Police Officer (Certified), $5,000 Hiring incentive for Certified Officers (no experience required) and $10,000 for qualifying lateral transfers

Police Officer

The City of Richland Hills, Texas (pop. approx. 8,000) is seeking a 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.

This position requires a High School Diploma or G.E.D., Texas Driver's License without restriction except "A"; and U.S. citizenship status. CLICK HERE 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.

Must have a minimum of two years of continuous experience as a paid, full-time police officer, excluding time spent in the academy and field training, with responsibilities comparable to that of a police officer with the Richland Hills Police Out of state applicants must challenge and pass the TCOLE state exam before a final job offer will be given. Reserve police officer status or other unpaid status will not be used in calculating the active service requirement.

Applicants may not have any pending disciplinary actions or investigations for misconduct or criminal Texas officers who are no longer employed as a police officer must have an Honorable Discharge on file with TCOLE.

Applicants must have no less than a 90-day break in service from the time they separated from a comparable.

Lateral police officers must successfully complete each step in the hiring process in the same manner as any other.

Lateral police officers who are TCOLE certified are eligible for an abbreviated training.

Lateral police officers are eligible for lateral pay commensurate with their.

STEP 2 $69,034.50 (2 years experience)

STEP 3 $71,450.71 (3 years experience)

STEP 4 $73,951.48 (4 years experience)

STEP 5 $76,539.78 (5 years experience)

STEP 6 $79,218.68 (6 years experience)

LATERAL ENTRY PAY for lateral transfers with min. of 2 years of full-time service. (Not including Police Academy / Field Training)

The Chief of Police shall make the final determination as to whether an applicant meets the criteria for the Police Lateral Entry The Chiefs decision shall be final and non-appealable.

• Those that are certified but do not meet the lateral entry requirements may still apply and compensation will be based on STEP 1 ($66,700.00).

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 8 : 00 a.m.

Practice test and study guide materials can be obtained at https : / / www.applytoserve.com / Study /

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. Police officer certification is required.

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.

Concept 2 Rower Test Minimum Requirements :

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 :

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.

DISQUALIFIERS :

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 :

Permanent Disqualifiers The following are considered permanent disqualifiers. If an applicant is disqualified for any of the following reasons, they may not be considered for reapplication, except as specifically authorized by the Chief of Police on a case-by-case basis :