Police Officer/Police Recruit

Mansfield Police Department; Mansfield (TX); On-site; USD 84,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mansfield Police Department is seeking qualified applicants for a police officer position in Mansfield, Texas. The starting salary range is $84,000.00 to $107,207.00 depending on qualifications and experience, with final offer based on the DOQ process.

The department notes the effective date of October 2025 and provides guidance on background requirements and disqualifiers. Applicants must be prepared to work a full schedule including days, evenings, and night shifts, and to perform patrol,

Responsibilities

• Work any shift including days, evenings and deep nights.
• Patrol assigned area on foot or in a car, providing directions, information and assistance to the public.
• Enforce traffic and safety regulations for pedestrians and motor vehicles.
• Interview suspects and arrested persons; accompany them to headquarters, testify when called upon.
• Attend training programs as required.

Job description

Starting Salary Range: $84,000.00 - $107,207.00 DOQ If you have applied in the past, you will have to wait 6 months from the previous application date to reapply.

Mansfield Police Department 1601 Heritage Parkway, Mansfield, Texas 76063 Tracy L. Aaron, Chief of Police Mansfield Police Department Applicant – Automatic/Potential Disqualifiers Effective: October 2025

Automatic Disqualifiers

• The failure to submit the required personal history statement or any required documentation within the required timeframe (within 3 days of the initial review and/or 3 days within the 2nd review)
• Willful misrepresentation or falsification of personal history
• Presently under indictment or charges for any criminal offense other than a Class C traffic violation
• Presently on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any offense, Class B misdemeanor or above
• Failure to disclose any court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense
• Convicted of a Class B misdemeanor within the past ten years
• Conviction for a family violence offense, Class C or above
• Conviction at any time for a Class A Misdemeanor or Felony offense
• Is currently prohibited by state or federal law from operating a motor vehicle (if applicable)
• Applicants are prohibited from having more than five convictions for moving violations or two at-fault motor vehicle accidents in the past three years (if applicable)
• Multiple convictions (two or more) for failure to maintain financial responsibility within the past three years (if applicable)
• Prohibited by state or federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition
• Failure to disclose any use of an illegal drug
• Any Distribution, Sale, or Manufacture after the age of 17 of a controlled substance, marijuana, or dangerous drugs as defined by the Texas Health and Safety Code
• Dishonorable discharge from the military service
• Deceptive polygraph results
• Unfavorable background investigation
• Unfavorable psychological exam
• Unfavorable medical/drug screening results
• Indicators of serious, repeated employment instability
• Financial history indicating lack of judgment, dependability, or trustworthiness
• Pending litigation, either criminal or civil, will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis

Potential Disqualifiers

• Illegal drug use or the use of prescription medication without a prescription in the last ten years will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in disqualification
• History of any drug use that amounts to more than experimentation will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
• Indicators of inadequate interpersonal skills

Tattoo and Body Piercing Restrictions/Prohibitions: This policy will be adhered to for Uniformed Personnel; all other positions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Tattoo Restrictions/Prohibitions: The following tattoos, body art, and brands are prejudicial to good order and are prohibited for all employees, regardless of visibility:

• Extremist
• Indecent
• Sexist
• Racist

Officers are prohibited from having tattoos on any part of the visible neck area, face, head, eyelids, mouth, and ears, with the following exceptions: Permanent facial make-up for female employees on the eyebrows, eyeliner, and lips that is conservative

Body Piercing Restrictions/Prohibitions: Body piercing of the face, head, neck, nose, mouth, and hands is prohibited for employees. For all employees, alteration to any area of the body visible in any authorized uniform or civilian attire (while at work) that is distracting, inconsistent with a professional appearance or noticeably distorts normal anatomical features and that is not medically required, nor a reasonable elective cosmetic surgery performed by a licensed physician, is prohibited.

Gauging

• Gauging or gradually increasing the radius of an induced opening in the flesh in areas such as the earlobes, lips, cheeks, etc.
• No holes larger than allowed to fit a stud style earring in an allowed area.

An applicant may be removed at any point during the hiring process. If an applicant is removed from the process, they may reapply after six months unless they are removed for a permanent disqualifier. If an applicant is removed from the hiring process for a permanent disqualifier, the applicant will be notified of the permanent disqualifier and may not reapply at any time. Under general supervision, perform professional police work for the protection of life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances.

EXAMPLES OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED:

• MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ANY SHIFT INCLUDING DAYS, EVENINGS AND DEEP NIGHTS. (Shifts are typically TEN (10) hours with actual hours being established by operational necessity) MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK AND HOLIDAYS.
• MUST BE ABLE TO WORK PAST NORMAL ASSIGNED SHIFT.
• WILL BE SUBJECT TO CALL-BACK
• Patrol assigned area or district on foot or in a car, giving directions, information, and assistance to the general public; inspect doors and windows in the business district to see that no suspicious conditions exist.
• Patrol assigned areas, investigate, and report accidents, crimes, suspicious actions or persons, dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous
• Interview suspects and persons arrested.
• Prevent the commission of unlawful acts; apprehend criminals or other persons menacing the general public; serve warrants, subpoenas, and other writs.
• Attend special training programs as required.
• Enforce traffic and safety regulations for pedestrians and motor vehicles.
• Accompany persons to headquarters to be booked on charges; accompany prisoners to court, maintain custody, and testify when called upon.
• Attend, report, and investigate accidents; keep by-standers out of danger, and render first aid to the injured.
• Perform traffic control duties when required.
• Secure crime scenes; make arrests.
• Control inmates from stations or by patrolling in yards, grounds, cell hous