Patrol Officer (Ingleside)

Salary Not Available Position range in San Patricio County $20.39

• $28.

63 Per hour Patrol Officer (Ingleside)

CITY OF INGLESIDE

Occupation:

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Location:

Ingleside, TX

• 78362 Positions available: 2 Job #: 16962515

Source:

WorkInTexas

Posted:

01/28/2026

Updated:

02/26/2026

Expires:

05/09/2026

Web Site:

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Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Rotating Shift Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite Full Time Education High School Diploma or Equivalent Experience 01 Month(s) DL Required Language English, Well Schedule Full Time Job Type Regular Duration Permanent Employment Shift Rotating Shift Public Transit Available Benefits Help for .

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs protective service work enforcing law, investigating criminal activity, ensuring safety of public, collecting evidence, testifying in court, maintaining files and records, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Patrol Sergeant.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operates a patrol vehicle or walks on an assigned shift, to observe for violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons, and disturbances of law and order.
• Enforces all State and local laws pertaining to criminal, civil and traffic offenses and ensures the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
• Interviews victims and witnesses to obtain additional necessary information regarding crimes, accidents, violations, etc.; helps investigate crimes and collect evidence; conducts searches; investigates traffic accidents.
• Responds to radio dispatches and answers calls and complaints; issues traffic citations; serves warrants, summons, etc.
• Assists the public with services including education on crime prevention, provision of general information, assistance with auto or home lockouts, general complaints, stranded motorists and provides escort services for banks, funerals, and other business.
• Makes arrests, completes arrest records and testifies in court; writes clear, concise reports to ensure legal procedures are followed, court testimony is complete and accurate, and evidence is collected and maintained with exact details.
• Directs traffic; performs residential and commercial checks.
• Assists other law enforcement agencies when requested or assigned.
• Performs basic maintenance of all issued equipment.
• May be assigned specific collateral duties such as administrative, special response team, special operations, narcotics, investigations, animal control, etc.
• Complete assigned health and safety courses to create a safe work environment

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

• Moderate supervision Under the direction of the Patrol Sergeant.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Education

• High School / GED Experience
• Minimal Experience in law enforcement License or Certificate
• Must meet and maintain all department, State and Federal training and education requirements for position Valid driver's license in the State of Texas Special Requirements
• Possession of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Basic Peace Officer's License upon hire.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential job functions.

• This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force
• Work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires standing, walking, sitting, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling and pushing or pulling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and repetitive motions
• Work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities
• Work frequently requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme cold (nonweather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, exposure to vibration and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment • Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.

g. business office, light traffic).