Crime & Safety
Now Hiring: How To Join The Irving Police Department
"It is an exciting time to begin a career with the Irving Police Department (IPD), as the city has experienced explosive growth."
March 18, 2020
Now Hiring: Join the Irving Police Department
It is an exciting time to begin a career with the Irving Police Department (IPD), as the city has experienced explosive growth and the department will continue to hire new officers in the coming years. This growth will allow new police officers to gain valuable seniority that is considered for shift preference, transfers within the department and promotion eligibility.
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IPD is looking for the best and brightest individuals who have the aptitude, responsibility and commitment to assist this community and make a positive difference. A career with the IPD offers challenges, excitement, variety, teamwork and job satisfaction, as well as opportunities for special assignments, career development and promotions. A career with the IPD offers security: the City of Irving is financially sound, and the city government is committed to maintaining police salary and benefits at competitive levels.
This commitment, combined with state civil service protection and other generous benefits, such as vacation, sick time and many others, make a career with Irving an obvious choice. Starting salary for an Irving Police Officer is $66,324 annually.
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The civil service exam is offered several times a year. IPD will administer the next civil service exam at 8 a.m. March 21 at Nimitz High School, 100 W. Oakdale Road. Registration can be completed by submitting an online registration form at PoliceTexas.org.
Walk-in applicants will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis test day and will need to arrive no later than 6:45 a.m. Preference will be given to those that sign up before the exam. Registrants should arrive between 7 and 7:30 a.m.; doors close promptly at 8 a.m. The physical fitness test will be conducted immediately following the civil service test.
Visit PoliceTexas.org for more information about the hiring process and to register for the upcoming civil service exam.
This press release was produced by the City of Irving. The views expressed here are the author’s own.