Police Recruit

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board is seeking a Trainee Police Officer. This role involves attending training courses in police techniques, responding to service calls, and enforcing laws at the airport.

Candidates must have 30 college hours, an honorable military discharge, and be a U.S. citizen aged 21 or older. The position requires passing examinations and meeting physical and psychological standards.

Qualifications

• Must have an honorable discharge from the armed forces after at least 24 months.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old.
• Current Peace Officer license (TCOLE) with less than two years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Attend recruit training courses for basic police procedures.
• Respond to calls for police service and make preliminary investigations.
• Enforce federal, state, and local laws, making arrests and issuing citations.

Skills

Ability to meet TCOLE standards

Ability to complete training requirements

Calmness in emergency situations

Education

30 college hours from an accredited college

Tools

Radar

Audio/video systems

Job description

Job Overview

GENERAL SUMMARY: This is work as a trainee in classroom and in-service activities in the police service. Under immediate supervision, participates in classroom instruction and field training in police techniques and practices. Work is reviewed by written and practical examinations and by observation for suitability for public safety work.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Attend recruit training courses providing classroom and field instruction in basic police procedures, techniques and laws including lectures, practical demonstrations and participation in courses covering areas such as patrol science and criminal investigation, criminal and traffic laws, airport ordinances, use of weapons, preparation of records, public relations and fundamental principles of psychology and sociology.
• Participate in and successfully complete the field training program.
• Respond to calls for police service to all locations on the airport; make preliminary investigations of criminal offenses; assist citizens and passengers to minimize inconveniences; assist with lost and disabled vehicles; enforce airport code, traffic regulations and criminal violations; assist other Public Safety personnel.
• Enforce federal, state, and local laws, ordinances and resolutions, making arrests and issuing citations as appropriate.
• Investigate offences, accidents and suspicious circumstances or persons, collect evidence, interview witnesses, and prepare reports.
• Deter persons who might engage in illegal activity through active visible patrols.
• Provide law enforcement support to the passenger and baggage screening process.
• Report any hazard to persons or property to the proper authority to ensure correction.
• Actively patrol both public and restricted areas in support of the Airport Security Program; patrol remote and terminal parking areas to prevent criminal acts against employees and passengers, property, and vehicles and apprehend violators.
• Assist other DPS divisions in the mitigation of threats to life and property; Aid outside police agencies when assistance is needed.
• Perform police work in a patrol car, on a bicycle or motorcycle, or on foot.
• Perform investigations including, but not limited to, criminal, administrative and traffic investigations.
• Use specialized equipment such as radar, special weapons, audio/video systems, and other equipment in support of law enforcement.
• Stop and investigate all suspicious persons, vehicles, or circumstances; pursue and apprehend escaping prisoners or felons.
• Proactively engage the airport community in constructive dialogue fostering positive relationships in support of the department’s community policing philosophy.
• Report and seek resolution to all offenses reported and observed.
• Assist in ongoing security and operational initiatives related to airport safety and public safety.

Minimum Requirements

• Completion of 30 college hours from an accredited college or university.
• Honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States after at least 24 months of active duty service.
• Holds a current Peace Officer license issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) with less than two (2) years of experience as a sworn full‑time paid police officer.
• Current licensed Peace Officer in another state with less than two (2) years of experience as a sworn full‑time paid police officer.
• Twenty-one (21) years of age at date of application.
• United States citizen.
• Pass a written examination.
• Pass the Physical Ability Test (PAT).
• Pass a psychological examination.
• Pass a truth verification examination and/or polygraph.
• Pass a background investigation which includes criminal and driving records checks.
• Pass an Oral Board Interview.
• Pass a medical physical examination and drug test.
• Possession of a valid Class C driver's license issued by the State of Texas or equivalent from another state in which the recruit permanently resides.
• Must be able to testify in Municipal, County, State and Federal Court.
• Must obtain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Airport Identification/Access Badge within thirty (30) days from date of employment and maintain qualification for a SIDA badge upon each badge renewal.
• Must obtain Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP) security access clearance within thirty (30) days after passing the state test and maintain qualification for CBP security access clearance upon each CBP security access renewal.
• Designated safety‑sensitive position; required to pass a drug test prior to employment and to submit to random drug screening during employment.
• Designated Essential Employee position, required to meet all initial and recurrent training requirements in accordance with Title 14 CFR part 139 and related administrative policies.
• Must complete Ground Vehicle Driver Training for Air Operations Area within 30 days of assignment to a driving position and before operating the vehicle without direct supervision.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to meet requirements and standards to be accepted by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for Enrollment and Initial Licensure.
• Ability to successfully complete applicant processing requirements as prescribed by the Department of Public Safety.
• Ability to complete acceptable standards in classroom and field training within established time or trial limits.

Efforts

May perform physically demanding work under stressful conditions; periodically works outdoors in inclement weather; reacts calmly, quickly, and logically in emergency situations; communicates by two‑way radio and in person; uses color perception in a variety of situations; drives to locations on and off DFW Airport property.