Police Officer - Certified

About The Community

Windsor, Colorado, established in 1890, is a thriving home‑rule municipality strategically located between Denver and Cheyenne. Originally rooted in agriculture and railroads, Windsor has grown fivefold in the past 30 years, becoming of Colorado’s most desirable communities in northern Colorado. With excellent schools, quality healthcare, and diverse housing, Windsor offers a safe, close‑knit environment. The town is home to 44,632 residents, with easy access to nearby cities and educational institutions like Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado.

Windsor features 26 parks, 53 miles of trails, and a vibrant downtown. Major employers include Anheuser‑Busch and Vestas Blades America. Upcoming developments include the Legends Sports Complex and a new Police Department facility.

The Windsor Police Department is comprised of six main divisions:
Community Engagement, Investigations, Patrol, Property & Evidence, Records, and Special Operations. As an agency, the Police Department continues to work toward strengthening its relationship with the community by recruiting individuals that reflect its vision of striving to do better each day, and by hiring only those who are committed to serving everyone in the community at the highest level.

• Investigations:
  Conducts follow‑ups and prepares cases for appropriate clearance.
• Patrol:
  Keeps watch and responds to emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Property & Evidence:
  Maintains the integrity of evidence and/or property collected during a criminal investigation and/or held for safekeeping.
• Records:
  Gathers accurate crime data from officers, processes, maintains, and releases police records.
• Special Operations:
  Handles commercial vehicle inspections, Municipal Court security and provides support at special events. This team is also an integral part of the Town’s traffic safety efforts.

The Windsor Police Department recently completed a new 43,000‑square‑foot facility designed to accommodate future growth of both sworn and non‑sworn personnel. This state‑of‑the‑art building includes advanced tools and resources such as training spaces, a multipurpose conference area, evidence‑processing facilities, and an onsite gym.

Step 1: $81,682 – $39.27/hr Step 2: $85,970 – $41.33/hr Step 3: $90,483 – $43.50/hr Step 4: $95,460 – $45.89/hr Step 5: $100,710 – $48.42/hr Step 6: $106,249 – $51.08/hr

All dates are tentative and subject to change if necessary. The anticipated hire date is May 4, 2026. Application review and interviews will begin as soon as possible to allow adequate time for the required background process. All applicants must successfully pass the Department background, psychological evaluation, drug, medical and physical screening to be issued a final offer of employment.

This position requires shiftwork, AM or PM start, rotating days of the week, and working days/evenings/weekends as schedule dictates.

• Participate in all normal shift activities as assigned, including enforcing local, state and federal laws, issuing citations, making arrests, administering first aid; responding to hazardous material incidents and completing necessary forms and reports.
• Patrol assigned area on foot, by motorcycle, in patrol car, or by bicycle to enforce laws, prevent and discover crimes, investigate crimes, maintain order, and answer calls and assist in non‑criminal matters.
• Familiarize self with community and community members.
• Issue written citations for traffic and other violations.
• Inspect public establishments requiring licenses to ensure compliance with rules and regulations.
• Provide credible testimony in court.
• Mediates civil disputes and other non‑criminal disagreements.
• Affect an arrest, forcible if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints; subdue resisting suspects using maneuvers and approved weapons in self‑defence; process and transport people taken into custody or detained.
• Prepare investigative and other reports, including sketches, using appropriate grammar, symbols, and computations.
• Exercise independent judgment in determining…