District Police, Patrol Officer

Austin Community College; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Community College is seeking a District Police Patrol Officer to provide safety and security across ACC campuses. You will perform duties of a licensed police officer within a college setting, coordinate with fellow officers, and assist with access control, incident reporting, and directing students, staff, and visitors.

Required Texas Peace Officer License, valid Texas Driver's license, and completion of an Accredited LEA program.

Qualifications

• Texas Peace Officer License and Valid Texas Driver's License.
• Must meet all Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education requirements for employment as a patrol officer.
• Ability to successfully complete criminal background check, drug screen, and psychological and physical examinations prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Performs all duties of a licensed police officer within the context of a college environment; coordinates and assists other officers.
• Writes and files daily logs, incident reports, issues parking permits, and citations.
• Provides faculty and staff, students and visitors, with information and directions.
• Opens and secures buildings and classrooms.
• Maintains departmental equipment and monitors college equipment inventory in routine patrols.

Skills

Emergency response

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Planning

Firearms handling

Vehicle operations

Report writing

Conflict mediation

Public safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

30 college credit hours

Job description

Job Posting Title: District Police, Patrol Officer

District Police, Patrol Officer

Job Description Summary

To provide safety and security to the students, faculty, staff, visitors, and property at Austin Community College campuses.

Job Description

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area. As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Description of Duties and Tasks

Performs all duties of a licensed police officer within the context of a college environment; coordinates and assists other officers. Writes and files daily logs, incident reports, issues parking permits, and citations. Provides faculty and staff, students and visitors, with information and directions. Opens and secures buildings and classrooms. Maintains departmental equipment and monitors college equipment inventory in routine patrols. Testifies on behalf of the college in all court proceedings as required. May be required to act as a lead police officer in orienting, training, or assisting other officers. Informs and works collaboratively with campus managers on all issues and operations related to campus safety and security, and to address identified campus needs and concerns.

Knowledge

Knowledge Texas Penal Code, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Texas Family Code, Texas Education Code, Texas Motor Vehicle Code, and Texas and National Criminal Information Centers (TCIC/NCIC) requirements. Current principles and practices related to safety and security. Investigative and interrogative procedures, and techniques and protocols for observation and memorization of critical details. Hazardous chemicals and materials, first aid, and CPR.

Skills

Maintaining an established work schedule, including some evenings, weekends. Required to respond to emergencies after hours, weekends, holidays, and during emergency closures. Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials. Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy. Effectively using organizational and planning skills. Care, maintenance, and safe operation of firearms and impact weapons. Interacting with people of different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. Reviewing and preparing narrative and statistical reports and records. Interpreting and applying rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Communicating with violators and mediating difficult situations. Operating motor vehicles during emergency, high-risk situations. Following and effectively communicating verbal and written instructions. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Technology Skills Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Required Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Required Education

• High school diploma or educational equivalent and successful completion of an Accredited Law Enforcement Agency Program.
• Preferred Education Thirty college credit hours.

Special Requirements

• Texas Peace Officer License and Valid Texas Drivers License.
• Must meet all Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education requirements for employment as a patrol officer.
• Ability to successfully complete criminal background check, drug screen, and psychological and physical examinations prior to employment.
• Past supervisors may be interviewed for a reference.

Physical Requirements

Work is performed in various environments. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and climbing. Required to restrain persons. May need to feel for objects texture, size, shape. Occasional lifting of objects up to 80 pounds. Perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels and able to receive detailed oral communication. Able to expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely, and may include yelling over noise and distance to be heard. Subject to physical harm such as with weapons and physical attacks. May be exposed to a variety of temperatures, noise, moving mechanical parts, communicable diseases, or chemicals. Specific vision abilities may include close vision, depth perception, distance vision, color vision, and ability to focus. Safety Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Salary Range (PG 6)

$57,802 - $72,251

Number of Openings

1

Job Posting Close Date

October 3, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting. Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information. For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr. You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail]). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

Come and Make a Difference with Us

Working at ACC offers you an opportunity to be a part of an organization that truly believes in its mission of promoting student success and improving communities. We invite you to learn, explore and experience the many ways ACC promotes individual development and improves the overall quality of life in a vibrant, multicultural community. ACC is looking for people who value open, responsible exchange of ideas, individuals committed to integrity and exemplary standards, and candidates that value personal and professional ownership that generates accountability. ACC offers career employment opportunities as staff, administrators, full-time faculty, and adjunct faculty. When applying for a position that requires a college degree or certification from an accredited institution, request from the awarding institution official transcripts and send them directly to: ACC Highland Business Center Attention: E.M. Breedlove, Employment Manager 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752. Photocopies or transcripts stamped "issued to student" are not accepted. Full-time faculty and staff employees who work in full-time and/or part-time positions at the college are eligible for ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D. ACC does not participate in Social Security. ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only). Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D.
• ACC does not participate in Social Security.
• ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only).
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Austin Community College (“ACC” or “College”) is an equal education and equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in employment at the college and access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), veteran status or military service, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes the prohibition of discrimination, including harassment, against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission. ACC will take steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.