JOBS
 
Lateral Police Officer
Employer: Irving Police Department
Sector: City / Local Government
Location: Irving, TX
Region: South
Job Status: Full-time
apply by: 12/31/08
Description
The Irving Police Department is a professional organization offering job stability, room for advancement, training in the latest police techniques, and an excellent retirement plan. We are looking for individuals who possess good decision making skills and good judgment, who can handle pressure, are dependable, are physically fit, possess emotional control and above all, have impeccable integrity. Benefits include: *Vacation - 120 hours per year *Personal leave - 2 days per year *Sick leave - 120 hours per year *Longevity pay *Bilingual pay *Shift Differential pay *Education Incentive pay *Health, Life, and Dental Insurance *Tuition Reimbursement Program *20 year Retirement (TMRS) *In-house Fitness Center *Employee Federal Credit Union Lateral Police Officer Program: " Police officer applicants are eligible for the lateral police officer program if they are currently employed as a full-time certified peace officer with a public law enforcement agency. Lateral police officers with at least three (3) years experience are exempt from the college hour requirement if their police officer experience is immediately preceding the submission of their application. " A lateral police officer is eligible for a starting salary based on their whole years of police officer experience. Service time, for determining the starting salary, can include multiple agencies if breaks in service are less than thirty (30) days. " An abbreviated training program may be available with twelve (12) consecutive months of full-time service following initial basic training. " TCLEOSE certification for out of state officers is not required prior to hire date.
Qualifications
Requirements include: *21-44 years old *Have an Associates Degree or equivalent (60 college hours) from a TCLEOSE approved/accredited school with at least a 2.0 GPA with the following exceptions: 1. Applicants who have completed 3 or more years of active military service and have exited within 18 months prior to submitting their application must have a high school diploma or G.E.D. 2. Applicants who have completed 3 or more years of active military service and have exited more than 18 months but less than 36 months prior to submitting their application must have completed 30 or more college hours with at least a 2.0 GPA. 3. Applicants who have been employed as a full-time certified peace officer for 3 or more years during the period immediately preceding the submission of their application must have a high school diploma or G.E.D. *If time was served in the military, must have an honorable discharge *Be a U.S. Citizen *Must not have any criminal conviction above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or any Class B misdemeanor within the past 10 years
How To Apply
Visit our website at www.irvingpd.com to register for a police testing day. Tests are offered every two months. We will be hiring 150 officers!!!!
URL
www.irvingpd.com
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