and specialized training, K-9, SWAT, community outreach, crime prevention, event security, warrant service, computer systems, armory and other special enforcement, assessment, surveillance, intervention, investigative and inter-agency teams
• Ability to prepare accurate and detailed reports and required paperwork
• Ability to maintain the integrity, professionalism, values and goals of the Police Department by assuring that all rules and regulations are followed, and that accountability and public trust are preserved
• Ability to testify in court proceedings
• Ability to maintain a level of physical fitness to meet Department standards
• Ability to respond on off days or non-scheduled holidays, in the event of a departmental or Citywide emergency
• Ability to operate department vehicles to patrol the City for criminal activity, suspicious behavior, and safety hazards
• Ability to respond to emergency calls related to crimes in progress, traffic accidents, medical emergencies, and dangerous situations
• Ability to enforce traffic laws
• Ability to transport individuals to appropriate facilities

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$40.6085 per hour up to $48.4957 per hour

Schedule

N/A