PT Police Officer (Bailiff/Warrants)

About the role

The Patrol Officer is responsible for various duties to fulfill the Police Department’s mission. All duties must be performed effectively, efficiently, and safely to foster the public's confidence and trust.

Responsibilities

• Support functions dealing with the collection of fines and clearance of warrants and commitments issued by the Town of Little Elm Municipal Court judge.
• Provide law enforcement assistance to the court to ensure that all legal processes issued to the department are executed in an efficient, timely manner as mandated by law.
• Serve as court bailiff and have additional duties within the Community Services Division.
• Collect and report criminal intelligence information.
• Conduct building searches for suspects.
• Conduct elderly/disabled citizen checks.
• Conduct jail check duties when prisoners occupy the city jail.
• Conduct jail transfers of prisoners to or from the city jail and other agencies.

Requirements

• Must be a United States citizen.
• Must possess an active Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Police Officer license.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent certificate.
• Must be able to proficiently read and write the English language and pass a 12th grade Reading/Writing proficiency and comprehension test.
• Must have demonstrated a positive work history and attendance record.
• Must possess and maintain a good credit history and financial record.
• Must meet health standards not to pose a risk to the health or safety of others in the workplace or to persons they come into contact with while performing required duties.
• Must possess adequate vision and pass the department vision tests.
• Must maintain 20/20 corrected vision and 20/200 uncorrected.
• Must possess a Basic Peace Officer Certification from T.C.O.L.E.
• Must possess a valid Texas Class C driver’s License.
• Completion of TCOLE approved Court Room Security Training within 6 months.

Qualifications

• Must be able to comprehend and carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to formulate and employ appropriate courses of action when no specific role or procedure has been established.
• Must be able to supply reasoning skills to investigate crimes or events successfully.
• Must be able to supply theory-based instructions/training to actual situations.
• Must possess sufficient memory capacity to remember various information types necessary to carry out their duties successfully.
• Must be able to assess a person’s intentions, behavior, and emotional state to make appropriate reactive and proactive decisions and responses.
• Must be able to tolerate many types of stress without medication.
• Must be able to make appropriate decisions regarding the fight-or-flight psychological response.
• Must be able to control their emotions in the face of divergent interpersonal or life-threatening and traumatic situations.
• Adequately maneuver a patrol vehicle at high rates of speed in traffic or confined areas while using all vehicle equipment, day and night, in all weather conditions.
• Exit their vehicle quickly (less than 5 seconds) and stand or assume positions wherein the vehicle is used for cover.
• Engage in physical combat using defensive and offensive tactics; overcome and apprehend violently resistive people, and properly use the baton, handcuffs, mace or spray, and riot gear.
• Rescue victims from danger, assess victim’s physical condition, and deliver CPR and first aid.
• Pursue individuals outdoors in all terrains with sudden short durations of 100 yards or longer up to five (5) minutes.
• Climb stairs, surmount fences or walls.
• Conduct searches or manhunts for three (3) hours or more over distances of at least two (2) miles.
• Safely operate their duty weapon with accuracy from standing, kneeling, prone positions and while moving on foot.

Skills

• Ability to comprehend and carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to formulate and employ appropriate courses of action when no specific role or procedure has been established.
• Ability to supply reasoning skills to investigate crimes or events successfully.
• Ability to supply theory-based instructions/training to actual situations.
• Sufficient memory capacity to remember various information types necessary to carry out their duties successfully.
• Ability to assess a person’s intentions, behavior, and emotional state to make appropriate reactive and proactive decisions and responses.
• Tolerance for many types of stress without medication.
• Appropriate decision-making regarding the fight-or-flight psychological response.
• Control of emotions in the face of divergent interpersonal or life-threatening and traumatic situations.
• Adequate maneuvering of a patrol vehicle at high rates of speed in traffic or confined areas while using all vehicle equipment, day and night, in all weather conditions.
• Quickness to exit their vehicle quickly (less than 5 seconds) and stand or assume positions wherein the vehicle is used for cover.
• Ability to engage in physical combat using defensive and offensive tactics; overcome and apprehend violently resistive people, and properly use the baton, handcuffs, mace or spray, and riot gear.
• Ability to rescue victims from danger, assess victim’s physical condition, and deliver CPR and first aid.
• Ability to pursue individuals outdoors in all terrains with sudden short durations of 100 yards or longer up to five (5) minutes.
• Ability to climb stairs, surmount fences or walls.
• Ability to conduct searches or manhunts for three (3) hours or more over distances of at least two (2) miles.
• Ability to safely operate their duty weapon with accuracy from standing, kneeling, prone positions and while moving on foot.

Benefits

This position is part-time and is ineligible for benefits. The maximum hours to be worked is 29 hours per week.

Pay

The pay for this position is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible and will be determined based on department needs and availability.