Police Officer

Rockwall Police Department; Rockwall (TX); In loco; USD 56.000 - 68.000; Tempo pieno

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City of Rockwall Police Department is seeking a Police Officer in Rockwall, TX. The role involves patrol, responding to incidents, interviewing witnesses and suspects, and providing public information and assistance to residents and businesses.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, be at least 21 by graduation, and complete Police Academy and FTO to obtain Basic Peace Officer certification. The position is full-time with a local pay scale and eligibility for benefits.

Competenze

• Possess high school diploma or GED.
• 20 years of age at the time of application.
• Must be at least 21 years old upon graduation from police academy.
• Must be able to or have already successfully completed the Police Academy Program and Field Training Program (FTO) and attain Basic Peace Officer certification.

Mansioni

• Conducts routine preventive patrol in designated residential and business areas, and initiates contacts with both business operators and residents to establish open communications, gather and dispense information, and establish the presence of law enforcement within the community.
• Responds to calls for police service and takes action upon observing a circumstance or situation requiring police attention, i.e., responding to domestic disputes and disturbances, disputes among neighbors, juveniles, on-going criminal investigations.
• Interviews witnesses, victims, suspects, arrested persons, and informants to obtain pertinent information concerning accidents/crimes.
• Provides information to the public, victims, witnesses, and relatives concerning available services in the community.
• Provides assistance and service to the public, i.e., changing tires, directing traffic, unlocking vehicles, and jump-starting batteries.
• Responds to burglary and fire alarms, and robbery in progress calls, and performs initial building searches.
• Performs CPR at scenes, and performs critical emergency care, such as stopping excessive bleeding, during the interim when emergency medical personnel are en route.
• Conducts initial crime scene investigations, i.e., identifies and collects crucial evidence to be secured for processing, labels evidence with data for crime scene reconstruction, packages and stores evidence in a manner to protect chain of custody.

Formazione

High school diploma or GED

Police Academy Program + Field Training Program (FTO) completion

Basic Peace Officer certification

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City of Rockwall

POLICE OFFICER (TEST DATE 10/23/2026)

SALARY $40.60 - $49.28 Hourly LOCATION 205 W. RUSK, ROCKWALL, TX

JOB TYPE FULL TIME BENEFIT ELIGIBLE JOB NUMBER 00624

DEPARTMENT POLICE DEPARTMENT OPENING DATE 09/08/2026

CLOSING DATE 10/16/2026 5:00 PM Central

Description

ONLINE APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/16/2026

CONFIRMATION DATE: 10/19/2026

TEST DATE: 10/23/2026

CHECK IN: 8:000AM - 58 30 AM

LOCATION: 2610 Observation Trail Suite 103, Rockwall 75032

STUDY GUIDE: Available for $7.50 at City Hall, 385 South Goliad Street, Rockwall, TX 75087, payable by cash or money order to the City of Rockwall during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00AM – 5:00PM or online at Stanard & Associates.

PHYSICAL AGILITY: Please arrive in appropriate athletic attire and bring water. Headphones are permitted during the physical agility portion. 2000-Meter Row Guidelines are available here: PD Testing Guidelines.

IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT DISQUALIFIERS: All candidates must review the Immediate Employment Disqualifiers before submitting an application for employment.

Examples of Essential Functions

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Conducts routine preventive patrol in designated residential and business areas, and initiates contacts with both business operators and residents to establish open communications, gather and dispense information, and establish the presence of law enforcement within the community.
• Responds to calls for police service and takes action upon observing a circumstance or situation requiring police attention, i.e., responding to domestic disputes and disturbances, disputes among neighbors, juveniles, on-going criminal investigations.
• Interviews witnesses, victims, suspects, arrested persons, and informants to obtain pertinent information concerning accidents/crimes.
• Provides information to the public, victims, witnesses, and relatives concerning available services in the community.
• Provides assistance and service to the public, i.e., changing tires, directing traffic, unlocking vehicles, and jump-starting batteries.
• Responds to burglary and fire alarms, and robbery in progress calls, and performs initial building searches.
• Performs CPR at scenes, and performs critical emergency care, such as stopping excessive bleeding, during the interim when emergency medical personnel are en route.
• Conducts initial crime scene investigations, i.e., identifies and collects crucial evidence to be secured for processing, labels evidence with data for crime scene reconstruction, packages and stores evidence in a manner to protect chain of custody.
• Enforces State and local traffic laws to ensure safety, investigates motor vehicle accidents, and protects lives and property at all motor vehicle accident scenes.
• Identifies and issues municipal citations to violators of misdemeanor offenses.
• Enforces laws and apprehends misdemeanor and felony violators and fugitives; arrests and transports persons found to have committed a criminal act.
• Testifies in civil, traffic, and criminal court proceedings, ALR and Evidentiary hearings, and gives depositions.
• Performs considerable report and record maintenance duties, i.e., initial investigations, crime reports, felony reports, statements, arrest reports, warrant forms, inventory and search, property receipts and dispositions, misdemeanors.
• Attends in-service training as directed to maintain current knowledge of changes in laws, new methods of enforcement, and other trends and developments in law enforcement.
• Assists fire personnel at the scene as directed.
• Required to report for work punctually, work all scheduled hours, and any required overtime as deemed necessary.
• Must maintain a physical condition and standards necessary for the proper performance of duties, with or without accommodation.

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS

• Cleans and properly maintains assigned vehicle and equipment.
• Performs related work as directed.

Note: The examples of essential functions as listed in this class specification are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

Education and Experience

REQUIREMENTS

• Possess high school diploma or GED
• 20 years of age at the time of application
• Must be at least 21 years old upon graduation from police academy
• Must be able to or have already successfully completed the Police Academy Program and Field Training Program (FTO) and attain Basic Peace Officer certification.

Employer

City of Rockwall

Address

385 SOUTH GOLIAD STREET

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of federal laws, state statutes, and local ordinances.
• Considerable knowledge of crime prevention techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of principle