POLICE OFFICER (TEST DATE 10/23/2026)

Gfoat; Rockwall (TX); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Rockwall Police Department seeks a dedicated public safety officer to perform a range of patrol and enforcement duties. You will engage with residents, respond to incidents, and gather evidence for investigations, while upholding departmental policies and state laws.

Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, complete the police academy and field training, and obtain Basic Peace Officer certification.

Qualifications

• Must possess a high school diploma or GED and be at least 20 years old at the time of application.
• Must complete the Police Academy Program and Field Training Program (FTO).
• Must attain Basic Peace Officer certification.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine preventive patrols in designated areas and engage with community members to establish communication.
• Respond to police calls, assess situations, and take appropriate action.
• Interview witnesses and suspects to gather pertinent information for investigations.
• Provide information and assistance to the public and maintain safety during incidents.
• Testify in court as required and maintain thorough incident reports and records.

Skills

Communication skills

Public interaction

Crisis management

Geography of City & surroundings

Education

High school diploma or GED

Police Academy Program and Field Training

Basic Peace Officer certification

Job description

ONLINE APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/16/2026
CONFIRMATION DATE: 10/19/2026
TEST DATE: 10/23/2026
CHECK IN: 8:00AM - 8:30AM
LOCATION: 2610 Observation Trail Suite 103, Rockwall 75032
***IF YOU DO NOT CONFIRM, YOU WILL NOT TEST***

You will receive an email from [e-mail] containing confirmation instructions and additional details regarding the test day. Please check your spam or junk folder if you do not see it in your inbox. If you have not received this email by October 19, 2026, please contact Sgt. Steven Brassil at 972-772-6727 or via email at [e-mail].
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

Under direct supervision of a Patrol Division Sergeant, performs a wide variety of police and law enforcement activities. Tasks are service and protection oriented, and includes collecting and dispensing information, arbitrating disputes, providing assistance, protecting and recovering property, preventing crime, investigating, and providing other public protection services. Duties include an element of personal danger, i.e., exposure to life-threatening circumstances, apprehending criminals, and transporting prisoners. Incumbents perform duties in accordance with State Statutes and established departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines. The incumbent must be able to act without close supervision and must be able to exercise independent judgment.

• 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.

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

• Possess high school diploma or GED and be 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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of federal laws, state statutes, and local ordinances.
• Considerable knowledge of crime prevention techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of principles and techniques employed in crime scene investigation.
• Considerable knowledge of principles and techniques employed in accident investigations.
• Considerable knowledge of First Responder and CPR.
• Considerable knowledge of report and record maintenance principles and practices.
• Skill in the care and safe operation of a variety of firearms, impact weapons, and chemical agents.
• Skill in the operation of motorized vehicles under adverse conditions.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with superiors and the general public.
• Ability to analyze situations quickly and objectively, and to determine proper courses of action within the established framework of policies and procedures.
• Ability to learn the geography of the City and surrounding areas.
• Ability to maintain composure under emergency situations, and to work effectively under stressful conditions.
• Ability to exercise discretion.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Tasks are essentially sedentary, with occasional walking, bending, light lifting, or other restricted physical activities.
• Tasks involve some physical effort, i.e., some standing and walking, or frequent light lifting (5-10 pounds); or minimal dexterity in the use of fingers, limbs, or body in the operation of shop or office equipment; may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
• Tasks involve frequent walking, standing; some lifting and carrying of moderate weight (12-20 pounds); and/or the operation of vehicles, office, shop, or hand tools in which manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination are important ingredients of safe and/or productive operations.
• Tasks involve the regular, and at times sustained, performance of heavier physical tasks such as walking over rough or uneven surfaces, bending, stooping, working in confined spaces, and lifting or carrying moderately heavy (20-50 pounds) items and occasionally very heavy (100 pounds or over) items.

ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Tasks require exposure to adverse environmental conditions (e.g. dirt, cold, rain, and fumes), exposure to extreme heat/cold or extreme weather conditions, exposure to strong odors and/or smoke, exposure to strong and/or toxic chemicals, exposure to dust or pollen, and exposure to elements that can cause illness (e.g., pathogenic substances, virus, and parasites).

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

• Tasks require color perception and discrimination, sound perception and discrimination, odor perception and discrimination, depth perception and discrimination, texture perception and discrimination, visual perception and discrimination and oral communications ability.

HIPPA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

All employees who have access to health information whose confidentiality is protected by the HIPAA Privacy Rule must have an understanding and knowledge of the Privacy Rule that corresponds to their job responsibilities. Employees who violate the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule will be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.