Lateral Entry Officer

Fort Worth, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

CITY OF FORT WORTH

LATERAL ENTRY OFFICER

$7198/monthly* or $86385/annually* for 2-5 years experience

$7557/monthly* or $90694/annually* for 6 years experience

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED

January 5th 2026 to February 28th 2026

Priority and preference will be given to those applicants with an active TCOLE license.

Requirements:

At the time of application each applicant must either beactively employed or have been employed in the last 180 calendar days and in good standing as a full-time paid police officer for a municipal county state or federal law enforcement agencies or a law enforcement officer in the United States Army Marine Corps Air Force or Navy. Federal and Military law enforcement officers must comply with TCOLE eligibility and the Fort Worth Police Lateral requirements. Each application will be reviewed for consideration into the hiring process.

By the date of hire Applicant must have atotal of 2 years of active servicefor one or more municipal county state federal or military police law enforcement agencies that hasat least 30 sworn police officersand handles a full array of police work (i.e. respond to all types of calls for law enforcement services).
Applicants who work or worked for an agency that has fewer than 30 sworn police officers will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
All current police officer applicants being considered for the Lateral Entry Officers Academy must receive a Texas Peace Officer License by TCOLE prior to graduation (if they do not already have a Texas license at the time of application) and to be eligible for the intermediate certificate prior to completing their academy course of study. For current police officers licensed out of state Fort Worth Police will provide the required TCOLE courses and TCOLE exam.
Each applicant will be required to pass a background investigation medical examination psychological examination polygraph examination and physical assessment test (PAT).

Citizenship:Must be a U.S. Citizen at the time of application.

Age:Applicants have not reached their 51st birthday by the date of hire.

License:Must present a valid drivers license and possess an acceptable driving record.

Military Service:Must have never received a dishonorable discharge.A copy of your DD214-4 will be required.

Education:Must have a high school diploma or a GED with at least 12 hours at an accredited institution of higher education.

Compensation in Addition to Base Pay

Longevity Pay:$4 per month per the number of years of service with the City of Fort Worth up to 25 years.

Education Incentive pay:Up to $300 per month depending on certification and/or degree held.

Uniforms:Periodic uniform maintenance allowance provided.

Bilingual pay:Up to $125 per month upon successful completion of the Language Proficiency Tests.

Benefits:

Three weeks paid vacation
Fifteen days sick leave
Retirement fund
Nine paid holidays
Seven days family sick leave
Educational and Certificate incentive pay
Personal paid holidays
Military leave
Health and life insurance

*Approximate Amounts

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:

Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex
505 W. Felix Street
Fort Worth TX 76115
Website:

or contact:

Human Resources Department
New City Hall

100 Fort Worth Trail
Fort Worth TX 76102
Website: of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit hire train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization parental status military service or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include but are not limited to: criminal background check drug screen education verification etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

CITY OF FORT WORTHLATERAL ENTRY OFFICER$7198/monthly* or $86385/annually* for 2-5 years experience$7557/monthly* or $90694/annually* for 6 years experienceAPPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTEDJanuary 5th 2026 to February 28th 2026Priority and preference will be given to those applicants with an active TCO...