Job Description
Post Certified Police Officer The City of Greenwood Village welcomes your interest in the Post Certified Police Officer with our Police Department. This includes applicants currently enrolled in a police academy, applicants who are Colorado POST certified police officers with or without any road experience, and officers who are eligible to be Colorado POST certified (out of state applicants please refer to the Colorado POST website for information on whether or not you qualify). As a municipal organization, Greenwood Village is an emergency provider of services. Some emergency situations, including weather-related emergencies, may necessitate Greenwood Village employees to assist in areas of work that may not be directly related to the employee's specific job function, but which will be within the physical capabilities, training, and skills of the employee. 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. Officers assigned to Patrol Services work in partnership with the community to creatively and effectively identify and resolve community concerns. Essential functions include Patrol duties Crime response activity Administrative tasks Traffic enforcement Special assignments as required Miscellaneous duties Position requirements include knowledge, skills, and abilities in police methods and procedures, criminal law, weapons nomenclature, first aid, self-defense, interviewing techniques, office procedures, city and state laws, firearms care, and more. Education and experience requirements include being at least twenty-one (21) years of age, and possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Colorado driver license, a P.O.S.T. certificate from the State of Colorado, and CPR and Firs