Job Description

Performs senior-level (highly complex) work. Work involves responding to routine complaints and calls for service, investigating as needed to assist in the protection of the city’s residents and property; enforcement of laws and ordinances and following department’s policies and procedures applicable to span of control while preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution of the United States of America. Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Required Additional Documents

Applicants will need to download the below required documents (Hiring Process Letter, Background Waiver and Physical Ability Waiver) to be submitted with the online application:  Applications without these documents will be considered incomplete and may result in disqualification.

 

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Those forms will need to be completed, signed and notarized (where applicable), and then uploaded/attached with the application. Please do not submit other documents (including resumes, cover letters, transcripts, DD214s, etc). To submit the forms after your application has been submitted, send forms to this email address  [email protected] . All forms need to be completed and submitted prior to the closing date.

Once you have submitted all required forms, you will be sent an invitation link to create an account with Guardian Alliance; Complete the online personal history statement via the Guardian Alliance platform. You cannot proceed in the process without completing and submitting your personal history statement. A preliminary basic background check will be conducted and you will be notified if selected to continue to the written/physical test.

• Patrols as assigned, by vehicle, or by foot, to prevent crimes and enforce laws and ordinances, and to protect citizens and property.
• Directs and escorts traffic, operates traffic radar, issues citations, and investigates traffic accidents.
• Chases, apprehends, and processes persons suspected of criminal acts.
• Responds to emergency and routine calls for service and other line tasks as may be assigned.
• Takes initial criminal investigations reports and complete follow-up as assigned.
• Collects evidence from crime scenes, maintaining chain of custody.
• Issues citations, warnings and makes custody arrests.
• May work in special programs or specialized units as assigned.
• Keeps records of activities and makes reports concerning crimes, complaints, collisions and investigations.
• Coordinates prosecution with district and county attorneys as required and make court appearances when required.
• Shares information and works with other law enforcement agencies as directed and appropriate.
• When not on duty, may maintain scheduled on-call status for major event response.
• May be assigned to attend community events in a public relations role.
• Preserves, protects and defends the Constitution of the United States of America.
• May participate in recruiting or testing for the hiring process.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Step: 3 and above

Additional Duty:

• May conduct field-training orientation for new officers.

ASSIGNMENT SPECIFIC TO SPECIALIZED UNIT

Patrol Officer

Reports to: Patrol Sergeant 

Step: 1 and above

Additional Duties: none

Community Services Officer

Reports to: Community Services Sergeant 

Step: 2 and above

Additional Duties:

• Frequent public speaking at public events, when teaching classes to the public and when giving tours.
• Coordinates attendance by patrol as needed for events.
• Coordinates and teaches the citizen’s police academy.
• Attends monthly meetings LCPAAA (Leander Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association), and the Leander Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
• Attends the crime prevention group meetings.
• Runs the department’s Public Safety Cadets program, maintaining the requirements of the program in staffing levels for instructors.
• Speaks at events, and other education needs.
• Presents and updates power point presentations for community education and classes and creates new presentations as needed.

School Resource Officer  

Reports to: Sergeant – SRO

Step: 2 and above

Additional Duties:

• Works in assigned Leander school district schools within the city limits as an SRO

Additional Training:

• Takes and maintains any required SRO training as mandated by TCOLE.

K9 Officer 

Reports to: SIU Sergeant

Step: 2 and above

Additional Duties:

• Feeds and inspects the canine daily.
• Provides clean, sanitary, and healthy living quarters and conditions for the canine.
• Assumes responsibility for the canine's actions and attempts to prevent the canine from being a nuisance to other officers, personnel, etc.
• Maintains current working knowledge of applicable case law, statutes and legal requirements concerning utilization of canines for searches.
• Completes training procedures and exercises as prescribed by the instructors from training schools, etc.
• Maintains current canine and canine handler detection certification.
• Assists patrol when necessary.

Officer - Traffic

Reports to: Sergeant – Traffic

Step: 2 and above

Additional Duties:

• Assists with traffic trailer maintenance and deployment as assigned
• Assists with wrecker compliance inspections and monitoring as assigned.
• Assists patrol when necessary.

Officer– Detective

Reports to: Sergeant – CID 

Step: 2 and above

Additional Duties:

• Collects, reviews, and prepares evidence from crime scenes and death investigations, while maintaining proper chain of custody, for trial. This also includes video and audio recordings from crime scenes, photographing the scenes, and proper storage of this media.
• As needed for the investigations, issues citations and makes custody arrests.
• Keeps records of activities and makes timely reports concerning all findings of investigations.
• Shares information and works with other law enforcement agencies as directed and appropriate. Prepares cases and presents them to grand juries, district courts and county courts for review. Coordinates prosecution with district and county attorneys as required and testifies in court when required.
• When not on duty, maintains a rotating on-call status with other detectives for response as needed.
• Works overflow cases and priority cases based on immediate need and priority of the case to include sexual assault cases, Child Protective Services cases, death investigation cases and violent and immediate threat cases.
• Follow-up and communicates with victims on case status, as appropriate.
• Assists other specialized units when needed.
• May work in special programs as assigned. These assignments may include CALEA proofs, recruiting, background investigations, officer field training, and attending civic and related functions in a public relations role.

SIU Officer

Reports to: Sergeant - SIU

Step: 3 and above

Additional Duties:

• Serves misdemeanor, felony and municipal warrants from the department.
• Plans, coordinates, and executes high risk warrant operations.
• Service of outside agencies’ TCIC/NCIC warrants within the city.
• Service of court process, including witness summons, subpoenas, code enforcement summons.
• Participates in prisoner extradition out of county and out of state.
• Develops threat assessment packages on wanted subjects.
• Assists patrol and CID as necessary.
• Acts as court bailiff and provide judicial security.
• May conduct sex offender registration, compliance checks, etc. as directed by the lieutenant.

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer

Reports to: Sergeant – Traffic

Step: 3 and above

Additional duties:

• Performs complex technical and regulatory work to identify and report safety compliance or noncompliance status of vehicles and/or vehicle operators to ensure their compliance with federal regulations and Texas statutes and regulations while operating on public highways and roads.
• Conducts safety inspections and quality assurance reviews of commercial motor vehicles and takes required actions in accordance with federal regulations and State law, within DPS Policy/MOU Agreement.
• Responds to telephone, written or in person inquiries from the general public concerning commercial vehicle requirements.
• Assists local and state law enforcement personnel on special investigations of commercial carrier operations and individuals regarding violations of the safety regulations.
• During regular duty hours, respond to crashes involving commercial motor vehicles occurring within the city.
• Responds to hazardous material spill involving a commercial motor vehicle at the request of the Leander Fire Department.
• Responsible for maintaining all requirements in the statement of work "Memorandum of Understanding between The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Leander Police Department" agreement. 
• Will routinely upload inspection data to DPS.
• Responds to DataQ's within the specified times when received from DPS MCB.
• Assists corporal or sergeant as assigned with traffic trailer maintenance and deployment; traffic statistical reporting both annual and monthly; wrecker compliance inspections and monitoring.
• Presents training as necessary for patrol officers in the area of commercial motor vehicles.

Officer – PSD

Reports to: Sergeant – Professional Standards

Step: 3 and above

Additional duties:

• Schedules and coordinates related field-training orientation for new employees.
• Assists with management of the records in the various software systems for training.
• Assists with management of the FTO program by setting schedules for probationary officers and field training officers and ensures that their training is progressing at a normal rate.
• Assists with maintaining yearly schedule for training in compliance with CALEA standards and any additional department needs.
• Assists with management of recruiting and hiring process overall schedule including postings, academy recruiting trips, ordering and administering written tests, administering ability testing, oral boards, backgrounds and chief’s interview.
• Assists in ensuring F-5R obtained for each licensed applicant prior to background investigation and completed as required by Administrative Law.

Required Education and Experience: 

• High School Graduate or its equivalent.

Required Certificate and Licenses:

• Valid Class C driver’s license from any state. Must be able to obtain a Texas driver’s license within 90 days of hire date.
• Currently a licensed peace officer with TCOLE license.
  1. If from out of state, already have obtained a TCOLE license, and be eligible for intermediate certificate upon completion of required courses.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from an accredited college or university or technical school. 

• Municipal police administration and organization.
• Departmental rules and regulations, all appropriate criminal laws, including city ordinances and appropriate administrative laws. Observes safety and security procedures. Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines.
• The use and care of specialized equipment. Including police car, police radio, handgun and other weapons as required, handcuffs, first aid equipment, and any other equipment as required.
• Mandates and covenants required by department’s participation in the various law enforcement information and resource systems.
• Possess excellent customer service skills and phone etiquette.
• Skill and ability in required job skills and knowledge with accuracy and thoroughness. Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills. Keeps abreast of current developments. Requires minimal supervision.
• Displays willingness to make professional decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in decision making process. Makes timely decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Understand and execute oral and written instructions and ask questions when instructions are unclear.
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships, balancing team and individual responsibilities.
• Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and be able to lift, push, or pull up to and in excess of 100 pounds with or without assistance, if required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Working Environment:

Work may involve an element of danger and requires physical strength and agility at times to apprehend or subdue persons suspected of crimes; job incumbents must have the ability to walk or run rapidly, engage in physical altercations and confrontations, subdue or calm a combative individual and to rescue victims. Job incumbents may be required to work near traffic/accident hazards; near moving mechanical parts, in high, precarious places; and with explosives and may be occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or air borne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, vibration, insect stings, and temperature extremes; may be exposed to blood and communicable diseases; may encounter hostile or violent individuals; may be subject to verbal and/or physical attack or assault from individuals and/or may be subject to gunfire. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position. 

Job offer and continuation of employment with the City of Leander is contingent upon:

• Proof of education, certification(s) and experience as listed on the employment application based on the job posting requirements.
• Satisfactory results from a pre-employment criminal history background and driving record check.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. *
• Compliance with the  Selective Service Registration for male US citizens and immigrants, who are ages 18-25.

*The City of Leander participates in E-Verify! Information from each new employee’s Form I-9 will be provided to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm work authorization. 

The City of Leander is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information in employment. 

Applicants should communicate requests for disability-related accommodations during the application process to our Human Resources Department at  [email protected] or 512-528-2708.  Deaf and hard of hearing applicants may contact our office via Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or 1-800-735- 2989 (TTY/TDD).

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Immediate start, Felony friendly,

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