Police - Employment Opportunities

Applicants should include a City Application for Employment along with their resume. All full time, regular employees are provided a benefit package of paid sick/vacation leave, life, health, vision, and dental insurance, 10 paid holidays and TMRS retirement package.

Applications should be submitted to Personnel Office, City Hall, 710 W. Avenue A, Port Aransas, TX 78373-4128, Phone: (361)749-4111 or faxed to (361)749-4723, emailed to [email protected]. Those applicants tentatively selected will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for that position prior to employment. The City of Port Aransas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services. E.O.E.

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Parking Enforcement/Part-Time / Port Aransas Police Department

Wage:  $20.97 per hour

Job Summary

Enforce city ordinances relating to parking, including public education, issuing summons’, entering information into the police department and/or municipal court database (s), testifying in court, and other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties

  • Operates in conformance with federal, state, and local laws; and department and city policies and procedures
  • Patrols the beach or other area within the city, on foot, or in a department vehicle.
  • Enforces parking regulations
  • Ability to learn and operate Port Aransas Police Department and/or Port Aransas Municipal Court database (s).
  • Ability to work during daylight hours, on any calendar day, including weekends and holidays, outdoors in a variety of harsh environmental conditions including heat, cold, wind, sun and rain.
  • Ability to stand and/or walk long distances, up to five miles per day, at a relaxed pace, in sand and on hard surfaces for up to eight hours per day.
  • Ability to verbally de-escalate tense situations.
  • Work environment could include exposure to vulgar, threatening, or hostile language.
  • May be required to testify in court
  • Provides public education on local laws and ordinances.
  • Performs other assigned duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.

For a complete job description, please click here Parking Enforcement Non Sworn - Part-time

The City of Port Aransas is an EOE.


Police Officer

Port Aransas Police Department Lateral Transfers for Patrol
Tired of sitting in traffic all day? Ready for a laid-back island lifestyle? Want to be a part of a community that appreciates and supports what you do? The Port Aransas Police Department is seeking officers with two or more years of patrol experience for immediate hire.

General Information:
Job Type:
Full-time with rotating shifts

Compensation:
$27.25 to $40.34 per hour/ DOQ + Overtime + Full benefit package

Benefits include:

  • Lateral service credits (one-year credit for every two years of experience up to fifteen years)
  • Overtime, certification, and longevity, pay
  • Uniforms + cleaning allowance
  • Employee/Family-friendly work environment
  • Fully equipped 4x4 Patrol vehicles
  • Department provides uniforms, leather gear, on and off-duty weapons, (Glock 17, Glock 42, and AR-15), and training and duty ammunition
  • Full health care including medical, dental, and vision
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • TMRS retirement with five-year vesting and a 2 to 1 match
  • Gym membership reimbursement

For a complete job description, please click here COPA Recruitment Letter rev 2023-08

The City of Port Aransas is EOE