Sergeant

STIPEND

Certificate pay up to $1,800 a year, depending on peace officer certification

• Health insurance (100% of the employee portion paid by the college);
• Dependent only, spouse only, and family health insurance available through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, with the College and State paying 75% of the premium.
• Optional dental, vision, and life insurance;
• Optional TIAA retirement plan with the institution matching starting at 4% of the employee’s salary, with additional matching up to 10%, depending on the employee's contribution.
• All employees are members of the Teacher’s Retirement System;
• Employee and dependent scholarships allow the employee and eligible dependents to have tuition-free enrollment at Tyler Junior College.
• Approximately 27 holidays or reduced-operation days annually, and employees who work on these days receive additional pay.

To provide supervisory and enforcement skills in the commissioned law enforcement services of the Tyler Junior College District.

Responsible for supervising police personnel engaged in law enforcement duties associated with the protection, safety, and welfare of students, employees, visitors, and property within the area under the control and jurisdiction of the Tyler Junior College District. Exercises independent judgment within limits prescribed by law, Policies, and Procedures of the Board of Trustees, institutional rules and regulations, and Chief of Police departmental policies and procedures.

Serves as a Campus Security Authority as defined by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

Required

Education:

Meet Intermediate Proficiency Certification requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and have been awarded the certification at the time of the promotional assessment.

Required:

The applicant must have five years of patrol experience as a full-time commissioned police officer when the promotional assessment is undertaken.

• Perform law enforcement duties on the property under the control and jurisdiction of the Tyler Junior College District.
• Provide effective leadership to those within their assigned shift.
• Preserve the peace by the use of all lawful means, interceding, when authorized by law, to prevent or suppress crime.
• Investigate criminal offenses to detect and arrest criminals, and recover stolen or lost property.
• Enforce traffic law by detecting violations, making violator contacts, placing violators in custody, or issuing citations or warnings.
• Give testimony in the criminal courts of this state and the United States. are various written reports narrating law enforcement and police activities.
• Perform other related duties as required

• Must successfully complete the promotion assessment, including passing a written promotion exam administered by the Chief of Police
• Must successfully pass a thorough background investigation if not already employed by TJC.
• Must be able to provide credible testimony in a court of law
• Applicants must not have any disciplinary action above the level of verbal counseling within twelve months of applying.

• Working conditions involve exposure to variable weather conditions and working days, evening, or night with varying days off and holidays
• Work involves a degree of hazard
• Duties involve driving, walking, running, standing, stooping, climbing, crouching, pushing, jumping over, pulling, carrying, reaching above the head, lifting, lowering, hand-wrist and elbow motion, grasping, and holding