Larimer County Sheriff's Office - Fort Collins, CO

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Fort Collins, CO
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

About the position

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office is seeking experienced P.O.S.T. Certified Officers for a Patrol Lateral Opportunity. This position is designed for certified officers with 1 to 3 years of patrol experience, offering a robust training program and diverse collateral opportunities for professional development. Patrol Deputies enjoy a work-life balance with schedules that allow for three or more consecutive days off, and the role includes various law enforcement duties aimed at protecting citizens and maintaining public safety.

Responsibilities

  • Effectively communicates to provide information, directions, mediations, and de-escalate situations and resolve conflicts.
  • Effects arrests and processes and transports prisoners using handcuffs and other restraints.
  • Determines when there is reasonable suspicion to detain when probable cause exists to search and arrest, and when appropriate force may be used and to what degree.
  • Subdues resisting suspects using approved techniques of arrest control, defensive tactics, and weapons; resorts to the use of hands, feet and other approved weapons in defense of self or others.
  • Pursues fleeing suspects.
  • Performs searches of people, vehicles, buildings, and large outdoor areas which may involve detaining people and stopping suspicious vehicles and persons.
  • Conducts visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time.
  • Engages in law enforcement patrol functions that include walking on foot patrol and physically checking the doors and windows of buildings to ensure they are secure.
  • Loads, unloads, aims, and fires handguns, shotguns, and other agency firearms under conditions of stress that justifies the use of deadly force and at levels of proficiency prescribed in certification standards.
  • Operates a law enforcement vehicle during both day and night, in emergency situations involving speeds more than posted limits, in congested traffic, and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice, and snow.
  • Performs rescue functions to include, administering emergency medical aid, lifting, dragging, and carrying people away from dangerous situations, securing and evacuating people from areas, and extinguishing fires.
  • Performs crisis intervention activities to include, suicide prevention, recognizing and addressing abnormal behavior.
  • Gathers information and collects evidence.
  • Prepares investigative and other reports, sketches, and drawings, using appropriate grammar, symbols, and mathematical computations.
  • Contacts and cooperates with other agencies related to the investigation of crimes and the apprehension of offenders.
  • Testifies and attends court and speaks in other formal settings as necessary.
  • Initiates and responds to radio communications.
  • May participate in County search and rescue operations.
  • Utilizes protective equipment including self-contained breathing apparatus and other air filtering devices.
  • Reads, comprehends, prepares, and processes legal and non-legal documents.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Must be at least 21 years of age by date of hire required.
  • Colorado P.O.S.T. Certification required.
  • 1 to 3 years of patrol experience required.
  • Current first aid and community CPR certificates required.
  • Possession of a valid Driver's License required.
  • No criminal convictions as defined by Colorado P.O.S.T. required.

Nice-to-haves

  • Previous military experience
  • GI Bill eligibility for training reimbursement

Benefits

  • 401(a)
  • Health savings account
  • 457(b)
  • AD&D insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Disability insurance
  • Relocation assistance
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Paid time off
  • Dependent health insurance coverage
  • Employee assistance program
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Employee discount
  • Professional development assistance
  • Life insurance
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
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