Police Officer
Police Officer
Posted on :
11-05-2025
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Yearly Salary
$ 81070 - 108735
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
11-05-2025
Job Description
Job Summary
- The Grand Prairie Police Department is continually seeking diverse highly motivated communityoriented officers with integrity who are willing to face a variety of challenges and responsibilities. We are committed to working in partnership with the residents of our growing community to provide a safe secure environment to enhance the quality of life for the approximate 204000 Grand Prairie residents.A career with the Grand Prairie Police Department offers a variety of assignments with opportunity for advancement. Grand Prairie Police have specialized units inLake Patrol School Resource Officers SWAT Detectives Traffic Enforcement Community Service Training and many others. Our officers are proud members of a progressive Police Department.Test Date: August 09 2025Please contact our Police Recruiting Department for more details at:
EXAM DATE: Saturday August 09 2025
EXAM TIME: 8:00 a.m. (checkin begins at 7:00 a.m.)
LOCATION: TBD Minimum Qualifications
The new requirements for Police Officer have been officially approved by the Commission effective January 22 2025.
- U.S. Citizen
- Applicants are required to have the Personal History Statement complete the day of the Civil Service Exam. Please click link for PHS. (Personal History Statement)
- Be eligible for certification from TCOLE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)AND
- Possess at least fortyeight (48) hours with at least a 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education or Council for Higher Education by the time of their hire date with the Police Department OR
- Possess at least two (2) years of experience as a regular fulltime peace officer for a law enforcement agency prior to the date of the entrance examination OR
- Possess at least two (2) years activeduty military experience in accordance with the definition of Military Service Credit listed in Section 2.1(e) with an Honorable Discharge prior to the date of the entrance examination OR
- Possess any license issued by TCOLE for a period at least two (2) years prior to the date of the examination OR
- is currently employed as and has worked as a fulltime Grand Prairie Police Department employee for the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of the entrance examination.
- The Police Lateral Entry Program is authorized as a form of seniority pay as authorized by an ordinance through the City Council and designed to attract additional qualified applicants who would not require the training time involved with an applicant who lacks previous experience. This additional recruiting tool shall involve compensating lateral entry officers for their experience based on the number of years of their prior experience. The Police Lateral program in effect at the time of hire shall be followed for placement in the pay plan.
Eligibility for Lateral Entry
- To be eligible for lateral pay a lateral entry applicant shall have at least two (2) years continuous service as a paid fulltime certified peace officer in a law enforcement agency including outofstate agencies as approved by the Chief of Police.
- The lateral applicant shall have been in a position where they had the authority to enforce laws investigate crimes make arrests respond to calls for service carry a firearm and use discretion as part of their assigned duties.
- A lateral entry applicant shall not have more than a three (3) year break in service from the time they left the former law enforcement agency and the time they made application with the Grand Prairie Police Department.
- Form DD214 Applicants with military service will have 5 points added to their passing raw test score provided they submit a DD214 reflecting an honorable discharge. Please be aware of the deadline for the DD214. It must be attached to your application or emailed to no later than August:00am we will not accept any DD214s after that deadline
- Personal History Statement due the day of Civil Service Entrance Exam Test
Additional Information
Excellent compensation plus additional pay for:
- Shifts
- Bilingual Pay
- Training
- Clothing allowance
- Stability pay
- Take home vehicle
- Please visit: Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
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