Lateral Entry Officer

The City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); Sur place; USD 89 000 - 93 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Longevity pay

Education incentive pay

Uniform maintenance allowance

Bilingual pay

Sick leave 15 days

Holidays 9

Family sick leave 7 days

Résumé du poste

The City of Fort Worth is seeking qualified police officers for lateral entry into the Fort Worth Police Department. Candidates must meet U.S.

citizenship, age cap, and Texas Peace Officer licensing requirements, with a 2-year active service minimum (30 sworn officers) and eligibility for TCOLE certification. Compensation ranges shown: $7,414 monthly ($88,976 annually) with 2–5 years’ experience, or $7,784 monthly ($93,415 annually) for 6+ years; plus longevity pay, education incentive pay,

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen at time of application.
• At hire, 2 years of active service in police/military with at least 30 sworn officers.
• Must have Texas Peace Officer License (TCOLE) by graduation if not already licensed.
• Must pass background, medical, psychological, polygraph, and PAT.

Formation

High school diploma or GED with 12 credit hours

Description du poste

$7,414/monthly* or $88,976/annually* for 2-5 years’ experience

$7,784/monthly* or $93,415/annually* for 6+ years’ experience

October 2, 2026 to November 1, 2026

Requirements:

• At the time of application, each applicant must either be actively employed or have been employed in the last 180 calendar days, and in good standing as a full-time paid police officer for a municipal, county, state or federal law enforcement agencies, or a law enforcement officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Navy. Federal and Military law enforcement officers must comply with TCOLE eligibility and the Fort Worth Police Lateral requirements. Each application will be reviewed for consideration into the hiring process.
• By the date of hire, Applicant must have a total of 2 years of active service for one or more municipal, county, state, federal, or military police law enforcement agencies that has at least 30 sworn police officers and handles a full array of police work (i.e., respond to all types of calls for law enforcement services).
• Applicants who work or worked for an agency that has fewer than 30 sworn police officers will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• All current police officer applicants being considered for the Lateral Entry Officers Academy must receive a Texas Peace Officer License by TCOLE, prior to graduation (if they do not already have a Texas license at the time of application) and to be eligible for the intermediate certificate prior to completing their academy course of study. For current police officers licensed out of state – Fort Worth Police will provide the required TCOLE courses and TCOLE exam.
• Each applicant will be required to pass a background investigation, medical examination, psychological examination, polygraph examination and physical assessment test (PAT).

Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen at the time of application.

Age: Applicants have not reached their 51st birthday by the date of hire.

License: Must present a valid driver’s license and possess an acceptable driving record.

Military Service: Must have never received a dishonorable discharge. A copy of your DD214-4 will be required.

Education: Must have a high school diploma, or a GED with at least 12 hours at an accredited institution of higher education.

Compensation in Addition to Base Pay

Longevity Pay: $4 per month per the number of years of service with the City of Fort Worth, up to 25 years.

Education Incentive pay: Up to $300 per month, depending on certification and/or degree held.

Uniforms: Periodic uniform maintenance allowance provided.

Bilingual pay: Up to $125 per month upon successful completion of the Language Proficiency Tests.

• Fifteen days sick leave
• Retirement fund
• Nine paid holidays
• Seven days family sick leave
• Educational and Certificate incentive pay
• Personal paid holidays
• Military leave
• Health and life insurance

*Approximate Amounts

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: 817-392-5591

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑based basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in The City of Fort Worth’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.