If you are looking for a rewarding and meaningful career, if you want to be a positive role model for your community, and if you want to make a real difference in people's lives ... then the Port Arthur Police Department is the place for you. The Port Arthur Police Department has an on-going need for police officers who are committed to public service, professionalism, and peaceful neighborhoods. As a Police Officer for the City of Port Arthur you will be required to perform a variety of law enforcement and crime prevention tasks, investigative work, special assignments, and technical and administrative tasks in support of the Police Department. 

Port Arthur Police Officers enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, including educational incentive pay, bilingual pay, paid vacations, and paid sick leave. In addition, medical, dental, and retirement plans are available.

The City of Port Arthur accepts applications on an ongoing
basis from applicants who are certified as peace officers in
the State of Texas. 
 (those who hold a Texas Peace Officer's License issued by TCLEOSE). 


Qualifications Salary
Certification Pay  Benefits

Selection Process

 Residency Incentive

A high quality of life and all of the features necessary to sustain a progressive community are available in Port Arthur.  The City has a population of approximately 60,000 and is 90 miles east of Houston, Texas.  Port Arthur is served by the Southeast Texas Regional Airport and has excellent bus and highway access.

Coupled with a moderate climate, Lamar State College- Port Arthur, and an excellent public school system, Port Arthur provides an ample opportunity for lifelong learning. 

Port Arthur is a recreational paradise offering movie theaters, hunting, fresh and saltwater fishing as well as beaches and boating activities. The City has over 30 parks, an 18- hole par 72 golf course and Pleasure Island, which is on the shores of Lake Sabine, once a secret anchorage of Pirate Jean Lafitte. Port Arthur also has over 100 churches in every denomination.  The City features numerous restaurants (seafood and Cajun specialties,) several shopping centers and malls, and an array of recreation and fitness centers. The City features many historical sites including Rose Hill Manor, the Vuylsteke Home, the Queen Of Peace Statue and Gardens, Museum of the Gulf Coast, and White Haven.

 

POLICE OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS

  • United States Citizen
  • High School diploma or GED equivalent
             However; with a GED, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education requires a person with a GED to also have 12 semester hours of credit from an accredited college or university with at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in order to be admitted to a training facility to become police officer. In other words, with a GED, you must also have 12 hours of college credit with a GPA of 2.0 or higher to attend a police academy to become a police officer in Texas .
  • Valid Texas Drivers License
  • 21 years of age, maximum age of 40.  If you are a certified officer with experience or military service then the maximum age is 45.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Knowledge of pertinent Federal, State, and local laws and the ability to interpret and apply them.
  • Organization and time management skills
  • Ability to complete firearms certification
  • Skills to resolve situations characterized by conflict and danger.

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SALARY
Years Monthly Annually
Academy $ 1989 $ 23,868
Police Officer Entry $ 3070 $ 36,834
1 Year $ 3405 $ 42,060
2 Years $ 3541 $ 42,492
5 Years $ 3683 $ 44,196
7 Years $ 3793 $ 45,516
10 Years $ 3907 $ 46,884
12 Years $ 4024 $ 48,288
15 Years $4145 $49,740
20 Years $4269 $51,228

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 CERTIFICATION PAY
Intermediate Certificate $50 / month
Advanced Certificate $100 / month
Masters Certificate  $150 / month
Bilingual Pay $50 / month

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BENEFITS
 
  • Longevity: $ 4 / month per year up to 25 years.
  • Shift differential pay
  • Educational Pay
  • Texas Municipal Retirement System- employee contribution 5% with City matching 2 to 1
  • ICMA RC deferred compensation plan and flex cafeteria plan
  • Paid Health, Life and Dental for employee, City pays 50% of insurance premium for dependant coverage.
  • Credit Union membership
  • Funeral Leave
  • Sick Leave
  • The Department provides uniforms and equipment for Officers, excluding firearms, handcuffs, and footwear.

Each Officer receives annual leave (Vacation Time) in accordance with the following schedule:

Completed Years of Service

Total
1 through 9 25 Days
10 through 19 31 Days
20 through 24 37 Days
25 or More 40 Days

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RESIDENCY INCENTIVE

The City will provide $1,500.00 (subject to applicable taxes) for down payment and closing cost expenses, to those employees who elect to purchase and move into a home in a non-target area of the City.

The City will provide $3000.00 (subject to applicable taxes) for down payment and closing cost expenses, to those employees who elect to purchase and move into a home in a target area of the City.

The City will provide $400.00 in moving cost assistance to employees who elect to move into the City and rent or lease a residence, plus $ 75.00 per month rental assistance for those that rent/ lease in a non-target area of the City, or $ 150.00 per month for those that rent or lease in a target area.

For those employees who own and reside within the City, the City will provide a $75.00 per month housing expense to those who reside in a non-target area and $150.00 per month to those employees who reside in a target area.

Employee moving into the City and receiving monies for either down payment and closing cost expenses, or moving cost assistance as delineated above who move out of the City within three (3) years of receipt will be required to pay back to the City a pro rata share of the amount received.

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POLICE OFFICER SELECTION PROCESS

If you are interested in a career with the 
Port Arthur Police Department 
please contact:

Sgt. Ken Carona
(409)983-8614

or

City of Port Arthur
Personnel Department
P.O. Box 1089
Port Arthur, TX 77641-1089
(409)983-8210

The City of Port Arthur
is an
Equal Opportunity Employer

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