Police Officer Reserve

Purpose

This position supplements the ongoing activities of the department and enforces federal, state, and local laws to protect citizens. It involves responding to general and critical incidents, patrolling geographical limits, responding to crime scenes, processing information, preparing reports, and identifying, restraining, and transporting suspects.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned geographical areas and enforces laws and regulations by observing areas, responding to calls, enforcing traffic laws, issuing citations, conducting security checks and surveillance, gathering information from the public or callers, interviewing callers, and making arrests.
• Completes rescue functions by directing traffic, administering first aid, assisting victims, and assisting with evacuations.
• Investigates accidents by interviewing witnesses, clearing vehicles and debris from roadways, completing reports, and assisting other departments as necessary.
• Prevents crime by meeting with the public, discussing crime topics and prevention techniques, enforcing speed limits, and writing citations to violators.
• Responds to calls, disturbances, or crime scenes and completes processes by documenting incidents, mediating disputes, advising witnesses of rights, interviewing witnesses, gathering evidence, preserving crime scenes, arresting, transporting and booking prisoners, completing reports, compiling statistics, and gathering information for further investigations.
• Completes follow up activities by submitting reports, testifying in court, serving warrants, transferring prisoners, and assisting in special investigations and crime prevention activities.
• Performs prisoner transport from the DeSoto Regional Jail to Dallas County Jail two to four times a week beginning at 6 a.m. for approximately 4 hours each time.
• Performs other assigned duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: As required for TCOLE Certification
• Experience: Five Years of experience as a police officer

Supplemental Information

• Knowledge: Of the local, state, and federal statutes, law enforcement rules, and the court system
• Skills: In the operation and use of standard office software which includes databases and presentation programs, along with standard Microsoft products; ability to analyze and interpret laws, rules, regulations, standards and policies; effective communication, both verbally and in writing, with co-workers, the public, and elected and appointed officials

Benefits

No benefits available for this position.

Application Instructions

01 Do you have a minimum of five years of experience as a Police Officer?

Yes

02 List your date of hire as a certified Police Officer?

Required