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Law Enforcement Lieutenant

Supervises day-to-day operations of the assigned Division, including assigning cases to investigators; assists in training of personnel; assists in examination and interview process for Law Enforcement Division personnel; assists in timely presentation of criminal cases to District Attorney’s Office and timely completion of division reports, civil service, and other law enforcement-related reports.  This position is also responsible as a supervisor role in Law Enforcement to assigned divisions as well as filling in when needed for other Lieutenants and Divisions.

Preserves the peace within Lubbock County by use of all lawful means and shall, when authorized by law, interfere to prevent or suppress crime.  Sworn to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of Texas.

Essential Duties:

  • Plans, directs, coordinates, and assigns law enforcement activities, including reviewing calls for service, investigations, follow-up investigations, animal control, environmental, civil service, communications, academy, range, and courthouse security, evaluating performance and advising assigned personnel concerning their assignments.
  • Responds to calls for service as needed.
  • Serves Civil Process as needed.
  • Provides Courthouse Security as needed.
  • Assigns cases to investigators and monitors progress of cases.
  • Works on-call duty as needed.
  • Writes, approves, and executes search warrants and arrest warrants.
  • Writes/Approves destruction orders.
  • Assists in the training of division personnel and in the training of other law enforcement personnel.
  • Approves or disapproves all leave time requests.
  • Approves probable cause affidavits for arrest warrants.
  • Assists in the examination and interview process in the selection of all law enforcement personnel.

Position Requirements:

  • Five years of law enforcement investigative experience from any of the following: C.I.D., Civil, Patrol, Narcotics, or Warrants.
  • Five years of increasing management responsibility in law enforcement.
  • Advanced peace officer certificate from TCOLE
  • Pass a physical fitness exam
  • Pass a firearms qualification with department issued weapon

Lieutenant are typically assigned M-F 8-5

This is a salaried position $83,050.21 Annually

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Detention Officer

Updated 10/8/26 ∙ Multiple Openings ∙ Closes in 1 week

To maintain the immediate security, care, and control of inmates and the Lubbock County Detention Center structure, ensuring compliance with all local policy and procedures and Texas minimum jail standards. Detention Officers oversee operations within the inmate housing units of the jail, and throughout the facility. We are a direct supervision facility. This means Detention Officers are embedded in the open dayrooms of each housing unit. Officers must also maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for: making observations, reading and writing, operating assigned equipment, communicating with others, ability to maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of exercising sound judgment and rational thinking under dangerous circumstances, evaluating various options and alternatives, choosing appropriate and reasonable courses of action, and demonstrating intellectual capabilities during training and testing processes.

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Must possess a valid Texas driver’s license.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with others in writing and verbally in English. 
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Basic Jailer’s License Certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) within 1 year of appointment

Starting Salary $27.31 hourly ($56,800 annually)

Expected schedule is 12 hour shifts, 7-7, either days or nights, in a rotating schedule of 3 days on 4 days off, 4 days on 3 days off. 

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