Qualifications

qualifications
All applicants must be in compliance with the following:
  • Drug Policy
  • Tattoo Policy (no tattoos on face, neck, or head)
  • No convictions, deferred adjudications, or probation for theft or family violence assault
  • No convictions, deferred adjudications, or probation for Class A misdemeanor or above
  • No convictions, deferred adjudications, or probation for Class B misdemeanor within last 10 years
Additional Qualifications for:
Police Officer
  • Must be a United States citizen
  • Have a valid Texas driver's license or ability to obtain one (out of state applicants)
  • Must meet one of the following:
  1. 30 college hours from a Regionally Accredited College or University by date of hire
  2. High School diploma or GED and a Texas Peace Officer license;
  3. High School diploma or GED and 2 years active military service with honorable discharge
Telecommunicator
  • Must be a United States citizen
  • Have a valid driver's license or ability to obtain one (out of state applicants)
  • High School diploma or GED
Detention Officer
  • Have the legal right to work in the United States
  • Have a valid driver's license or ability to obtain one (out of state applicants)
  • High School diploma or GED