This job pays at an annual salary between $76,425-$81,102

*This salary range encompasses experience, education, holiday pay, and integrated overtime, given our efficient 12-hour shift schedule.

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.

This is the entry-level, sworn law enforcement classification. 

1. Maintains constant vigilance for criminal activities, suspicious circumstances, and hazards to life or property, taking appropriate action as required.
2. Enforces traffic laws and provide general traffic management in the event of accidents, disabled vehicles, or other dangerous situations occurring on City streets.
3. 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.
4. Mediates and/or negotiates conflicts and disagreements within the community.
5. Prepares all required forms and reports accurately in a complete and timely manner.
6. Gathers information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining statements of victims, witnesses, suspects, and confidential informers
7. This position requires a flexible work schedule. Employee may be required to work shift work, weekends, holidays, and mandatory over-time as needed.
8. Other duties as assigned

Education:

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.

Other Requirements:

• 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)

Environmental Conditions:

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. 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.