Police Sergeant

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Serve in operational/support level supervisory positions. In addition to performing the duties of a police officer, provide first line supervision to officers, corporals, prevention control monitors, telecommunications personnel, and crossing guards. Maintain and enforce municipal, county, and state ordinances and laws as well as District policies, directives, and standards.

• Supervise corporals, police officers, and civilian police department employees in performance of their assigned duties.
• Coordinate police services with school officials, students, parents, and patrons.
• Perform basic police officer duties, as required.
• Serve as First Responder Commander during crisis events and as directed by the Chief of Police and Police Lieutenant(s).
• Perform special investigations as directed by the Chief of Police and Police Lieutenant(s).
• Serve as the department’s representative on committees, as directed by the Chief of Police and Police Lieutenant(s).
• Coordinate the District’s efforts toward establishing and monitoring campuses Safe School Plans.
• Prepare work schedules, reports, evaluations, and other record keeping functions as the specific assignment may require.
• Provide presentations and training to school officials, students, parents, patrons, with regards to safe school and criminal justice issues.
• Provide training to police department personnel with regard to the performance of their duties, District policies and Police Department procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and Police Lieutenant(s).
• Work assigned duty hours and perform supervisory assignments as determined by the Chief of Police and Police Lieutenant(s).
• Maintain confidentially.

• Minimum five years of full-time police experience with certification in good standing with TCOLE
• Two years of service in a full-time law enforcement supervisory position

• High School Diploma or GED
• Advanced level of Peace Officer Certification issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)
• Clear and valid Texas driver’s license
• Successfully complete the Field Training Program upon employment

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to be an effective problem solver
• Ability to work alone and complete self-initiated activities
• Ability to pass required physical, psychiatric, drug tests, and firearms qualification prior to employment
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws
• Knowledge of District policies and Police procedures

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Corporals, Police Officers, Prevention Control Monitors, Telecommunications personnel and Crossing Guards

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional District travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours. The following physical requirements and/or capabilities are what an employee needs to possess in order to meet the physical demands of the job:

• Walking (move about on foot)
• Carrying (transporting an object by hand)
• Crouching (bending the body downward and forward by bending the knees and spine)
• Climbing (ascending and descending stairs)
• Lifting (able to lift 50-60 lbs.)
• Kneeling (bending legs at the knees to come to rest on the knees)
• Pulling (able to exert force upon an object so the object moves toward the force, includes jerking)
• Pushing (exerting force upon an object so the object moves away from the force)
• Bending (ability to move at the waist downward and upward with reasonable mobility)
• An employee may be required to perform any or all of the above physical requirements. These physical requirements may constitute 95% of the employee’s daily functions.

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K-12

Pay Grade: POL-5 - Minimum hourly rate - $37.92