Police Officer

Under general supervision of Police Sergeant, enforces Federal, State, and City laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and codes by performing various law enforcement tasks that support local law enforcement and crime prevention activities. Performs investigative work and other special assignments; performs a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of the Fulshear Police Department. Maintains a high visibility in the community to deter and prevent criminal activity, as well as a community-oriented approach to educate the public in ways to protect themselves from criminal activity and/or prevent accidents and injuries. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Maintains constant vigilance for criminal activities, suspicious circumstances, and hazards to life or property, taking appropriate action as required. Enforces traffic laws and provides general traffic management in the event of accidents, disabled vehicles, or other dangerous situations occurring on City streets. Arrests, or assists in the arrest of, persons suspected of violations of law or ordinances, and does so with full compliance with the law, ordinances, and departmental policy. Mediates and/or negotiates conflicts and disagreements within the community. Prepares all required forms and reports accurately in a complete and timely manner. Presents testimony and evidence in municipal and county courts in traffic, civil, or criminal cases. Gathers information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining statements of victims, witnesses, suspects, and confidential informers. Transport prisoners to jails or other necessary facilities. Ensures assigned equipment and/or patrol unit is always properly secured. Responsible for inspecting and ensuring the proper care and maintenance of all department owned equipment and vehicles. Assists with Police Department and City sponsored events including traffic and crowd control. Promotes positive department-community relations. Advocates public awareness for crime prevention, neighborhood watch, and other citizen programs. Travel to attend meetings, conferences, and training. Operates police vehicles in a safe and courteous manner. Regular and consistent attendance for assigned work hours is required. Maintains a respectful, professional, and supportive position on all supervisory or administrative departmental decisions made. This position requires a flexible work schedule. Employee may be required to work shift work, weekends, holidays, and mandatory over‑time as needed. This position is considered essential during a natural or man‑made disaster and/or a catastrophic event. This position may be required to provide service or perform duties for the benefit of the public and continuity of City operations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of this position. Physical Demands and Working Environment Work is performed in the municipal police department office and field environments. This job requires sufficient physical strength, agility, dexterity, and hand‑eye‑foot coordination to perform all essential functions. Duties also require frequent sitting, walking, running, kneeling, squatting, pushing, pulling, twisting, and bending. Work exposes employee to potential hazards such as extreme weather conditions, hazardous driving conditions, hostile environments, hazardous chemicals and fumes, bodily fluids, infectious diseases, or air and water borne pathogens. The employee is subject to excessive audio/visual discrimination and perception when making professional observations, communicating with others, reading, writing, and operating assigned equipment. The employee must reasonably be able to restrain and handle combative individuals according to policy and laws. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may be required to occasionally lift and/or move 100 pounds or more. Minimum Qualifications Must have a high school diploma or GED. Must be a United States citizen. Must possess and maintain a valid State of Texas Driver’s License. Must be a minimum of 21 years of age. Must possess an active Police Officer Certification with Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). Education, Training and Experience Guidelines: Ability to Always remain alert and react quickly, calmly, and rationally in times of extreme stress. Enforce laws firmly, tactfully, and impartially. Reasonably defuse and handle confrontational and/or hostile individuals with the extent necessary. Communicate effectively with persons of all ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds. Interpret and apply State laws, City Ordinances, and City and departmental policies and procedures, and other regulations. Stay current regarding laws, technical developments, and legal procedures. Use and properly maintain all job‑related equipment and other standard office equipment. Represent the City of Fulshear in a professional manner, with a positive attitude, providing information and services to the public and any other interested parties, according to departmental policies and procedures. Provide on‑the‑job training and/or mentorship for peers. Maintain proficiency and skill in the use of firearms and physical defense tactics. Communicate effectively utilizing the English language in written and oral communication. Resolve public concerns within department standards, State law, and policies and procedures. Resolve problems or situations requiring the exercise of sound judgment. Maintain a professional attitude and always demonstrate strong ethics. Develop skill in the operation of a patrol vehicle and other law enforcement equipment. Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with supervisors, peers, other City employees, and the public. Perform all physical requirements of the position with or without accommodation. License, Certifications, and Other Requirements Meet and maintain all regulatory Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements. Must be able to maintain the department’s physical fitness requirements within the scope of departmental policy. Maintain a proficiency of 80% in department handgun qualification(s). #J-18808-Ljbffr