Part Time Detective (235 Days) Multiple Positions

Responsibilities

• Respond to all calls from campus(es) concerning crisis situations, accidents, and reports of crime.
• Investigate all criminal offenses that occur within district's jurisdiction.
• Collect and preserve evidence for criminal investigations including witness statements and physical evidence.
• Conducts criminal investigations, interviews suspects, gathers and secures evidence, conducts surveillance, develops informants, obtains search warrants, and apprehends violators.
• Processes crime scenes; takes photographs and makes sketches of the crime scenes; maintains the chain of custody and records actions taken on the scene.
• Locates and interviews witnesses, suspects, and victims.
• Performs background and criminal history investigations; makes arrests.
• Prepares affidavits for arrest and search warrants; obtains appropriate court orders; executes warrants.
• Provides testimony for court hearings, grand juries, and depositions.
• Maintains photo, fingerprint, criminal, and related files.
• Prepares daily, special, and periodic reports on arrests, activities, and cases.
• Performs public relations tasks such as speaking to groups and responding to citizens' requests for information or complaints.
• Serves on task forces and as a liaison with other police departments and law enforcement agencies.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Texas Peace Officer License issued by Texas Commission on Law Enforcement OfficerStandards and Education (TCOLE)
• Valid Texas Driver’s License and a record that meets the District’s standard
• Some experience in law enforcement including experience in criminal investigation
• Aptitude to work well with youth and adults
• Ability to pass required physical, psychiatric, and drug tests
• Comply with hiring standards set forth in the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement OfficerStandards and Education (TCOLE) for Peace Officer licensing
• Possession of physical agility and endurance

Qualifications

• General knowledge of criminal investigation, police report writing, and criminal laws
• General knowledge of modern police method and procedures
• General knowledge of geography of City and the location of important buildings
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions

Skills

• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, community leaders, local business owners, other legal and law enforcement agencies

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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