(Auraria) Campus Police Officer II

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(Auraria) Campus Police Officer II

Salary

$5,820.00 Monthly

Location

Denver, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

AHEC-0259-06.2024.

Department

Auraria Higher Education Center

Division

Police & Transportation Services Division

Opening Date

06/27/2024

Closing Date

7/3/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

1201 5th St Denver, CO 80204

Department Contact Information

Nicole Yanez at nicole.yanez@ahec.edu

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

Welcome to the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) located in the Platte River Valley in downtown Denver. AHEC is the service provider for 43,000 students and approximately 5000 faculty and staff working at and attending theCommunity College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denverand theUniversity of Colorado Denver. Learn more about us through this link: Auraria Higher Education Center (https://www.ahec.edu/)

Auraria employees enjoy an excellent benefits package which includes paid vacation, holidays and sick leave, discounted RTD Eco-Pass, BenefitHub (medical, dental, disability, life), and outstanding retirement plan. Learn more through this link:Benefits Package (https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits) .

If you're interested in a great job working alongside great people, this may be the opportunity for which you've been waiting!

Description of Job

This position is located in the Auraria Campus Police Department (ACPD) https://www.ahec.edu/services-departments/police. The AHEC Police Department provides emergency, non-emergency, technical and communications support for the Auraria Campus Community.

TheCorporalis responsible for the following duties:

Police Patrols:

• Provides police service by patrolling the campus, responding to calls for service, investigating crimes, arresting violators, issuing traffic tickets and investigating traffic accidents.

• Promotes public safety by preventing, detecting and identifying criminal and suspicious activity, issuing summons, making probable cause arrests and incarcerating offenders.

• Provides police service by patrolling the campus, responding to calls for service.

• Assist the public with non criminal emergencies such as medical emergencies, fires, hazardous materials accidents, natural disasters, stranded motorists and missing persons, as well as provide directions and information to the public.

Crime Prevention:

• Present crime prevention, safety and law enforcement training programs to members of Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, The University of Colorado Denver and outside communities.

• Create, design and evaluate instruction or projects related to campus safety services and programs.

• Document all services and prepare oral and/or written reports for command staff.

Supervisory Functions:

• Maintains statistical summaries of shift personnel for evaluations.

• Documents shift personnel’s activities in Incident Book to assist supervisors in the evaluation process.

• In the absence of the shift sergeant, provide supervision of officers and noncommissioned personnel on duty.

Report Writing:

• Obtain accurate accounts of incidents by conducting interviews of victims, witnesses, complainants, and obtaining statements from suspects by conducting lawful and appropriate interrogations.

• Writes complete and accurate reports for criminal prosecution.

Special Events:

• Provide for orderly public events by maintaining crowd and traffic control and specialized enforcement at political rallies, demonstrations, concerts, and sporting events, as well as providing money guards and interfacing with other agencies for security for dignitaries.

Court Testimony:

• Appear in municipal, county and district courts to offer testimony relative to the investigation of crimes and the charging of individuals with criminal and non-criminal offenses.

Emergency Management:

• Assist Emergency Management Coordinator with Emergency Procedures and Notifications for Campus Community, which includes assisting the public with non criminal emergencies such as medical emergencies, fires, and hazardous materials accidents, natural disasters, stranded motorists and missing persons, as well as provide directions and information to the public.

• Assist Emergency management regarding both domestic and foreign terrorist attack.

Community Relations:

• Coordinate Crime Prevention, Community Policing and New Faculty, Staff and Student Orientations, by providing training classes.

• Establish and continue daily community relations with the public through verbal and written interchange.

• Give lectures and demonstrations on crime prevention and safety.

• Represent the Police Department on the CART Committee and attend and Investigate all necessary threat assessment evaluations.

• Assist the schools Judicial Officers with investigations and Adjudicators Hearings.

Investigating:

• Collect and secure evidence; lifting latent prints; photographing of crime scenes; conducting neighborhood canvases; developing and following up leads; interviewing and interrogation of suspects, witnesses and victims; filing affidavits for search and arrest warrants; detection and arrest of wanted criminals.

Administrative Duties:

• Complete all of the background information for security officers, dispatchers and officers.

• Set up all of the pre-employment testing for all the department applicants.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current, valid Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certification.

• Two (2) years experience in law enforcement.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

• Current, valid Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certification, and

• Two year of college coursework (30 semester hours) in a Criminal Justice or related field of study. Your college transcripts are required (and must be submitted with your application) if using this educational substitution.

ADDITIONAL SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

• Positions are subject to a background investigation in accordance with the administrative procedures of the State Personnel Director. Physical and psychological evaluations are required in accordance with section 24-31-303 (5)(b), C.R.S.

• In order to be eligible to apply applicants must possess a valid and unencumbered Colorado Driver License.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be at least 21 years of age

• Must be able to satisfactorily pass a background investigation, demonstrating:

• No Felony or Domestic Violence convictions

• No more than seven points in the last year and/or more than 12 points within the last two years on a driver license.

• No alcohol/drug related traffic convictions in the last three years and no repeat alcohol/drug convictions after the age of 18 within the last ten (10) years.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• After a conditional offer of employment is made, each prospective employee will be required to submit to physical, psychological and psychological examinations by a doctor or health care facility which is selected or approved by the Auraria Police Services in order to determine whether or not a prospective employee can perform the essential functions of the job. Failure to pass the physical and/or psychological evaluation will result in removal from this employment list.

• Positions require a personal and employment background investigation which may include a polygraph interview, fingerprint check and drug screen.

• The Background Investigation is part of the exam process. The policy of Auraria Police Services is to apply uniform standards of integrity and conduct to all employees without regard to assignment within the agency. Candidates must pass the minimum employment standards for Police Officers to continue in the examination and interviewing process.

Supplemental Information

FOR CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO:

Per the requirements of the Step Pay Program implemented on July 1, 2024, any State employee must be paid a rate that is equal to or greater than the appropriate step pay rate within their classification’s pay range based on completed years in their current class series as of June 30.All current and former State employees must ensure that your entire work history within the State Classified System, including at Institutions of Higher Education, is indicated in your application so that your time-in-series can be calculated accurately.

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go tospb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, atspb.colorado.govunder Rules.

Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act information

After careful review of this position and the duties that it performs, it has been designated in accordance with the Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act as a"Covered" position, itdoesfall in the category of employees that are eligible for representation by COWINS, also known as the union. To learn more about this designation please visit this link: http://coloradowins.org/

Applicant Checklist & Minimum Qualifications

E-mail Address

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted by email.

Applicant Checklist

We request that you include the following in your application:

• Cover Letter detailing how your experience & education meet minimum and preferred qualifications

• Resume detailing a summary of work history

Only applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration.

Minimum Qualifications

Your application as submitted is used to determine if you meet Minimum Qualifications. Please read the Minimum Qualifications and ensure that information in your application "draw correlations" to the Minimum Qualifications. Human Resources Analysts will not infer that you meet the Minimum Qualifications if information isn't detailed in your application.

Years of experience will be expressed in terms of full-time equivalent service with full-time workload equal to one (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) year. No more than 1.00 FTE year may be credited in any twelve (12) month period. Positions working 40 hours or less per week will be pro-rated (30 hrs/wk=0.75 FTE=9 mos credit; 20 hrs/wk=0.5 FTE=6 mos credit; 10 hrs/wk=0.25 FTE=3 mos credit.)

Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Nicole Yanez at nicole.yanez@ahec.edu

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

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I understand that any falsifications of this section or omission of information may result in my disqualification or termination from the Auraria Campus Police Department.

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• No

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  Are you currently P.O.S.T. Certified?

• Yes

• No

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  Have you ever been given a criminal summons (excluding minor traffic citations), or arrested for any reason?

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• No

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  If you have ever been given a criminal summons (excluding minor traffic citations), please explain in the text box below.

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  Have you used any illicit or illegal substance(s) within the past 3 years?

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• No

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  Have you used marijuana within the past 12 months?

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• No

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  Have you had any alcohol offenses in the last three years?

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• No

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  Have you received citations totaling more than 6 points against your driver's license within the last 12 months?

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• No

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  Have you received citations totaling more than 12 points against your driver's license within the last 2 years?

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  Rules of Conduct and Ethical Principles: By submitting this application, applicant acknowledges that the holding of State employment is a public trust and that State employees shall carry out their duties for the benefit of the people of the State of Colorado. § 24-18-103(1), C.R.S. Applicant warrants that they have read and understand the rules of conduct and the ethical principles for State employees as set forth in §§ 24-18-104, 24-18-105, 24-18-108, and 24-18-201, C.R.S. Here is the link for the Colorado Revised Statutes: https://leg.colorado.gov/agencies/office-legislative-legal-services/colorado-revised-statutes. Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest occurs when an individual or organization has a conflict between competing interests. By submitting this application, applicant hereby discloses the following personal or professional interests, obligations, commitments, or relationships (either personal or professional) that could create the perception of conflicts of interest with their duties at AHEC:

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