Recruitment

SIGN ON BONUS

$3,500.00 PRIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE

$2,500 NO LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE

 

Are you ready to join us? APPLY NOW!

 

WE WANT YOU!

Please fill out and submit this “Interest Card” to be considered for the next Civil Service Test. Thank you for your interest.
*NOTE: You need to use the name as it appears on your state issued driver’s license.










First name *

Last name *

Address *

City *

State *

Zip *

Phone Number *

Your Email *

Qualifications

To qualify you must check YES on at least one of the check boxes below.

1. Have you completed 30 college classroom hours with a minimum passing grade of C?
YESNO

2. Do you hold a current TCOLE Peace Officer License?
YESNO

3. Do you have at least two years of active military service with honorable discharge?
YESNO

Salary & Benefits

New officer signing bonus: New officers with no experience will receive $2,500.00 bonus upon completion of field training.  New officers that hold a current TCOLE Peace Officer Certification will receive a $3,500.00 bonus upon completion of field training.

Annual Salary

Start 1Yr 2Yr 3Yr 4Yr 5Yr 6Yr
Assistant Police Chief $110,824 $115,444 $120,064 $124,684
Police Lieutenant $90,424 $93,116 $97,410 $100,902
Police Sergeant $79,003 $81,678 $84,354 $87,029
Police Officer $56,361 $58,633 $60,905 $63,179 $65,451 $67,723 $72,109

Click here to learn about the Police Department’s benefits, qualifications and salary range. 

For applicants with prior employment as a full-time law enforcement officer, credit for previous experience may apply.

Credited Previous Experience

Credited Previous Experience shall be defined as one year of credited experience for every full year actively employed as a full-time law enforcement officer in a municipality with a population of 30,000 or more, a county with a population of 125,000 or more or a state law enforcement agency, not to exceed five years of Credited Previous Experience.

Credited Previous Experience shall also be defined as one year of credited experience for every two full years actively employed as a full-time law enforcement officer in a municipality with a population of less than 30,000 or a county with a population of less than 125,000, not to exceed five years of Credited Previous Experience.

Credited Previous Experience shall also be defined as one year of credited experience for every two full years actively employed as a full-time law enforcement officer with any TCOLE certified organization other than a municipal police organization or a county sheriff’s office

Police applicants with a minimum of one year full-time prior service as a police officer must possess a TCOLE license and/or have taken and passed the TCOLE state licensing exam to qualify for Credited Previous Experience and be placed in the current pay grade of the Duncanville Police Department compensation plan.

Credited Previous Experience will not apply if more than three years have passed since the most recent qualifying employment.

Population figures shall be based on current information from the UTSA Texas State Data Center or the latest United States census information if outside Texas.

Regulations Regarding Lateral Entry Hiring

Click to download a PDF file.

 

Benefits

Paid vacation – 1-3 years
earn 6.66 hours a month
Paid vacation – 4-8 years
earn 10 hours a month
Paid vacation – 9 plus years
earn 13.32 hours a month
Paid holidays
Paid sick time
Earn 10 hours of sick leave a month
Paid Birthday Holiday
TMRS pension plan
Health insurance
Overtime pay
Longevity pay
Uniforms and equipment provided

If you have any additional questions, please email Recruiter.