Police Officer

POSITION SUMMARY:

Protects the lives, safety, health, welfare and property of individuals within the Town limits of Basalt by enforcing municipal, state and federal ordinances, statutes and laws. Incumbents may be assigned to the Patrol Division, Investigations Division, and/or any special assignments necessary to protect and serve the needs of individuals relating to law enforcement. The position includes incumbents with full technical and operational capabilities in police sciences gained through extensive training and experience. Does related work as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specific examples of duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Actively patrol within the Town limits of Basalt, either by vehicle, bicycle, or foot, to deter illegal activities and to protect and preserve the safety and security of individuals, buildings and neighborhoods.

2. Performs business checks and inspects liquor establishments.

3. Provides mutual aid to surrounding law enforcement agencies when requested.

4. Respond to dispatch calls and investigate citizen complaints and reported breaches of the peace including crimes in progress, crimes discovered after the fact, disturbances, accidents, etc.

5. Mediates between two or more parties to resolve conflicts.

6. Assists Fire/Emergency Medical Personnel and renders medical aid when necessary. Provides immediate assistance for intoxicated and mentally ill persons.

7. Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls and perform preliminary investigations at crime scenes, traffic accident scenes, disturbances, missing person scenes, etc.; preserves and/or collect physical evidence, diagrams or photographs scenes, obtains witness and/or suspect statements, etc. necessary for the reporting of circumstances and facts of incidents, for the charging of suspects with offenses, and conducts necessary follow-up investigations of incidents.

8. Performs parking enforcement taking appropriate action when necessary.

9. Performs traffic enforcement and take appropriate action when necessary.

10. Prepares citations, summons, arrest and search warrant affidavits necessary to charge individuals with violations of ordinances, statutes and laws including petty, misdemeanor, and felonious offenses.

11. May make arrests and take suspects into custody including the reading of rights, search of individuals and property, booking and transport of individuals to holding and jailing facilities.

12. Appears in municipal, county, district, and federal courts of law to offer testimony relative to the investigation and charging of individuals with non-criminal and criminal offenses.

13. Prepares a variety of routine and non-routine reports and records necessary information for the reporting of daily activities, reporting of specific criminal and non-criminal incidents, etc.

14. Provides general assistance to the public and visitors including the giving of directions, providing crime prevention information, providing community resource referral information, offering roadside assistance to motorists, and assisting in locating lost property.

15. Inspects patrol vehicles and operates vehicle under routine and emergency conditions.

16. Maintains all departmental equipment; participates in departmental activities, speaks before civic, community, and school groups; attends meetings, and maintains awareness of police activities, best practices and trends.

17. Attends, participates, and maintains basic qualifications in prescribed courses of physical training, classroom instruction and field exercises, including work simulation exercises, investigative methods, rescue methods, instruction in the use and care of firearms, and other trainings designed to improve one’s abilities as a police officer.

18. May be assigned to assist in investigations and perform other essential functions of the following nature:

- Receives case assignments relative to crimes reported within the Town limits of Basalt not cleared through preliminary investigations.

- Performs follow-up investigation(s) including the collection, preservation and analysis of physical evidence, the interviewing of witnesses and suspects, the surveillance of suspects, the checking of suspect backgrounds and statements, etc., to collect and analyze facts and data relating to the solution of assigned cases.

19. Other duties as required by the immediate supervisor, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant or Chief of Police.

20. Assumes appropriate Incident Command System (ICS) roles as necessary.

21. May serve as Evidence Custodian at the direction of the Chief of Police.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $73,008.00 - $105,821.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Rotating shift
• Rotating weekends

Work Location: In person

Salary : $73,008 - $105,821