Police Officer

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The City of Bulverde is seeking motivated qualified applicants for the position of Police Officer.

Applicants must be TCOLE certified at the time of hire.

Applicants must meet all requirements for TCOLE guidelines.

Applicants must complete a City of Bulverde application along with a TCOLE personal History statement.

All documents must be submitted at the time of application with the Personal History Statement.

The department will consider sponsorship for candidates currently enrolled in a Basic Peace Officer Academy who have successfully completed Phases 1 and 2, with passing grades of the required coursework.

The same testing procedures will apply for applicants currently enrolled in a police academy.

SALARY

Starting salary $68,952.00 - $75,061.20

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plan 100% paid for Bulverde employees
• Insurance plans available for dependents paid at 60% through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.

PROCESS

• Formal / Informal Interview
• Oral Board
• Physical Fitness Exam based upon the Cooper’s Standards. Not Pass or fail, tests physical readiness.
  • 300-meter sprint
  • 1.5-mile run
  • Sit-ups – 1 minute
  • Pushups – 1 minute
• Background Investigation – can take several weeks to complete ***
• Physical / Medical Exam
• Drug Screen

BENEFITS

• 16 paid holidays plus one floating holiday of choice
• Certificate Pay
  • Intermediate $1,040.00 annually
  • Advanced $2,080.00 annually
  • Master $3,120.00 annually
  • On-call Allowance $520.00 annually
  • Night Shift differential $100.00 monthly
• Uniform Cleaning
• Take Home car program 25 miles from Police Department
• Patrol Unit car wash program
• In-house training
• New Police Department building with in-house gym facility
• Off-duty assignments available
• Court Bailiff overtime
• STEP enforcement overtime
• Physical Fitness incentive
  - * 50 and 70% pass rates to be eligible

OTHER BENEFITS

• 12-hour shifts rotating every other weekend off
• Shifts rotate every six months
• Longevity Pay (monthly accrual)
• Retention Pay (yearly accrual)
• Sick and Vacation Buy Back – Department Head and City Manager Approval-***
• Sick leave accrual 3.33 hours per month
• Vacation leave accrual
  • 0-4 years 80 hours
  • 5-14 years 120 hours
  • 15 years and up 160 hours

City of Bulverde Police Job Description – navigate to the following link:  Center/View/4759/City-of-Bulverde-Job-Description-Manual

For more information please contact Lieutenant Byrd at nbyrd or Chief Haecker at ghaecker.

The TCOLE PHS can be found here: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Apps Pubs /Personal-History-_08-12-

For a City of Bulverde application please contact the department directly as this has a release of information required for the background investigation.

For a City of Bulverde application please contact the department directly as this has a release of information required for the background investigation.