Job Description
Entry-Level Police Officer The City of Big Spring Police Department is accepting applications for Entry-Level Police Officer candidates for an upcoming testing date. Testing Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026 Location: Big Spring Police Department, 3613 West Highway 80, Big Spring, Texas Time: 9:00 a.m. All applications must be submitted online by the application deadline. Interested applicants can apply by visiting www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mybigspring. Questions? Contact Human Resources at 432-264-2347 or email sking@mybigspring.com. Working Conditions And Benefits A Big Spring Police Officer works forty (40) hours per week on different shifts, and overtime may be required. Patrol officers work twelve-hour shifts with every other weekend off. The City of Big Spring offers excellent benefits, including a fully equipped take-home patrol vehicle, twelve paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, medical, dental, and vision insurance, deferred compensation program, City-paid life and long-term disability insurance, TMRS (7% 2 to 1 match), 120 hours of paid vacation, and 40 hours of paid sick leave. BSPD officers are not required to reside in Big Spring, but they must live within one hour of the City of Big Spring. Certified officers are eligible for a relocation incentive payment of $4,500.00, payable on the day of hire. Newly hired certified officers who relocate their primary residence to Big Spring are also eligible for an $800 monthly housing allowance for up to one year. An officer hired by the Big Spring Police Department and having personally incurred expenses for tuition and fees within the twelve (12) months preceding the date of hire to attend any training school meeting Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education requirements for a basic academy and received his or her certification as a result, will be eligible for reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00. No