Officers on patrol perform a variety of essential activities and services that are both initiative-taking and reactive in nature. Some of these include enforcing traffic and criminal laws, apprehending criminals, maintaining order, answering calls for service, conducting investigations, and educating the public regarding public safety issues and crime prevention, prepares written reports and field notes of investigations and patrol activities, apprehends criminals, and testifies in court.

Key Responsibilities:

Interact tactfully, firmly, and courteously with the public to obtain information through effective interviews and interrogation.
Communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively, orally and in writing.
Analyze situations quickly and objectively to determine the proper courses of action to be taken.
De-escalate situations utilizing verbal skills.
Use of equipment, firearms, and vehicles used in law enforcement work.
Read, analyze, and interpret general Departmental periodicals, professional journals, policies and procedures, or governmental regulations.
Respond to common inquiries from the public, citizens, regulatory, or law enforcement agencies.
Draft reports, and business correspondence.
Make custodial arrests where probable cause exists.
Enforce traffic laws.
Deter crime and assure community through high visibility policing.
Maintain law and order, protect members of the public and their properties, prevent crime and improve citizen’s quality of life.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

Education / Training, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSA’s):

Education: Must be Colorado P.O.S.T. certified or certifiable. Diploma / GED

Experience: Must be at least 21 years of age, Officers with at least three years of previous patrol experience are preferred. Applicants must have or be able to obtain a Colorado Driver’s License and have an acceptable driving record.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Laws and ordinances, modern investigation and interviewing techniques, crime scene processing procedures, First aid / CPR techniques. Knowledge of Colorado Revised Statutes and Criminal Procedure, Proficiency in the use of firearm(s), proficiency in driving skills and always adhering to Colorado Laws and department policies. Ethical and moral conduct both on and off duty are paramount. Ability to build effective working relationships. Sound judgement along with effective decision-making skills. Conflict resolution and critical thinking skills. Responsibility, Dependability, Honesy, Integrity.

Additional: No Felony convictions.No convictions of misdemeanor crimes that would affect your ability to certify with the Colorado Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board. Visit the POST website at: Disqualifying Incidents | Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training for a list of misdemeanors that will preclude police officer certification. Traffic violations do not fall under these restrictions; however, you must possess and maintain a valid Colorado driver’s license by the date of hire.

Equipment used: Duty belt containing a department policy approved semi-automatic duty pistol. Secondary or back up weapons also need to be approved, handcuffs, OC Spray, ASP Baton, and Taser. Additional such as less lethal shotgun, AR-15 may be carried following Certified class demonstrating proficiency.

Environment: Not limited to police department, public, courts, department of revenue hearings, assisting other police departments.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
May be exposed to situations in which there are dangerous or deadly weapons.
May be required to use physical force to restrain violent, combative individuals.
May be required to use or be subjected to deadly physical force.
May be involved in high-stress situations with little or no warning and be involved for extended periods of time.
May meet individuals who have been exposed to infectious or contagious diseases.
While performing the duties of this job, the employees are regularly required to walk, sit, use hands to manipulate or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods of time and detect odors.
The employee must regularly lift and/ or move more than 100 pounds.
The employee must be able to wear a police uniform and related necessary equipment that can weigh up to thirty pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Vision should be correctable to 20/20.
May work in adverse weather conditions.
May work near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to blood, other bodily fluids / products, communicable diseases, grease/oil, a variety of fumes or airborne particles, extreme temperatures, solvents or chemicals, electrical hazards, various weather conditions, vehicular traffic, and smoke.
Frequently drives or is passenger in a motor vehicle. May be seated for extended periods of time.
May operate a motor vehicle in adverse weather conditions. May operate a motor vehicle or be a passenger in a vehicle operated at high speeds.

Prior to designation as a Police Officer to the Mountain View Police Department by the Chief of Police, an applicant must be able to pass an oral board interview, psychological examination, background check, medical examination, and drug test. Any false or omissions on an application or background investigation will be subject to grounds for dismissal or disqualification of application.

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