Police Officer - Community Safety & First-Response

Rockwall Police Department; Rockwall (TX); On-site; USD 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Police Academy Program + Field Training Program (FTO) completion

Basic Peace Officer certification

Job description

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.