Police Officer - Certified Only

About the role

The City of Murphy Police Department seeks to add a Certified Police Officer to its dynamic team. The position involves providing crime prevention and law enforcement services for the City through proactive patrol, preliminary investigations, and traffic control duties.

Responsibilities

• Patrols a specific beat to promote public safety and enhance the quality of life in assigned area
• Promotes a positive image in performing community-policing duties (community meetings, problem solving resources, etc.)
• Conducts crime analysis and coordination with other shifts and divisions, such as CID
• Regularly reviews crime trends as indicated on the PD’s call tracking software, such as Crime Reports, and develops tactics and programs to respond to identified trends and hot spots
• Responds to calls for police service (disturbances, burglaries, prowlers, suspicious persons, etc.) and takes necessary action
• Secures crime scenes and arrests suspect(s) in criminal offenses of various types and levels
• Directs traffic, enforces traffic laws, both state laws and city ordinances, issues citations and warnings, verbal or written, and investigates crashes
• Completes crash reports including making appropriate diagrams of crash scenes and takes enforcement action as indicated via on-scene traffic crash investigation
• Completes patrol, offense and arrest reports
• Conducts in-field investigations of alleged criminal and non-criminal activities
• Affords assistance in conducting criminal investigations
• Guards and transports prisoners
• Tests as a witness in court (traffic and criminal offenses)
• Operates and maintains a police vehicle and duty related equipment
• Attends training activities and receives classroom and field instruction in job related subjects to enhance and improve skills and abilities and meets all mandated training requirements as specified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for the maintenance of a licensed peace officer
• Stores, tags, and logs evidence and recovered property
• Reports any unsafe, hazardous, or perilous conditions to proper authority
• Adheres to the personnel, safety and departmental policies, procedures, and Administrative Orders

Requirements

• High School diploma or G.E.D required
• Must be 20 years and 180 days of age at the time of application
• Must be licensed, or licensable without delay, by date of appointment as a peace officer in the state of Texas through TCOLE
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must currently possess a valid Texas Class C Driver's License without restrictions (except "A") required by date of appointment - driving record must be in compliance with City policy

Qualifications

• Must pass a drug screen and/or pre-employment job performance assessment
• Must work flexible hours and accept on-call duty and call out status
• Must pass a polygraph examination and a psychological evaluation
• Must be able to pass a background check on previous employment; motor vehicle record check; physical fitness test

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits package
• Retirement program (TMRS) with 2:1 City match
• 3 weeks of Vacation and Sick leave per year (with additional accruals after 5 years of service).
• 14 paid holidays
• City-paid Life Insurance at 1x your annual salary up to $100K
• City-paid disability insurance
• $7 Longevity pay
• Education Assistance Program
• Ongoing training and professional growth opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Childcare assistance
• A positive and collaborative work environment

Pay

Police Pay Plan Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 875,332.9377,969.5880,698.5283,522.9786,446.2789,471.8992,603.4195,844.53

Schedule

• MUST accept on-call duty status and call-out status and work flexible hours to include all shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays

Examples of Duties

Not specified

Supplemental Information

• Special Requirements Must pass a drug screen and/or pre-employment job performance assessment
• Required to work flexible hours and accept on-call duty and call out status
• Must pass a polygraph examination and a psychological evaluation
• Must be able to pass a background check on previous employment; motor vehicle record check; physical fitness test

Required Questions

• Do you have a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)?
• Are you at least 20 years and 180 days of age at the time of application?
• Are you currently licensed as a peace officer in the state of Texas through TCOLE?
• Are you a citizen of the United States of America?
• Do you currently possess a valid Texas Class C Driver's License without restrictions (except "A") required by date of appointment? (Note: Your driving record must be in compliance with City policy)