$61k Per Year Position range in Henderson County $38k

• $57k Per Year Entry Level Police Officer ATHENS
• CITY OF

Occupation:

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Location:

Athens, TX

• 75751 Positions available: 1 Job #: 16813147 Work At Home option: No

Posted:

1/17/2025

Updated:

1/20/2025

Expires:

2/16/2025

Source:

WorkInTexas

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WorkInTexas Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. HS 21 Help for . Opens a new window. Help for . Opens a new window. Minimum Qualifications for Entry-Level Police Officer Position for the Athens Police Department

• Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of appointment;
• Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate;
• Possess a valid Texas driver's license at the time of employment;
• Be a citizen of the United States by birth or naturalization;
• Be able to read, write, and speak the English language;
• Be of good moral character;
• Not prohibited from carrying a firearm or possessing ammunition;
• Possess a certification as a peace officer as established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement at the time of appointment;
• Achieve a passing score of at least seventy (70) percent on the written examination;
• Successfully complete the physical ability test (described below);
• Pass a thorough background investigation which includes a polygraph examination;
• Successfully complete an oral interview; and,
• successfully complete a post-job offer psychological examination and medical examination that includes a visual acuity test and drug screen. Physical ability test for entry-level police officer position in the Athens Police Department 1. 100 Yard Run
• Candidate will run one hundred(100)yards in twenty-five(25)seconds or less.

2 Vehicle Push-Candidate will push a mid-sized, unoccupied vehicle in the neutral position on a semi level grade a distance of forty (40) feet in eighty {80)seconds or less. 3. Dummy Drag-Candidate will drag/pull a weighted dummy, approximately six(6)feet tall, weighing approximately one hundred, sixty-five {165) pounds a distance of fifty (50)feet across a semi-level grade. 4. Obstacle Course

• Candidate will complete a forty(40)yard obstacle course consisting of obstacles/barriers at various heights, such as fences and agility barriers in forty-five (45) seconds or less. 5. Sit-Ups
• Candidate will complete twenty (20) sit-ups with knees bent, hands held behind head, and with an assistant holding feet down in sixty (60) seconds or less.

Each candidate will have a ten (10) second rest period between each stage except for stage one {1).There will be a ninety {90) second rest period between stage one(1)and stage two {2). Current obstacle course consists of a series of serpentine cones, stepping through a series of tires, a balance beam, and physical barriers approximately three(3)feet, four(4)feet, and five(5)feet in height. Help for Employer Information. Opens a new window.