Police Officer

Lateral Entry Program For TCOLE Licensed Peace Officers

TCOLE Licensed Peace Officers with two or more years of experience may qualify for our Lateral Entry Program, which allows them to earn a higher salary based on their service years and the following criteria:

(a) The candidate is licensed by TCOLE or another state's law enforcement licensing entity.

(b) The applicant has a minimum of two years (within their 25th month or greater) of service as a certified, full-time, paid peace officer in a first responder patrol capacity or detective/investigator.

(c) The applicant does not have a break in service of more than 365 days between qualifying peace officer positions held during the two-year minimum service period or from the applicant's last date of appointment as a peace officer.

(d) Applicants with 10 or more years (within their 109th month or greater) of service from a law enforcement agency may be hired if the applicant has not attained the age of 56 by the date the applicant submits a written application to the Kyle Police Department.

Police Officer (Starting Pay for TCOLE Certified): $78,755.04

*Police officer salaries are based on an 84-hour, two-week pay period.

Essential Functions / Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Under direction of a Sergeant, Acting Sergeant, or higher-ranking officer, the Police officer is responsible for maintaining law and order, investigating crimes and accidents, and protecting life and property throughout the city.

• Enforce laws; patrols area in patrol vehicle and on foot; issues warnings and citations for minor traffic and criminal offenses; apprehends and arrests suspected violators of the law; transports and books prisoners; testifies in court; makes business and residential security checks; directs traffic; watches for stolen property and wanted or missing persons.
• Investigates crimes and accidents; responds to domestic disturbances and reports of criminal activity or accidents; interviews witnesses, victims, and suspects; secures crime and accident scenes; searches scenes for clues and evidence; security of evidence and submits to property room officer; takes photographs; lifts latent fingerprints; prepares investigative reports; prepares affidavits and obtains search warrants; conducts searches; communicates with the public, property owners, and complainants to notify of property recovery, case dispositions, or to notify next-of-kin; prepares and maintains information of a confidential or sensitive nature.
• Responds to calls for assistance; assists with crowd control at festivals, etc.; receives and responds to routine inquiries in person or via telephone; provides assistance to general public, motorists, etc.; prepares daily activity logs; demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
• Maintains required certifications and licenses; meets the minimum training hours required by TCOLE.
• Testifies in civil, traffic, and criminal court proceedings, ALR and Evidentiary hearings, parole Board hearings and gives depositions.
• Must be able to work rotating shift assignments as required, which may include weekends and holidays.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and not more than forty-seven (47) years of age at the time of the testing date unless applicants have 10 years or more of service as a licensed peace officer from a law enforcement agency and if the applicant has not attained the age of fifty-six (56) by the date the applicant submits a written application.
• Must have a valid Texas Driver's license and must be licensed as a peace officer or be eligible to be licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), as well as meet all other requirements of Texas Statue 143.023, City of Kyle Civil Service Rules and Regulations.
• Must be eligible for coverage under the City of Kyle vehicle insurance provider; meet the physical and age limitations established by the City of Kyle Civil Service Rules and Regulations; and, Meet and confer agreement; pass an extensive background check; maybe required to pass a physical fitness exam; pass a physical examination, including drug screening and psychological evaluation.

Other Requirements

Required Document Instructions:

All documents need to be named or titled as indicated below and should be saved as a PDF reduced file prior to uploading. (Please note that the maximum file size for each uploaded document is 2 MB and must be combined in a single file per upload box).

Required Documents

1. High School Diploma/Transcript or a GED certificate AND college transcript(s) indicating at least 12 completed credit hours (C average or better)

2. Driver's License Copy

Optional Documents (If a document is provided, it will be used for tiebreakers)

3. A copy of the DD-214 showing a minimum of (2) two years of active military service with an Honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces. Eligible candidates will receive five (5) points toward the passing score of 70 or better on the entrance examination.

4. Unofficial college transcript (Note: College transcript will be used to verify college degree and or number of college hours in case a tie occurs in the score of the entrance examination between candidates. An official transcript will be required during the background check process).

5. TCOLE - Texas Commission of Law Enforcement Certification (Note: A copy of the TCOLE certification stating the certification level. The certification level will be used in case a tie occurs in the score of the entrance examination between candidates).

Name/Title Documents and Upload as follows:

1. Upload High School Diploma or GED Certificate AND college transcript(s) indicating at least 12 completed credit hours (C average or better) - Title the document "First & Last Name_diploma or GED"
2. Upload a copy of a Valid Driver's License - Title the document "First & Last Name_driverslicense"
3. Upload DD214 (military discharge if applicable) - Title the document "First & Last Name_DD214"
4. Upload Unofficial College Transcript - Title the document "First & Last Name_collegetranscript"
5. Upload TCOLE Certification stating level - Title the document "First & Last Name_TCOLE"

Upload Instructions: After you select the first file and upload the first document, you will be asked if you want to add another file. Continue to add, select, and upload additional files till all documents have been submitted.

Note: You will be required to provide original documents during the background check process.