What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Support Services Specialist position at El Paso Water?
Salary
$51,235.18 - $78,799.71 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U8050-0426
Department
PD PERSONNEL
Opening Date
04/30/2026
Closing Date
5/5/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
50
MOS Code: 31A (Army), 5801 (Marine Corps), 003768 (Navy)
Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED or higher and four (4) years of experience in a position that involved public contact in an office or customer service environment; or two (2) years of experience as a commissioned law enforcement officer.
Licenses and Certifications: Valid Texas Class C Driver's License or equivalent issued by another state by time of appointment. Some assignments will require TCOLE Instructor Certification within one (1) year of appointment. Some assignments will require a TCIC/NCIC certification within three (3) months of appointment and/or a typing certificate showing a minimum of 35 wpm by time of appointment.
Special Requirements: The following components may be required depending on the assignment and must be successfully completed, if required: comprehensive background investigation, pre-offer medical, psychological, polygraph examination, and drug screening.
General Purpose
Under direct supervision, performs para-professional administrative, investigative, or operations support within an assigned unit of the Police Department which does not require a peace officer's license.
Typical Duties
Respond to and investigate non-emergency calls from citizens and requests that do not require a licensed peace officer at the scene. Involves: Perform traffic, pedestrian and crowd control; transporting and/or booking prisoners. Determine what reports or questions should be processed, or referred to another law enforcement or social services agency.
Create and ensure accurate entry of reports. Involves: Retrieve and enter data and information from a variety of sources including citizen interviews; cooperate and exchange information with other law enforcement agencies or supervisory personnel through various media. Submit daily activity reports to supervisor. Code crime reports to provide crime statistics for other agencies.
Conduct non-criminal investigations. Involves: Obtain confidential information by questioning and taking written, audio or video-recorded statements, depositions, or admissions. Contact other agencies and law enforcement jurisdictions, including but not limited to military, National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), to exchange information and other criminal history or intelligence resources.
Collect, document and preserve evidence at a crime scene. Involves: Search crime scene for physical evidence. Collect, mark and preserve physical evidence and latent fingerprints. Prepare diagrams of crime scenes and/or photograph crime scenes.
Perform administrative support functions. Involves: Researching and compiling work-related data. Preparing and maintaining supportive documentation and records. Create, edit, and summarize data to produce routine, periodic, or special reports. Maintain a calendar of activities and appointments. Prepare and/or maintain cases, records or reports and research local regulations, laws, manuals and procedures. Conduct law enforcement related training and presentations. Perform applicant background checks. Establish good rapport and partnerships with the community. Represent the department at functions as assigned.
Conduct routine work operations. Involves: Transport and ensure serviceability of equipment for various Bureaus. Deliver written correspondence to varying departments, units, or agencies. Schedule vehicles for preventative maintenance and maintain related records. Improve work operations, optimize work process, and provide continuous quality customer service. Perform other duties as assigned.
General Information
For Complete Job Description, Click Here.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: This is a new advertisement for Police Support Services Specialist. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01
Do you have a High School Diploma, GED or higher?
Do you have a minimum of four (4) years experience in a position that involved public contact in an office or customer service environment or two (2) years of experience as a commissioned law enforcement officer?
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
$51,235.18 - $78,799.71 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U8050-0426
Department
PD PERSONNEL
Opening Date
04/30/2026
Closing Date
5/5/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
50
- Description
- Benefits
- Questions
MOS Code: 31A (Army), 5801 (Marine Corps), 003768 (Navy)
Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED or higher and four (4) years of experience in a position that involved public contact in an office or customer service environment; or two (2) years of experience as a commissioned law enforcement officer.
Licenses and Certifications: Valid Texas Class C Driver's License or equivalent issued by another state by time of appointment. Some assignments will require TCOLE Instructor Certification within one (1) year of appointment. Some assignments will require a TCIC/NCIC certification within three (3) months of appointment and/or a typing certificate showing a minimum of 35 wpm by time of appointment.
Special Requirements: The following components may be required depending on the assignment and must be successfully completed, if required: comprehensive background investigation, pre-offer medical, psychological, polygraph examination, and drug screening.
General Purpose
Under direct supervision, performs para-professional administrative, investigative, or operations support within an assigned unit of the Police Department which does not require a peace officer's license.
Typical Duties
Respond to and investigate non-emergency calls from citizens and requests that do not require a licensed peace officer at the scene. Involves: Perform traffic, pedestrian and crowd control; transporting and/or booking prisoners. Determine what reports or questions should be processed, or referred to another law enforcement or social services agency.
Create and ensure accurate entry of reports. Involves: Retrieve and enter data and information from a variety of sources including citizen interviews; cooperate and exchange information with other law enforcement agencies or supervisory personnel through various media. Submit daily activity reports to supervisor. Code crime reports to provide crime statistics for other agencies.
Conduct non-criminal investigations. Involves: Obtain confidential information by questioning and taking written, audio or video-recorded statements, depositions, or admissions. Contact other agencies and law enforcement jurisdictions, including but not limited to military, National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), to exchange information and other criminal history or intelligence resources.
Collect, document and preserve evidence at a crime scene. Involves: Search crime scene for physical evidence. Collect, mark and preserve physical evidence and latent fingerprints. Prepare diagrams of crime scenes and/or photograph crime scenes.
Perform administrative support functions. Involves: Researching and compiling work-related data. Preparing and maintaining supportive documentation and records. Create, edit, and summarize data to produce routine, periodic, or special reports. Maintain a calendar of activities and appointments. Prepare and/or maintain cases, records or reports and research local regulations, laws, manuals and procedures. Conduct law enforcement related training and presentations. Perform applicant background checks. Establish good rapport and partnerships with the community. Represent the department at functions as assigned.
Conduct routine work operations. Involves: Transport and ensure serviceability of equipment for various Bureaus. Deliver written correspondence to varying departments, units, or agencies. Schedule vehicles for preventative maintenance and maintain related records. Improve work operations, optimize work process, and provide continuous quality customer service. Perform other duties as assigned.
General Information
For Complete Job Description, Click Here.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: This is a new advertisement for Police Support Services Specialist. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01
Do you have a High School Diploma, GED or higher?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a minimum of four (4) years experience in a position that involved public contact in an office or customer service environment or two (2) years of experience as a commissioned law enforcement officer?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
- Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
- No, I do not have a valid driver's license.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
- I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
- Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
- No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
- N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
Salary : $51,235 - $78,800