Licensed & Lateral Police Officers

• Salary:
  Dependent on Years of Service, up to 10 years.
• Certificate, Longevity, Bilingual, & Shift Differential Pay
• 100% Employee Paid Medical/Hospitalization/Dental
• Health Savings Account (employer and employee contributions)
• Retirement (TMRS 6/12, 5 year vestment, 20 Years eligibility)
• 1% Match for optional 457 Retirement contributions
• 1% Merit Pay (Paid annually)
• 100% Paid Family Air Ambulance (Care flight & Air Evac)
• 100% Paid Telehealth Doctor Visits for employee & family(separate benefit from health insurance)
• Vacation (2 weeks per year, 96 hours after 5 years, 3 weeks after 10 years, 4 weeks after 15 years)
• Sick Days (14 days) (Buy back program after 1.5 years of service)
• Holidays (13 days per year)
• Military Leave (Up to 120 hours per year)
• Uniforms and leather gear and Firearm provided
• Weapons/Equipment Purchase Program
• Limited tuition reimbursement

* The above benefits are those currently offered by the City of Stephenville, and are subject to change.

The Stephenville Police Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Licensed Police Officer or Lateral Police Officer. Police Officer Applicants must be 21 years or older and currently, TCOLE certified, or certifiable prior to hiring. Lateral Police Officer Applicants will be eligible to come in at the below-listed scale. Completion of a City Application is required for all applicants.

Once you have completed the application, it will be reviewed and you will receive an email with further instructions.

• Pre-Screen: must be completed and is required for all applicants to continue in the hiring process.
• PERSONAL HISTORY STATEMENT: Once the City Application/Pre Screen is approved, the applicant will be forwarded the Personal History Statement and asked to complete it in 10 business days. Once you complete the Personal History Statement, you will need to return it to the Stephenville Police Department via mail or in-person to continue in the hiring process.

Failure to complete any of these forms (City Application/Pre-Screen and Personal History Statement) in the prescribed timeline will result in you being disqualified from the hiring process. After reviewing these documents, if you are chosen to move forward these will be the next steps in the process.

• Background Investigation: The background Investigator will conduct and complete the background investigation. Successful completion of the background investigation will result in the applicant proceeding to the next step.
• Officer Ride-Along: Prospective officers, laterals or cadets, are highly encouraged to ride out with a patrol officer.

• Peer Interview: The applicant will be scheduled to meet with the Peer Interview Board for an interview process. Successful completion of the Peer Interview will result in the applicant proceeding to the next step.
• Command Staff Interview: Applicant will be scheduled to meet with the command staff for a formal interview process. Successful completion of the Oral Interview will result in the candidate receiving a conditional job offer/or being placed on an eligibility list.

• Conditional Job
  
  Offer:
  
  This is made to a candidate that has successfully completed the oral interview process to fill a police officer position. The conditional job offer is contingent upon the candidate successfully completing a:
• Polygraph
• Psychological Evaluation
• Medical Exam & Drug Screen
• Fingerprinting
• Physical Fitness Evaluation (Cadet only): The Stephenville Police Department & Tarrant County College Northwest Law Enforcement Academy are using standards similar to those adopted by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Texas DPS Row Test Protocols uses the Concept 2 Rower.
  
  There is no minimum standard to achieve during this evaluation,…