Police Officer

About the role

The City of Fulshear is seeking a dedicated individual to join our dynamic and growing police department. We are committed to providing exceptional services to our residents and maintaining a high quality of life. As a Police Officer, you will play a crucial role in enforcing laws, rules, and regulations, and supporting local law enforcement and crime prevention activities.

Responsibilities

• Maintains constant vigilance for criminal activities, suspicious circumstances, and hazards to life or property, taking appropriate action as required.
• Enforces traffic laws and provides general traffic management in the event of accidents, disabled vehicles, or other dangerous situations occurring on City streets.
• Ars arrest, or assists in the arrest of, persons suspected of violations of law or ordinances, and does so with full compliance with the law, ordinances, and departmental policy.
• Mediates and/or negotiates conflicts and disagreements within the community.
• Presents testimony and evidence in municipal and county courts in traffic, civil, or criminal cases.
• Gathers information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining statements of victims, witnesses, suspects, and confidential informers.
• Transports prisoners to jails or other necessary facilities.
• Ensures assigned equipment and/or patrol unit is always properly secured.
• Assists with Police Department and City sponsored events including traffic and crowd control.
• Promotes positive department-community relations.
• Advocates public awareness for crime prevention, neighborhood watch, and other citizen programs.
• Travel to attend meetings, conferences, and training.
• Operate police vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
• Regular and consistent attendance for assigned work hours is required.
• Maintain a respectful, professional, and supportive position on all supervisory or administrative departmental decisions made.
• This position requires a flexible work schedule. Employee may be required to work shift work, weekends, holidays, and mandatory over-time as needed.

Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be a United States citizen.
• Must possess and maintain a valid State of Texas Driver’s License.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
• Must possess an active Police Officer Certification with Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).

Qualifications

• Ability to: Always remain alert and react quickly, calmly, and rationally in times of extreme stress.
• Enforce laws firmly, tactfully, and impartially.
• Reasonably defuse and handle confrontational and/or hostile individuals with the extent necessary.
• Communicate effectively with persons of all ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds.
• Interpret and apply State laws, City Ordinances, and City and departmental policies and procedures, and other regulations.
• Stay current regarding laws, technical developments, and legal procedures.
• Use and properly maintain all job-related equipment and other standard office equipment.
• Represent the City of Fulshear in a professional manner, with a positive attitude, providing information and services to the public and any other interested parties, according to departmental policies and procedures.
• Provide on the job training and/or mentorship for peers.
• Maintain proficiency and skill in the use of firearms and physical defense tactics.
• Communicate effectively utilizing the English language in written and oral communication.
• Resolve public concerns within department standards, State law, and policies and procedures.
• Resolve problems or situations requiring the exercise of sound judgment.
• Maintain a professional attitude and always demonstrate strong ethics.
• Develop skill in the operation of a patrol vehicle and other law enforcement equipment.
• Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with supervisors, peers, other City employees, and the public.
• Perform all physical requirements of the position with or without accommodation.

Skills

• Ability to enforce laws firmly, tactfully, and impartially.
• Ability to communicate effectively with persons of all ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds.
• Ability to interpret and apply State laws, City Ordinances, and City and departmental policies and procedures, and other regulations.
• Ability to stay current regarding laws, technical developments, and legal procedures.
• Ability to use and properly maintain all job-related equipment and other standard office equipment.
• Ability to represent the City of Fulshear in a professional manner, with a positive attitude, providing information and services to the public and any other interested parties, according to departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to provide on the job training and/or mentorship for peers.
• Ability to maintain proficiency and skill in the use of firearms and physical defense tactics.
• Ability to communicate effectively utilizing the English language in written and oral communication.
• Ability to resolve public concerns within department standards, State law, and policies and procedures.
• Ability to resolve problems or situations requiring the exercise of sound judgment.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude and always demonstrate strong ethics.
• Ability to develop skill in the operation of a patrol vehicle and other law enforcement equipment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with supervisors, peers, other City employees, and the public.
• Ability to perform all physical requirements of the position with or without accommodation.

Benefits

The City of Fulshear provides a comprehensive, cost-effective health and welfare package that includes:

• Medical insurance through BlueCross BlueShield.
• Dental insurance through Blue Cross BlueShield.
• Vision insurance through EyeMed.
• Flexible Spending Options (HRA and HSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Retirement plans through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS).
• Deferred Compensation plans.

Pay

The starting salary for this position is [insert starting salary]. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This position requires a flexible work schedule. Employee may be required to work shift work, weekends, holidays, and mandatory over-time as needed.