Police Officer​/Cadet

Overview

Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number S06553P Position Title Police Officer / Cadet Department Police Department Location Arlington Position Status Full-time Work Schedule

Our University Police Agency operates 24/7 to include weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Police Officer: May be required to work day or night hours on one (1) of three (3) shifts with varying days off and on holidays. Work involves a degree of danger.

Cadet, Academic setting: Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions.

Salary is commensurate based on qualifications and relevant experience

Pay Basis Monthly

• Police Officer – 65,000 to 79,000+ depending on rank and experience (see detailed breakdown below).

• Cadet – $62,000 – starting
• After successful completion of TCOLE basic peace officer course: $63,000
• Police Officer I – $65,000
• Police Officer II – $72,000
• Police Officer III – $75,000
• Police Officer IV – $79,000
• Lateral officers (prior experience) may be compensated based upon prior experience

Police Officer: The officer is to perform law enforcement duties on the property under the control and jurisdiction of the University of Texas System.

• Preserve the peace by the use of all lawful means, interceding, when authorized by law, to prevent or suppress crime.
• Execute all lawful process.
• An officer is to arrest offenders with or without warrant when authorized by law.
• Investigate criminal offenses to detect and arrest criminals and recover stolen or lost property.
• Prepare various written reports narrating law enforcement and police activities.
• In addition, an officer must confer with local enforcement, criminal justice, and emergency response agencies on matters of mutual interest.

Cadet: Attends classes, maintains comprehensive notebooks, and completes homework assignments.

• Participates in the physical training program, firearms training, defensive tactics program and practical problems to demonstrate the following required abilities:
• Necessary strength and agility to subdue and restrain persons resisting arrest including the proper use of handcuffs and other restraining devices.
• Adequate hand, arm and upper body strength and ability to safely operate a handgun and/or shoulder weapon with either hand and qualify with same on a prescribed course.
• Necessary agility and endurance to pursue violators on foot; ability to scale a reasonable barrier or obstruction while in foot pursuit of violators, to include running up and down flights of stairs.
• Ability to remove an injured or unconscious person of reasonable size from an area of danger.
• Ability to safely operate an automobile on a public street or highway without the use of any specialized equipment peculiar only to the operator while utilizing the police radio and emergency equipment such as siren and emergency lights.
• Actively participates in classroom discussions and groups’ projects and demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge gained in the Basic Police Officer Course.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma or GED.

• Possess a current basic TCOLE License.
• Two (2) years of law enforcement experience.
• Thirty (30) hours of college or more from an accredited college or university.
• Experience working in a higher education or equivalent environment.

Must be able to pass the required UT System physical fitness test. Must be a U.S. Citizen. Criminal history must not contain any felonies or misdemeanors above a class C within the last ten years (Does not include traffic violations).

• Must be able to pass the required UT System physical fitness test.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Criminal history must not contain any felonies or misdemeanors above a class C within the last ten years (Does not include traffic violations).

• Work involves a degree of danger.
• Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions.

Benefits Eligible Yes. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees at the University. For details, visit the UT Arlington benefits site.

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