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Public Safety Officer
Job No. 405
EEOC Category: Protective Service Workers
FLSA: Nonexempt
Pay Group: PS1
OBJECTIVE
To protect the city’s residents and property by providing police, fire, and emergency medical services. This position responds to emergency calls, renders aid, investigates incidents, and completes administrative and incident reports.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to: Public Safety Sergeant.
Directs: This is a non-supervisory position.
Other: Has frequent contact with other public safety department employees, other public safety agencies, related agencies and organizations, schools, youth, and the general public.
DPS Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility requirements for Heath Department of Public Safety applicants are established by the City of Heath, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
- Applicants must be at least 21 years of age at the time of testing.
- Applicants must be United States citizens.
- Applicants must be free of disease or physical/mental defects that would prevent the individual from performing the essential duties of a police officer.
- At the time of application, all applicants must possess High School diploma/GED & 45 semester credit hours from an accredited college or university and one of the following:
- A Basic Peace Officer’s Certification issued by Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) or,
- A Basic Firefighter Certification issued by Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) with a Basic EMT certification from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Prior law enforcement, firefighting, or military service experience may be substituted for college hours.
- Applicants eyesight must be correctable to 20/30 in each eye, with appropriate color vision.
- Applicants must have normal hearing.
- Persons who have been convicted of a felony or a Class A Misdemeanor are not eligible to be licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and therefore are not eligible to test for a public safety recruit position with the Heath Department of Public Safety.
- Applicants cannot be on probation for any offense on the date of application submission.
- Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license and cannot have more than three moving violations or at-fault accidents in the preceding 36 months from the date of application.
- Applicants cannot have a DWI/DUI, or reckless driving conviction in the ten (10) years prior to the date of application.
The City of Heath is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and an dedicated advocate of workplace diversity.
THIS EMPLOYER PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY
This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
IMPORTANT:
If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents resented for use on the Form I-9. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, this employer uses E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph.
If you believe that your employer has violated its responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).
NOTICE:
Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at: 1-888-464-4218.
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Contact Information
CITY OF HEATH
200 Laurence Drive
Heath, Texas 75032
Phone: 972-771-6228
Fax: 972-961-4932
Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(excluding public holidays)