The City of Woodland Park

Enforces City Ordinances, Colorado State laws, Federal laws, and provides police services. Performs patrol, investigation, traffic, and related law enforcement activities. Works independently.

Responsibilities

• Enforces laws and ordinances.
• Provides police services on rotating shifts including days, nights, weekends, and holidays performing patrols, traffic control, investigation, and first aid at accidents.
• Detects, investigates, and arrests persons involved in crimes or misconduct.
• Works as a detective when assigned.
• Handles difficult and emergency situations without assistance.
• Patrols City streets, parks, commercial, and residential areas to preserve peace, enforce laws, control traffic, and investigate misconduct.
• Responds to emergency and regular radio calls for enforcement or police service.
• Investigates and solves crimes; interviews suspects, witnesses, and victims; obtains and preserves evidence; prepares cases for court.
• Prepares and serves arrest and search warrants.
• Conducts traffic control, accident investigations, and traffic law enforcement.
• Renders assistance at vehicular accidents, summons ambulances, and prepares accident reports.
• Undertakes community-oriented police work, including crime prevention and traffic safety.
• Coordinates activities with other officers, City departments, and law enforcement agencies.
• Maintains contact with police supervisory personnel and the general public.
• Maintains departmental equipment, supplies, and facilities.
• Serves on employee committees, provides instruction, and performs public speaking as assigned.
• Serves as lead worker with Reserve Officers and Police Cadets when assigned.

Requirements

• Must meet requirements for and achieve Peace Officer Certification as described in Colorado Law and P.O.S.T. regulations.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid Colorado State driver’s license.
• No felony convictions or disqualifying misdemeanor convictions as specified by Colorado law.
• Must be able to read and write the English language.
• Must be of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits.
• Must pass a background check as described in Woodland Park Police Policy.
• High school diploma or equivalent; two-year degree or bachelor’s degree is preferable.
• Must be POST certified.

Skills

• Knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment.
• Skill in operating tools and equipment used in law enforcement.
• Ability to learn applicable laws, ordinances, and department rules and regulations.
• Ability to perform work requiring good physical condition.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers, and supervisors.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to learn the City’s geography.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to sit, talk, or hear; stand; walk; use hands to handle tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must be able to drive cars for long periods, walk long distances wearing equipment and weapons, and run for safety or to pursue suspects.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Must be able to use physical force to subdue suspects.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Tools and Equipment Used

• Police car, police radio, handgun and other weapons, first aid equipment, personal computer including office software, and other necessary police equipment.

Special Requirements

• Willing to meet Department standards for ethical behavior.
• Willing to use physical and deadly physical force when reasonable and necessary.
• Must be able to testify effectively in court.
• May be required to carry firearms off duty.
• Subject to recall to duty at any time.
• May be required to carry phones or pagers at all times.

Work Environment

• Frequently works in outside weather conditions.
• Spends long periods in police cars.
• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, in high or precarious places, with explosives, and is exposed to wet/humid conditions, fumes, toxic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Pay

• Police Officer I - starting at $62,836
• Police Officer II - starting at $69,119
• Police Officer III - starting at $74,511

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability.
• 401A - 8% contribution from City, 457 plan.
• Basic life insurance policy.
• Vacation Time Off (VTO), Paid Time Off (PTO) accruals.

Selection Process

• Formal application and review of education and experience.
• Written and physical agility test.
• Oral interview.
• Background check, polygraph examination, psychological examination, drug test, medical examination, and final selection.