Deputy Patrol Officer - Post Certified

Reports to: County Sheriff via Sergeant and Undersheriff. FLSA status: Non-Exempt.

About the role

Prevents crime, enforces laws, apprehends suspects, and assists citizens.

Responsibilities

• Enforces laws and ordinances and investigates violations of the same.
• Follows department policies and procedures.
• Studies applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
• Maintains a working knowledge of arrestee rights.
• Familiar with preventive, protective, and defensive tactics.
• Mediates disputes, responds to notices of disturbance.
• Patrols assigned areas.
• Conducts searches.
• Interrogates suspects, gathers evidence, and interviews victims and witnesses.
• Testifies in court.
• Documents cases, evaluates situations, and analyzes information.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Shows up for work on time and ready to work.
• Works independently or in a team.
• Communicates verbally and in writing in English.
• Follows the policies and procedures of the County and the Sheriff’s Office.
• Meets the physical requirements listed below.

Requirements

• Knowledge of laws and ordinances.
• Understanding of department policies and procedures.
• Ability to study applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Knowledge of arrestee rights.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Qualifications

• Colorado Peace Officer’s Certification required.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Krav Maga tactics preferred.
• Pressure Points Control Tactic Certification preferred.
• First Aid/CPR certification.
• Firearms and fitness qualifications.

Physical Requirements

• Must possess the physical ability to run for long periods of time, if necessary, in pursuit of a suspect.
• Must possess the ability to contain and apprehend a suspect once captured.
• Must be trained in the use of communication equipment, firearms, Electronic Control Board, stun devices, camera equipment, handcuffs and leg irons, tactical equipment, bulletproof vest, PR24 Baton or ASP, restraint equipment, fire control equipment, and O.C. Spray.
• Position requires the ability to operate a computer keyboard and standard office equipment at efficient speed.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and to reach with hands and arms.
• Required to stand, sit for long periods of time, talk, and hear.
• Hearing and vision correctable to normal ranges; close-up vision and the ability to adjust focus across an audience.
• Occasionally may stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, carry, twist, and push and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight.
• Must be able to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to reach and manipulate objects, tools, or controls, and drive for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly and occasionally lift and/or move from 50 to 100 pounds.

The noise level may be very quiet to noisy depending on the situation.

Pay

$51,503.00 per year.