Transit Police Officer

About the role

Join the RTD Transit Police Department, operating a complex security model dedicated to providing a safe and secure transit system for riders, employees, and the community. This position offers the opportunity to directly impact safety and security by enforcing Colorado State law across nearly 2,400 square miles, covering eight counties and 40 cities in the Denver Metro region.

Responsibilities

• Enforce Colorado State law through observation and patrol
• Perform investigations relating to theft, violence in the workplace, crimes on RTD property, and crimes against patrons and employees
• Process crime scenes and perform evidence collection and analysis
• Perform comprehensive facility and counterterrorism threat and vulnerability analyses of the organization's properties and special events
• Provide comprehensive written reports, procedures and implementation plans to protect employees, patrons, facilities, and equipment
• Complete citations and arrests as needed
• Conduct security-related training programs for employees, contractors and other transportation workers, especially in the area of counter-terrorism activities
• Review incident reports involving employees, investigate and resolve incidents, and prepare written responses
• Perform other all job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Completed High School Diploma or GED
• Must be 21 years of age at time of hire
• Proficient in all aspects of the investigations process
• Familiarity with the criminal justice system, including federal, state, and local law enforcement regulations
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
• Ability to use sound judgment
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively, including planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to details
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including afternoon and overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays
• Must have and maintain a valid Driver's License
• Must possess a valid Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training certification or Colorado Provisional POST Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• An associate degree in business, public administration, management, criminal justice or related field is preferred
• Or an equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities

Working Environment and Physical Requirements

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Frequently required to sit and talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell; and ability to distinguish colors
• Must occasionally lift and/or move more than one hundred pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Frequently works in outside weather conditions
• Work schedule includes rotating shifts, including nights and weekends
• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and with explosives
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Pay

• PO3 $39.59 hourly - Completion of second full year
• PO2 $42.38 hourly - Completion of third full year
• PO1 $52.98 hourly - Completion of fourth full year

Schedule

• Work schedule includes rotating shifts, including nights and weekends

Selection Process

• Submittal of a complete application to RTD Careers Page
• Completion of online skills assessment
• Completion of Physical Agility Course
• In person or virtual oral board
• Background check, CVSA, psychological evaluation, drug screen, and medical evaluation

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