Police Officer – Certified/Police Officer/Senior Police Officer - Lateral
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About this role
The <u>Police Officer- Certified</u>, is a safety-sensitive position that is involved with the complex and specialized activities required to maintain civil order and enforce laws and ordinances. Police Officers are responsible for the protection of life and property, detection and prevention of crime, apprehension of criminals, and enforcement of laws and ordinances in a designated specialized area or on an assigned shift. This is a safety-sensitive position. <strong>Candidates must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire, in order to be considered for this position.</strong><br> <br><u><strong>Certified Police Officer Hiring Pay Scale</strong></u><strong> </strong><strong><u>2026</u></strong><br><strong> </strong>Post certified, less than two years Patrol experience $80,746 per year<br> <br>The <u>Police Officer/Senior Police Officer</u> is a safety-sensitive position that is involved with the complex and specialized activities required to maintain civil order and enforce laws and
Requirements
<strong><u>Essential Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities and Tasks</u></strong><br>Must be able to act without direct supervision and to exercise independent judgment in meeting complex emergency situations.<br>1. Responsible for effective incident evaluation, including<ul style="margin-bottom: 3.0pt;"><li>Responding to calls for service</li><li>Obtaining appropriate information at the scene</li><li>Accurately evaluating information</li><li>Determining priority of actions at the scene and whether it is a criminal or civil matter</li><li>Collecting, identifying, and preserving evidence and personal property</li><li>Gathering information through interview and interrogation techniques, and making legal admonishments</li></ul>2. Responsible to arrest, detain, search, and pres
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