Police Officer Intern

Police Officer I Training Position

This work unit exists to provide a safe environment conducive to and supportive of education at Fort Lewis College. This purpose requires many roles from unit personnel. The preservation of a peaceful community, providing physically safe grounds and buildings, enforcing federal, state, local and campus statutes and policies, protecting persons and property, controlling crime, educating the community on crime prevention, providing emergency services, assisting other College departments in their mission, providing security for special events and specifically providing a full range of professional police services.

The salary range for this position is $62,433 through $65,582. Applications must be submitted before the announcement closes. PLEASE NOTE : This is NOT an internship. You must be able to or have completed a Colorado P.O.S.T. certified police academy. This position may be filled at the Police I level if the applicants training, experience, or a combination thereof exceed one year.

This position is a training position for a Police Officer I at Fort Lewis College. Incumbent trains for a period of one year through either a combination of a Colorado P.O.S.T. certified police academy and with a Field Training Officer (FTO) to meet the minimum qualifications of a Police Officer I with the state of Colorado or, if already Colorado P.O.S.T. certified, through training with the assigned Fort Lewis College FTO. Along with the FTO, position determines whether or not a crime has been committed within the jurisdiction of Fort Lewis College. In the training capacity, position discovers all facts pertaining to the alleged crime, gathers and preserves evidence, develops and follows up on all investigative leads, located and apprehends the perpetrator(s), aids in the prosecution of the offender(s) by providing evidence of guilt which is admissible in a court of law, and testifies effectively as a witness in court. Position reports to the Corporal, Sergeant and / or Chief of Police.

PLEASE NOTE : This job description represents a summary of the duties for this position and is not meant to be all-inclusive. Additional duties may be assigned based on the everchanging needs of the department and Fort Lewis College.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : Education and Experience : One year of college coursework (30 semester hours). Unofficial transcripts MUST be submitted at the time of application.

OR Substitutions : Appropriate commissioned police officer experience will substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis, however, the candidate must be Colorado P.O.S.T. certified.

• Possession of current, valid Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)certification will substitute for required education.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Failure to pass the background investigation, physical, post offer evaluation of fitness for duty, and / or the psychological evaluation will result in removal from this employment list.

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, 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 to spb.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, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Notice to Prospective Employees : The Fort Lewis College is required by the Clery Act of 1990 to notify prospective employees, current employees, students and applicants where to access our Campus Security Report. The report is updated and published annually in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Federal Student Right-to-Know, the Federal Drug-free Schools and Campuses Act of 1989. This report contains information about :

The Campus Security Report can be accessed in two ways : By going to the internet website at : www.fortlewis.edu / AnnualSecurityReport Fort Lewis College Student Affairs Office will also provide a paper copy of the annual security report upon request. You can reach them at (970) 247-7331.

Equal Opportunity Fort Lewis College does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, family or domestic status, political beliefs, veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information. Accordingly, equal opportunity for employment shall be extended to all persons. The College shall promote equal opportunity, equal treatment, and affirmative action efforts to increase the diversity of students, faculty, and staff. The College is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment.

Other discrimination questions Office of the Equal Opportunity Coordinator David Pirrone 165 Education Business Hall 1000 Rim Drive Durango, Colorado 81301 (970) 247-7182 djpirrone@fortlewis.edu

Questions about Title IX sex discrimination Office of the Title IX Coordinator Madeleine Gillman, Assistant Director of Compliance and Title IX Coordinator 230 Skyhawk Station 1000 Rim Drive Durango, Colorado