Police Officer - Certified​/Lateral

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**** All positions close Friday morning at 12:01am.
** Apply to join our team today! The City of Arvada promotes Equal Pay for Equal Work.  Starting salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity.
** The range listed reflects the entire range and typical placement is entry to mid range.
** Pay Range: $43.54-$57.60 Hourly
** Additional Salary Information:
** The salary range listed in this posting applies to candidates who possess a Bachelor’s degree.
Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 60 college credit hours and at least two (2) years of sworn law enforcement experience. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, the salary range will be
** 1.5% lower
** than the posted range.
Police Officer (No Bachelor’s Degree) Salary Range:  $42.89 – $56.75 per hour    
** Position Purpose
** Responsible for the enforcement of all local, state, and federal laws. Responds to requests for service on criminal and non-criminal related activity and provides for the safety and protection of the community through emergency services, community engagement, and problem solving. Exists to provide service for the protection and well-being of human life and the community as well as provides a safe and quality environment for the community served.
Essential Job Functions
* Enforces all municipal, state, and federal laws requiring police intervention to include summons, arrest, transports, booking, incarcerations, interviews, and follow-up, and provides patrol services for all areas of the city, and performs all duties related to traffic enforcement, traffic accident investigation, and traffic direction.
* Provides emergency response to all calls for service requiring immediate law enforcement intervention.
* Provides full-service police response on criminal and non-criminal related activity, including timely response where a request for a police officer has been entered, immediate supervision where appropriate and comprehensive community problem solving.
* Documents all calls for service requiring reports or other written documentation and instruments to be recorded.
* Performs follow-up investigations on criminal reports taken in the field, prepares case filing for presentation to district attorney’s office.
* Administers first aid with or without the assistance of other emergency personnel.
* Utilizes both stationary and mobile data computer terminals and all corresponding applications for preparation of reports, inter-office correspondence, training memoranda, information exchanges and all other forms of communication indicative of this venue.
* Collects, preserves, packages, and records evidence from crime scenes.
* Maintains a high level of mental and physical fitness to maintain proficiency in firearms, self-defense tactics and all other areas requiring certifications.
* Employs physical force (up to and including deadly force) to subdue and/or arrest fleeing, resistant, and hostile subjects.
* Pursues fleeing subjects on foot. Climbs, crawls, or otherwise negotiates obstacles such as staircases, ladders, fences, window openings, attics, crawl spaces, and areas of gunfire.
* Drags, pulls, or moves persons to allow first aid, affect rescue or overcome resistance.
* Provides court testimony and case preparation for all cases including traffic, criminal or civil requiring the officer’s presence or the officer’s reports in municipal, state, or federal court.
* Demonstrates high levels of ethics and integrity.
* Initiates activity in the form of traffic stops, suspicious person contacts, building checks, and interaction with the various elements of the community.
* Operates an emergency motor vehicle in both normal and emergency situations.
* Frequently operates a personal or City-owned motor vehicle to drive to and from work locations throughout the City.

Other Job Functions
* Attends training in extensive legal updates, officer safety and other police procedures and maintains certifications in all necessary areas.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge

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