Police Officer Recruit (non-POST certified)

Greenwood Village, CO
Greenwood Village Police Department

Salary: $33 per hour

Closing Date: 7/5/2025

Position Summary:

The purpose of this position is to perform patrol duties for the City, including investigating complaints and suspicious situations, crime prevention, traffic enforcement, and providing assistance to other officers. This begins with attending and graduating from a Law Enforcement Academy and subsequently being granted POST certification in the State of Colorado.

Essential Functions:

  • Learn state and federal law and case law. Performing well on academic exams and quizzes
  • Learn and perform skills related to arrest control, law enforcement driving, and firearms
  • Pass the Colorado POST exam and being granted POST certification
  • Determines on a daily basis, with the supervisor, activities which will be performed during shift.
  • Patrols defined area within the city.
  • Investigates unusual or suspicious individuals, events, or situations, and calls for assistance or guidance when necessary; detains and interviews suspicious individuals and makes arrests where appropriate.
  • Meets with citizens as necessary, to answer questions, provide information, or to advise on crime prevention issues.
  • Responds to various medical emergencies.
  • Responds to calls from citizens for assistance, including alarms, reports of crimes or incidents, etc.
  • Responds to calls from other officers requiring assistance in investigating or dealing with situations.
  • Responds to criminal complaints and in-progress- calls which may require physical exertion in the form of running, jumping, or physically controlling a criminal suspect.
  • Assists with crime scene investigations, including collecting evidence, fingerprints, or related activities.
  • Writes and submits reports on activities and incidents which have occurred during shift.
  • Reviews updated and new policies for implementation.
  • Provides information in written or oral form for following shift(s) regarding calls received, incidents, etc.
  • Testifies in court as required pertaining to cases involving him/her directly.
  • Assists Police Detectives on case preparation.

Requirements:

  • Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
  • Equivalent to an Associate of Arts degree or completion of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours from an accredited community college with major course work in criminal justice, police science, or a related field, is preferred.
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Colorado driver license and a driving record satisfactory to obtain coverage by the City’s insurance carrier.
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid P.O.S.T. certificate from the State of Colorado.
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain, CPR and First Aid Certificates.