El Paso Police recruiting for upcoming police academy

The El Paso Police Department is recruiting for the upcoming police academy class in 2016.

Applicants are encouraged to apply here.

The enrollment period is from July 9 through July 24 for police trainees as police officer candidates.

Below are the minimum qualifications and benefits.

Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: A High School diploma or GED supplemented by either twelve (12) accredited postsecondary semester credit hours in any field of study or an honorable discharge from the United States armed forces after two (2) years active service, plus one (1) year of general experience that included public contact.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state by time of application. Basic Peace Officer License issued by Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and education (TCLEOSE) upon completion of training.

General Purpose:
Under immediate supervision, learn general and specific state and local law enforcement policies, tactics and procedures to qualify for certification as a Texas Peace Officer.

Typical Duties:
Participate in and complete police academy classroom and designated police command field training. Involves: Attend lectures and demonstrations, engage in practice sessions, read textbooks and instructional manuals, and prepare and submit study assignments about law enforcement, Texas penal and related codes, firearms and other weapons care and use, marksmanship, department requirements, polices and procedures, traffic laws and control, arrest methods, two-way radio operation, defensive driving, safety and emergency response techniques, accident investigation, ethics, report writing, and community relations principles.
Engage in miscellaneous related public safety activities as required. Involves: Respond to emergency incidents as qualified to perform simple protective services and victim rescue tasks in accordance with specific instructions of the Training Chief. Participate in rigorous daily physical training program.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Application of some knowledge of customer service and public relations practices and procedures.
• Learn skills associated with basic peace officer work, including safe operation, care and wearing of a handgun, other designated weapons, allied law enforcement equipment, communications devices.
• Learn applicable local laws and ordinances, and department rules and regulations, including community-policing techniques.
• Learn safe operation and care of a network workstation or personal computer and allied hardware, and generic business productivity and specialized law enforcement software as required.
• Read and understand training materials.
• Perform basic mathematical operations.
• Follow verbal and written instruction.
• Meet academy dress, appearance and discipline standards.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with instructors and other trainees.
• Clearly and concisely communicate orally and in writing.
• Skillfully and safely operate and care for a motor vehicle.
Other Job Characteristics:
• Perform specified daily strenuous physical development exercises.
• Successfully complete Academy written, physical and skills tests
• Subject to being called at any time for emergency duties.

Classification Status:
(Resolution Item 50 07/07/04), (HR 01/27/09), (HR 10/15/09), (CC 07/29/12)
As provided under Classification and Compensation Ordinance 8064, Section 2.2, General purpose and typical duties summarized are only illustrative of work customarily assigned and performed. Typical requirements shown may be more specifically defined by additional job analysis. Equivalencies for education or experience shown may be more specifically defined by CSC approved guidelines.

Benefits
The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third party administrator for medical benefits. City of El Paso employees can select voluntary dental, vision, life, and disability coverage from Safeguard and Concordia Dental, Block Vision, ING Life Insurance and UNUM Disability Insurance. Employees also have the option to participate in a Flexible Spending Account (medical and dependent care). Employees have the option to become members at EP Fitness and pay for their monthly gym membership fees through payroll deductions. Employees also have access to an employee assistance program at no cost through Access EAP.

Eligibility:
Employees
You are in an Eligible Class if you are a regular full-time uniformed police employee working 40 or more hours per week.

Your Eligibility Date, if you are then in an Eligible Class as uniformed police personnel, is the Effective Date of this Plan. Otherwise, it is the date you:
as a non-certified trainee, complete 60 consecutive calendar days of employment with City of El Paso; or
as a certified trainee, prior to the date you are sworn within the City of El Paso’s Police Department,
but not before the later of the Effective Date of this Plan and the date you enter the Eligible Class.