POLICE RECRUIT
CITY OF TAYLOR•Taylor, TX
•$30 - $0•Onsite
About The Position
Protects the City's residents and property by striving to promote voluntary compliance to laws and ordinances through the use of enforcement, public education, and role modeling.
Requirements
- Achieve a minimum passing score of seventy (70) percent on the written examination
- Successfully complete the physical agility test
- Pass a background investigation
- Successfully complete the video-based behavioral testing (BPAD) or other situational reasoning testing and assessment as determined by the Police Chief
- Pass oral interviews
- Successfully complete a post-offer psychological examination and medical examination that includes passing a hearing exam and a visual acuity test, which demonstrates visual acuity to the extent that both eyes are correctable to at least 20/20 binocular vision and physician certification that the applicant is not dependent on and does not use illegal drugs
- Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age by academy graduation
- Must possess a high school diploma; or a high school equivalency certificate and evidence of successful completion of at least 12 hours from an institution of higher education with at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; or an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States
- Have a valid Texas driver's license at the date of hire
- Be a citizen of the United States by birth or naturalization
- Be able to read, write, and speak the English language
- Be of good moral character
- Shall not be prohibited from carrying a firearm or possessing ammunition
Nice To Haves
- Preference may be given to candidates who are either certified as a peace officer or who are certifiable at time of appointment, as established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
- Evidence of certifiability issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCOLE)
- Evidence of current enrollment in an academy approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCOLE)
Responsibilities
- Protect the City's residents and property
- Promote voluntary compliance to laws and ordinances through enforcement, public education, and role modeling
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
