158th Police Cadet - Regular Academy

Overview

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The posting is for the position of Police Cadet for the Austin Police Department. Applicants should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to be successful in a law enforcement career.

• Read, write, and speak English.
• Confidence and a responsible attitude.
• The ability to react quickly and take positive action.
• Resilience.
• The ability to remain calm in challenging situations.
• The ability to work alone and in a team.
• Strong communication skills.
• Courage and initiative.
• Integrity.
• Good physical fitness.

• The protection of life, liberty, and property.
• Enforcement of all laws of the State of Texas and laws and ordinances of the City of Austin.
• Perform law enforcement duties including:
  • Respond to calls for service.
  • Enforce traffic laws.
  • Conduct preliminary investigations of crimes.
  • Execute all lawful process.
  • Arrest offenders with and without warrant when authorized by law.
  • Investigate motor vehicle crashes.
  • Prepare various written reports.
  • Give testimony in court.
• Confer with local law enforcement, criminal justice, and emergency response agencies on matters of mutual interest.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The Austin Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Must be 20.5 years of age by the start of academy
• U.S. Citizen, born or naturalized.
• Have a valid Driver’s License.
• Possess HS Diploma or GED and one of the following:
  • 12 semester hours of credit from an accredited college or university with minimum 2.0 GPA; or
  • 2 years full time active military service with honorable discharge; or
  • 24 months full time work experience in the last 36 months

During academy (approximately 8 months)

Salary: $60,000/year during academy; at graduation $70,644/year; at 1 year anniversary $79,277/year; at 2 year anniversary $87,498/year; at 6 year anniversary $93,623/year; at 10 year anniversary $100,176/year; at 14 year $107,188/year; at 16 year $114,692/year; at 23 year $118,132/year. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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• You should review the Additional Information Document to prepare yourself for the next steps in the hiring process.
• You can find additional information on our hiring process Recruiting.org.

• Seniority level:
  Internship
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Other, Information Technology, and Management
• Industries:
  Law Enforcement

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