Certified Police Officer

JOB SUMMARY

The Town of Prosper is currently accepting applications for:

CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICER
(Out of State Included)

**Lateral Entry- Up to Step #5 - $87,771 -DOQ**
Effective: 10/1/2024
Entry Test Waived for Lateral Transferred Officers

Salary Range: $75,905 - $93,704

Annual Step Increases
Intermediate Police Officers Certification Pay-$600.00 per year
Advance Police Officer Certification Pay-$960.00 per year
Master's Police Officer Certification Pay-$1500.00 per year
Night Shift Differential Pay
Retirement Benefits (TMRS), 2-to-1 Match
Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits Effective Within the First 35 days of Employment
Tuition Reimbursement
Wellness Benefits
Training & Continuing Education Opportunities

LATERAL ENTRY AVAILABLE UP TO STEP #5 - DOQ
Effective 10/1/2024
Step 1: $75,905
Step 2: $78,872
Step 3: $81,838
Step 4: $84,805
Step 5: $87,771
Step 6: $90,738
Step 7: $93,704

2024-2025 Compensation Plan .

Qualifications:

• Possession of a valid Peace Officer License/Certification in the United States.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Acting under the general supervision of a police sergeant. This position performs law enforcement and crime prevention work; to control traffic flow and enforce State and local traffic regulations; to perform investigative work and other special assignments; and to perform a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of the Department. This is a sworn position.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Essential Functions:

• Patrol a designated area of the Town to preserve law and order, discover and prevent the commission of crimes, and enforce traffic and other laws and ordinances.
• Answer calls and complaints involving automobile accidents, misdemeanors and felonies.
• Respond to general public service calls including domestic disturbances, civil complaints, property control, and related incidents.
• Collect, process, photograph and present evidence using scientific techniques including fingerprints, fibers, blood, and related physical evidence.
• Check buildings for physical security.
• Serve as Field Training Officer as assigned; train new officers on departmental policies, procedures and activities.
• Enforce traffic laws and ordinances; issue warnings and citations; direct traffic at fire, special events, and other emergency or congested situations.
• Conduct investigations of private property, non-injury, serious injury and fatality traffic accidents; conduct traffic accident analyses and general traffic surveys.
• Conduct a variety of criminal investigations involving crimes against persons and property, auto theft, white-collar crime, and narcotics; gather evidence and prepare cases for prosecution.
• Identify suspects; conduct interviews and interrogations; apprehend and arrest offenders.
• Contact and interview victims and witnesses; preserve and investigate crime scenes.
• Conduct covert, undercover investigations as assigned.
• Contact and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in matters relating to the apprehension of offenders and the investigation of offenses.
• Maintain contact with citizens regarding potential law enforcement problems and preserve good relationships with the general public; take an active role in areas of public education and relative to crime and crime prevention.
• May assist with a variety of special projects, as assigned, including intoxyilizer testing, accident reconstruction, and water rescues.
• May assist with the testing of weapons; may participate in reloading ammunition.
• Assist in the performance of special investigative and crime prevention duties as required.
• Prepare reports on arrests made, activities performed and unusual incidents observed.
• Prepare and deliver a variety of presentations concerning law enforcement, crime, and crime prevention if assigned; serve as the liaison between the Police Department and the public concerning crime and its prevention if assigned.
• Make arrests as necessary; interview victims, complainants and witnesses; interrogate suspects; gather and preserve evidence; testify and present evidence in court.
• Serve warrants within the department and with outside agencies; remain current on laws and procedures required for processing warrants.
• Assist with the conduct of community presentations and instruct assigned classes.
• Must be able to work any shift, as needed, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to meet the needs of the Department, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Maintain Town facilities, vehicles and equipment as required.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Successfully complete a one year probationary period, which includes field training and related.

Other Important Duties:

• Traffic laws and regulations.
• Basic function of a public safety operation.
• Criminal law and criminal procedure with particular reference to the apprehension, arrest and custody of persons committing misdemeanors and felonies, including rules of evidence pertaining to the seizure and preservation of evidence in traffic and criminal cases.
• Police methods and procedures including patrol, crime prevention, traffic control, investigation and identification techniques.
• Offensive and defensive weapons nomenclature and theory.
• Self defense tactics and proper use of force.
• Interviewing and interrogation techniques.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to:

• Analyze situations quickly and objectively, and determine and take emergency action.
• Learn the operation of standard equipment and facilities required in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Use, care for and qualify with firearms.
• Prepare accurate and grammatically correct written reports.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Meet the physical requirements established by the Department.
• Think and act quickly in emergencies and judge situations and people accurately.
• Understand and interpret laws and regulations.
• Use standard broadcasting procedures of a police radio system.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to walk, stand and sit.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to meet and maintain minimum physical standards as outlined by department policy.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly works in outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

This job description is not an employment agreement, contact agreement, or contract. Management has exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The selection and hiring process for a Police Officer will involve the following steps:

• Submit a fully COMPLETED initial application (resume will not be accepted in-lieu of)
• Completion of the department's Personal History Statement packet (including the submission of any required or requested documents)
• Completion of an extensive Background Investigation
• Complete a departmental Oral Review Board
• Complete a Police Chief Interview
• Complete a Psychological Assessment from a department designated Psychologist (required only if break in service exceeds 180 days)
• Complete the department's Physical Agility Test/Worksteps
• Complete a Town designated medical exam and/or subsequent required testing to assure fitness for duty.
• Successfully pass a Town designated Drug Screen

Only qualified applicants will move to the next step after successful completion of the previous step. The entire process may take approximately 2 months.
DISQUALIFIERS:

• An incomplete, falsified or omissions found on initial application.
• An incomplete, falsified or omissions found in the Personal History Statement/packet.
• Conviction or admission of any felony.
• Conviction of any Class A or B misdemeanor in the past 10 years.
• Conviction or admission of any illegal drug use within the past 5 years, or use of marijuana within the past 2 years.
• Conviction of family violence within the past 10 years.
• Dishonorable or other than other than honorable discharge from the military. (Misconduct related discharges will not be accepted.)
• Being prohibited by State or Federal law from operation of a motor vehicle.
• Having ever used substances to include, but not limited to: LSD, PCP, Cocaine, Methamphetamine or any other similar type of substances.
• Having ever been convicted of the misdemeanor offense of indecent exposure or delivery of any amount of marijuana with or without remuneration.
• Having been convicted of 4 or more hazardous traffic violations within 12 months preceding date of application.
• Having been convicted of 7 or more hazardous traffic violations within 24 months preceding date of application.

This job description is not an employment agreement, contact agreement, or contract. Management has exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

The intent of this position description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbent(s) in this position. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties in this description and incumbent(s) may be required to perform position-related tasks other than those specifically listed in this description.

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• Town of Prosper

• 972-569-2640

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