Job Description - Part Time Detective (235 Days) Multiple Positions (25000041)
Description
- Patrol assigned campus(es) and/or patrol routes walking or driving within district jurisdiction.
- Respond to all calls from campus(es) concerning crisis situations, accidents, and reports of crime.
- Investigate all criminal offenses that occur within district's jurisdiction.
- Collect and preserve evidence for criminal investigations including witness statements and physical evidence.
- Conduct criminal investigations, interview suspects, gather and secure evidence, conduct surveillance, develop informants, obtain search warrants, and apprehend violators.
- Process crime scenes; take photographs and make sketches of the crime scenes; maintain the chain of custody and records actions taken on the scene.
- Locate and interview witnesses, suspects, and victims.
- Perform background and criminal history investigations; make arrests.
- Prepare affidavits for arrest and search warrants; obtain appropriate court orders; execute warrants.
- Provide testimony for court hearings, grand juries, and depositions.
- Maintain photo, fingerprint, criminal, and related files.
- Prepare daily, special, and periodic reports on arrests, activities, and cases.
- Perform public relations tasks such as speaking to groups and responding to citizens' requests for information or complaints.
- Serve on task forces and as a liaison with other police departments and law enforcement agencies.
- Complete assigned health and safety courses to create a safe work environment.
- Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
- Limited supervision
- Under the directions of the Police Captain
Qualifications
- Required High School Diploma or GED
- Required Texas Peace Officer License issued by Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCOLE)
- Required Valid Texas Driver’s License and a record that meets the District’s standard
- Required some experience in law enforcement including experience in criminal investigation
- Must be able to work independently
- General knowledge of criminal investigation, police report writing, and criminal laws
- General knowledge of modern police methods and procedures
- General knowledge of geography of City and the location of important buildings
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
- Training and ability to subdue offenders, including use of firearms, handcuffs, and operation of automobile
- Bonded as required by Texas Education Code §37.081(h)
- Ability to pass required physical, psychiatric, and drug tests
- Aptitude to work well with youth and adults
- Must be able to maintain emotional control under stress
- Required to work any shift hours or assigned function, including weekends and holidays; no schedule is considered permanent to include days off and may be changed to meet the needs of the department
- Must comply with hiring standards set forth in the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCOLE) for Peace Officer licensing to include all hiring requirements as prescribed by the District and the Police and Security Services Department
- Possession of physical agility and endurance; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, community leaders, local business owners, other legal and law enforcement personnel.