Police Officer (Probationary Police Officer)
Police Officer (Probationary Police Officer)
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USD 64900 - 64900
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PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE JOB DESCRIPTION. IMPORTANT INFORMATION IS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS JOB POSTING.
**STARTING SALARY: $31.202 HOURLY $2496.16 BIWEEKLY $64900.16 ANNUALLY**
The City of Lubbock will begin accepting applications for Probationary Police Officer positions from Saturday May 3 2025 to Friday September 19 2025. THE PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER ENTRANCE EXAM WILL BE GIVEN ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2025 AT 8:30 A.M. AT THE LUBBOCK POLICE ACADEMY LOCATED AT 508 DAVIS DR LUBBOCK TX 79416 WITHIN THE REESE CENTER.All applicants should plan to arrive at the testing location by 7:45 a.m.
All applications for this exam must be completed online and received by the City of Lubbock Human Resources Department by 11:59 p.m. on Friday September 19 2025. Interested candidatesmust apply online.
NOTE: WHEN COMPLETING THE ONLINE APPLICATION YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: WORK HISTORY CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES SKILLS AND REFERENCES.
All applicants who wish to receive Honorable Discharge Credit for service in the armed forces of the United States shall provide proof of an Honorable Discharge (i.e. DD Form 214 Service 2 DD Form 214 Member 4 or DD Form 214 Service 7). Any discharge by whatever name known that includes any language other than Honorable Discharge is not acceptable for Honorable Discharge Credit. THIS PROOF MUST BE PROVIDED BY 11:59 P.M. ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 192025. YOU MUST ATTACH PROOF TO YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION TITLED YOUR NAME AND DD214 OR EMAIL IT TOWITH YOUR NAME AND DD214 IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
**DO NOT ATTACH ANY OTHER FORMS OR DOCUMENTATION TO THE APPLICATION EXCEPT THE DD214 FORM**Questions concerning physical or general entry requirements should be directed to the LPD recruiting team email at .
Questions concerning the Personal History Statement while you are working on it should be directed to .
Questions concerning the application process DD214s or the written exam should be directed to the Civil Service Director Elizabeth Lara at .
A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS IS REQUIRED. ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE VIA EMAIL.
APPLICANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 20 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS OF AGE ON THE DAY OF THE LUBBOCK POLICE ENTRANCE EXAM. IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS AFTER March 27 2005 YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HIRE.
Applicants must pass the Probationary Police Officer Entrance Exam before taking the Physical Ability Test. After the entrance examination the Physical Ability Test will be held on Saturday September 27 2025.
The eligibility list created as a result of this examination will be effective from September 27 2025 through March 27 2026 unless exhausted before that date.
The physical ability test for the Entrance exam into the Lubbock Police Academy is a TIMED 2000meter row. The score for this assessment is set at 40%. The score is calculated based off the applicants age weight and gender. There is NO set time for this assessment as each applicant is different. To calculate the time needed for YOU to achieve a score of at least 40% please visit the link below. Again the link will only provide an estimate and NOT an actual time needed to pass the assessment.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
