Patrol Officer

Job Opening:
Patrol Officer – City of Ingleside, TX Position Summary

The City of Ingleside is seeking a dedicated Patrol Officer to serve as a protective service position to the community.

• Operates a patrol vehicle or walks on an assigned shift, to observe for violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons, and disturbances of law and order.
• Enforces all State and local laws pertaining to criminal, civil and traffic offenses and ensures the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
• Interviews victims and witnesses to obtain additional necessary information regarding crimes, accidents, violations, etc.; helps investigate crimes and collect evidence; conducts searches; investigates traffic accidents.
• Responds to radio dispatches and answers calls and complaints; issues traffic citations; serves warrants, summons, etc.
• Assists the public with services including education on crime prevention, provision of general information, assistance with auto or home lockouts, general complaints, stranded motorists and provides escort services for banks, funerals, and other business.
• Makes arrests, completes arrest records and testifies in court; writes clear, concise reports to ensure legal procedures are followed, court testimony is complete and accurate, and evidence is collected and maintained with exact details.
• Directs traffic; performs residential and commercial checks.
• Assists other law enforcement agencies when requested or assigned.
• Performs basic maintenance of all issued equipment.
• May be assigned specific collateral duties such as administrative, special response team, special operations, narcotics, investigations, animal control, etc.
• Completes assigned health and safety courses to create a safe work environment.

Moderate supervision; under the direction of the Patrol Sergeant.

Salary Range: $57,262.40 – $73,091.20 (Based on experience, certifications, and education).

Benefits include:

• Health Insurance: 100% employer-paid for health, dental, life and disability; 75% employer-paid for dependents.
• Retirement – Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS): 8% employee pre‑tax contribution; 2:1 city match; vesting after 5 years. Eligibility:
  Age 60 with 5+ years of service; any age with 20+ years of service; supplemental death benefits included.

• High School / GED.
• Minimal experience in law enforcement.
• Must meet and maintain all department, State and Federal training and education requirements for position. Valid driver's license in the State of Texas.
• Possession of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Basic Peace Officer’s License upon hire.

• Some knowledge of police methods, practices, and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of the geography of the City and location of important buildings.
• Some knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Police Department.
• Skill in using firearms and operating a motor vehicle.
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively orally and in writing; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to prepare clear reports.
• Ability to deal courteously, but firmly with the public.
• Ability to analyze situations and to adopt quick, effective, and reasonable courses of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with associates, legal representatives, public safety personnel, and the public.

Regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force. Work requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel; frequently requires standing, walking, sitting, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling and pushing or pulling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and repetitive motions.

Work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision. Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others…