Police Officer; Non-Certified

Police Officer

The City of Richland Hills, Texas (pop. approx. 8,000) is seeking a certified or non-certified Police Officer dedicated to providing crime prevention and law enforcement responsibilities on an assigned shift, conducts routine patrols, preliminary investigation, follow-up or specialized investigations, and traffic-related duties. The ideal candidate must be ethical and trustworthy, interested in serving the public and working as part of a team.

The City of Richland Hills is a small community in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan region, it is an organization deeply committed to providing quality police services through partnerships with the community, protecting constitutional rights through ethical decision-making and providing leadership to the police profession.

Written and Physical Assessment tests are waived for currently employed full time sworn officer applicants. The Richland Hills Police Department will be administering a written test for the position of police officer. You will be notified of the test date after your completed application has been received and approved. The written test will be at the Richland Hills Police Department, 6700 Baker Blvd.,

Richland Hills, TX 76118. The test will consist of mathematics, reading comprehension, grammar and incident report writing. The test will take one hour and fifteen minutes to complete and will begin promptly at the time it is scheduled, so be early for your testing appointment and allow plenty of time to arrive!

Practice test and study guide materials for the POST test can be obtained at . In order to test with the department, job seekers must be at least 21 years of age with a high school diploma or G.E.D. A physical fitness test will be administered on this same day to those that pass the written test. More information on the location will be provided following the written test.

The physical fitness test will consist of a Concept 2 Rower test.

To successfully pass the Concept 2 Rower test, an applicant is required to complete the 2,000 meter row and achieve a minimum score of 25% (as of February 2020), with the difficulty level set to "5". The passing score is determined based on your gender, age and weight. All row tests will be administered by a certified tester. To determine your minimum standard for a passing 25%, visit the Texas Department of Public Safety website and follow the steps below:

- under the "Inputs" section select your gender and age range, then type in your weight

- under the "Desired Results" section, type in "25" and click "Calculate"

- you must achieve that time or faster to pass the Concept 2 Rower test.

You should be in good physical condition before attempting the physical fitness test. If any applicant has any questions concerning their physical fitness level to participate in the row test exercise, they should consult their doctor before participating or beginning any training regime.

This position requires a High School Diploma or G.E.D., Texas Driver's License without restriction except "A"; and U.S. citizenship status.  (Download PDF reader) for a complete list of requirements. The successful candidate must demonstrate intrinsic motivation, high ethical and moral standards, and excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to take effective action in emergency situations, exhibit emotional stability and courage to perform potentially dangerous law enforcement duties under stress, represent the department in a professional manner and provide a positive role model on and off duty.

Applicants must be able to successfully clear an oral board, psychological, polygraph, physical, and background check. TCOLE Certified Officers currently employed full-time with a Law Enforcement agency will not be required to take a written and physical agility test. Certified Officers who are not serving in a full-time status with a Law Enforcement agency will be advised of a test date, time, and location.

Applicants may be disqualified for employment with the Department for a time frame established by the Chief of Police and may be from six months to permanent disqualification. Time calculations for an action that constitutes disqualification for a specified period of time shall be calculated from the date the application is submitted by the applicant.

Temporary Disqualifiers - Applicants disqualified for the following reasons may re-apply once the assigned term of disqualification has passed, and will be required to re-apply once they are eligible:

• Failure to meet the minimum requirements of the Police Officer job description.
• Failure to meet minimum licensing standards set forth by TCOLE.
• Failure to fully complete the Preliminary Interview Packet or Personal History Statement and follow all instructions therein.
• Failure to cooperate fully with the selection process by: failing to keep scheduled appointments; failing to provide needed documents within specified time limits; failing to provide added personal…