Police Officer

Job Title

Police Officer

Position Summary

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of duties for the prevention of crimes, traffic control, and enforcement of state and local regulations. Issues citation, participates in and conducts a variety of criminal investigations, makes arrests, provides support and assistance to special crime prevention and law enforcement programs to ensure the safety and security of City streets, buildings, residences, and neighborhoods. Performs a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of law enforcement services and activities.

Essential Functions

• Provide public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws
• Conduct investigations at scenes of incidents to which summoned or incidents observed, determine what, if any, crime has been committed. Identify, collect, preserve, process, and book evidence, locate and interview victims and witnesses, identify and interrogate suspects.
• Serve as liaison and promotes good community relations public relations establishing and preserving good relationships with the general public
• Participate in continuous training to enhance law enforcement skills including firearms proficiency, defensive driving skills, apprehension and arrest techniques, investigative skills, and general law enforcement skills
• Ability to work the allocated hours of the position, and be willing to report for duty on short notice at any hour of the day or night
• Performs other duties as assigned within the scope and responsibilities of the position

Required Qualifications

• Twenty-one (21) years of age or older upon appointment
• Documentary evidence of graduation from an accredited high school or successful completion of the General Educational Development Test
• Experience or training in personal computer use with Microsoft Office software
• Graduation from an accredited Police Academy

Licenses, Certificates, and Other Requirements

• Valid Texas Driver's License
• No conviction, guilty plea, court-ordered community service/probation, or deferred adjudication for a Class A misdemeanor or a felony.
• No convictions of family violence
• Basic Peace Officer Certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)

City of Rosenberg Summary of Employee Benefits

The City of Rosenberg offers health and life insurance to all full-time employees with eligibility beginning on the first (1st) day of the month following date of employment. The City has implemented a premium incentive deduction for all employees enrolled in the City's health insurance program, who have not used tobacco products in any form in the past three months and continue to not use tobacco products. The employee's portion of the BCBS bi-weekly cost is as follows:

• One Pet - $5.42
• Family Plan (2+ Pets) - $8.54

Wishbone Pet Insurance

• Rate based on Age, Breed, & Zip Code
• Average premium starts around $16.15 per pay period per Pet

The City automatically provides Basic Life Insurance for all eligible employees at no cost. Basic Life Insurance is $25,000 with no option to add additional coverage. The benefit is paid to your beneficiaries in the event of your death.

The City provides employees with Long Term Disability in the amount of 60 percent of your salary (depending on position category) to a maximum of $5,000 per month. Benefits begin after 90 days of disability and may continue to Social Security Normal Retirement Age (SSNRA). Benefits will be offset by any payments from SS, Workers Comp and other income offsets.

All employees are covered under the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance program through the Texas Municipal League. Eligibility for benefits is automatic and effective on the date of hire.

The City of Rosenberg offers you a variety of voluntary benefits. If you enroll, you pay the full cost of coverage and are able to use a payroll deduction.

Participation in the system is mandatory for all regular full-time employees. Each employee contributes at a rate of 7 percent of his/her gross wages. The City contributes to each employee's account at a 2:1 ratio. Vesting is 5 years of service. Retirement is 20 years of service at any age or 5 years of service at the age of 60.

Employees may enroll at the time of hire and throughout the year.

Allows you to contribute pre-tax salary into an account to be used to pay certain medical, dental, vision, and hearing care expenses not covered by insurance for yourself or a dependent within the meaning of Section 152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Dependent childcare is also available.

Available through Dear Oaks EAP, provides assistance for employees and their immediate family members in the event of an emotional, family, legal, medical, substance abuse and/or financial problem. The EAP is available at no cost to the employee.

Each December the City holds its annual employee Awards Luncheon. Lunch is provided and various awards are given out.