Police Sergeant

Police Officer “Certification Pay”

• Intermediate $1,200 annually
• Advanced $2,400 annually
• Master $4,800 annually

Tuition reimbursement for up to 6 hours per semester to attend classes at Texas Southern University. Minimum passing grade of “C” and the ability to maintain a GPA of 2.0 is required for reimbursement.

• $6,000 – (0-3 years) Total police experience (excluding corrections, armed security, military police)
• $9,000 – (4-9 years) Total police experience (excluding corrections, armed security, military police)
• $12,000 – (10 years or more) Total police experience (excluding corrections, armed security, military police)

• Enforces policies and procedures.
• Manages a shift of police and security officers to make sure that students, faculty and staff are safe.
• Supervises, schedules, assigns work, and evaluates the performance of law enforcement personnel assigned to shift or area. Provides in-field instruction, training, and counseling to subordinates.
• Conducts shift “roll call”, provides daily briefing sessions regarding criminal activity, special assignments, and events. Inspects uniforms, equipment, buildings, and vehicles.
• Prepares, reviews, and distributes various reports on incidents, operations, and other activities.
• Coordinates responses to calls, conducts preliminary investigations of incidents, and protects crime scenes. Interviews or supervises the interviews of suspects, witnesses, and victims.
• Provides general service, courtesy escorts, information, and assistance to faculty, staff, students, and visitors on campus.
• Identifies hot zones for criminal activity and high-volume pedestrian travel and develop a plan for proactive police patrol presence.
• Serves as a departmental representative or liaison to internal and external groups, as designated.
• As a supervisor, you may be required to work beyond your regular scheduled shift.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

$30.86 - $39.35

• Sixty-college credit/Associate degree. Along with three (3) years’ experience as a commissioned officer with Texas Southern University Police Department, or a total of seven (7) years combined law enforcement experience or four (4) years’ experience of supervisor experience in law enforcement as a substitute for the sixty-college credit hours.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Licensed as a Texas peace officer through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Intermediate peace officer certification (TCOLE).
• Valid Texas Driver’s License.
• Field Training Officer Certification (FTO)
• Auto Insurance
• No Criminal Charges
• Shift work varies
• Able to obtain security clearance
• Making a Pivotal decision

• Advanced Peace Officer Certification

• Federal, State, Local and County laws.
• Demonstrates full/complete knowledge in an area. Requires command of technical and functional procedures, processes and subject matter in a job family or professional discipline to handle most situations and lead and/or review the work of others in multiple job classifications performing diverse responsibilities.
• Policies, procedures, and practices.
• Other job-related software and systems.
• Safety guidelines.
• Supervisory techniques.
• Microsoft Office Professional or similar applications.

• Problem-solving and decision-making.
• Command of technical and functional procedures, processes and subject matter in a job family or professional discipline to handle most situations and lead and/or review the work of others in multiple job classifications performing diverse responsibilities.
• Multitasking and time management.
• Operating equipment.
• Strong management. Coordinating work of others.
  • Strategic planning.
  • Budget management.
  • Planning activities.
  • Leading projects.
  • Both verbal and written communication.
  Ability to
  • Observe accurately and remember names, faces, numbers, incidents and places.
  • Use and care for firearms.
  • Think and act quickly in emergencies and judge situations and people accurately.
  • Operate a police radio and keyboard terminals.
  • Understand and interpret laws and regulations.
  • Perform specific assignments with…