What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Officer (Lateral) position at City of Grand Junction, CO?
Salary : $39.69 - $54.99 Hourly
Location : Grand Junction, CO
Job Type : Full Time
Job Number : 202501024
Department : Police
Opening Date : 01 / 24 / 2025
Closing Date : Continuous
Description
LATERAL POLICE OFFICER
HIRING RANGE : $39.69 - $54.99 Hourly
40 Hours Paid Time Off Upon Hire for all New Hires
10,000 Hiring Bonus
2,500 Relocation Assistance
Do you want to be a part of something bigger? To make a difference in a community that is very supportive of law enforcement? If so, the Grand Junction Police Department invites you to experience more in your career!
About the Grand Junction Police Department :
At the Grand Junction Police Department (GJPD), we are committed to enhancing community safety, reducing fear of crime, and elevating the quality of life through partnerships and innovative policing initiatives.Our Police Officers value and embody professionalism, integrity, compassion, and service. The department promotes the personal and professional development of our police force through a wide variety of challenging and rewarding career opportunities. The GJPD provides a full range of high quality policing services found in few departments our size including traffic unit, investigations, K-9, bomb squad, crime lab, university campus policing, SWAT team, drug task force, and other collateral assignments. Police Officers work ten hour shifts in a team concept. To learn more about our department watch the video below.
What We Offer :
We know that a healthy and happy workforce is a thriving workforce, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports quality work-life balance, including 32 days of paid annual leave to be used for holiday, personal, and / or sick days, health insurance options, employer-matched retirement, a City employee health clinic, a City employee day care center, wellness program, and an Employee Assistance Program. Of equal importance, we offer an opportunity to serve the community you love and live in. Our employees find their work rewarding and fulfilling, knowing that their day job makes a positive impact.
Lateral Entry Officers : To apply as a lateral officer, applicants must be POST certified in Colorado and possess a (1) year of experience in the law enforcement field. If applicants are certified in another state (or certain federal law enforcement agencies), they must apply for and obtain a Provisional Certification through Colorado POST prior to a final offer of employment. Details regarding that process and eligibility can be found here : .
Lateral officers starting pay will be $39.69-$54.99 per hour, based on years of service and experience. Lateral applicants will receive 40 hours of paid time off upon hire. Lateral applicants may be eligible for a hiring bonus up to $10,000 dependent upon qualifications and experience. This hiring bonus will be awarded upon completion of the Field Training Officer Program with a signed three (3) year commitment to the Grand Junction Police Department. Lateral applicants are eligible for reimbursement of up to $2,500 in qualified relocation expenses.
Duties
What You'll Do :
- Patrol assigned areas within City limits
- Respond to radio dispatch calls for service
- Perform preliminary investigations at scenes
- Prepare citations and summonses
- Make arrests and transport individuals
- Appear in court to offer testimony relative to the investigation of incidents
- Prepare a variety of reports and records
- Offer assistance to citizens
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Qualifications
This position is a safety sensitive position, which means you will be subject to random drug screens due to the nature of the work performed.
What We're Looking For :
Notice to Applicants :
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, we kindly request that you do not include the dates of your education to include years of attendance or graduation on your application, resume or attachments.
Important Notice :
During the course of the application and hiring process, you will be asked to disclose information about your past activities. The below list of critical admissions, which may be cause for disqualification from employment with the Grand Junction Police Department, is provided to Background Investigators, Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA) Technicians, and others involved in the recruitment process. It is important that you be completely honest and forthright about this history. While a critical admission may or may not disqualify an applicant from a job, discovery of misleading or deceitful information provided by the applicant is immediate cause for disqualification.
Please note : The listed critical admissions are not the exclusive basis for disqualification. The City reserves the right to disqualify any applicant who may or may not have any one or all of the foregoing admissions. If you have specific questions or circumstances, you may contact the Human Resources office at 970-244-1512 or GJPD Recruiting at 970-549-JOBS.
Supplemental Information
Testing Process :
Explore the Area :
Grand Junction, Colorado is the gateway to the mountains and canyonlands of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Centrally located between Denver, CO (250 miles east) and Salt Lake City, UT (270 miles west), Grand Junction is surrounded by 1.2 million acres of public land. Residents enjoy world-class whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Green Rivers, golfing, fishing, skiing and snowboarding, and exploring mountain bike and hiking trails through the Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest. Grand Junction has a robust downtown and hosts multiple art, music, food, and market events annually. With a population of over 150,000 in Mesa County (65,000 within the City limits) we have many of the big town amenities without the big town stresses such as traffic and trail congestion. With an average of 245 days of sunshine, Grand Junction is the perfect place to work and play.
Learn more about on Visit Grand Junction's and !
At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on hair, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
If you have any questions or need assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact our Human Resources office at 970.244.1512.
Employees of the City of Grand Junction receive compensation in a number of ways for the work they do. In addition to their paychecks, these benefit programs represent a significant contribution toward their total compensation package :
Health Insurance : Employees may choose between two medical insurance plans offered through Cigna. Coverage can help pay doctor and hospital bills and can include employee, spouse and dependent children.
Dental Insurance : Coverage is offered through Delta Dental to help with dental and orthodontic needs.
Vision Insurance : Voluntary coverage is available through VSP to help with glasses, contacts or other vision needs.
Cigna MDLIVE Virtual Care : Members can access doctors and licensed counselors and psychiatrists for minor medical and behavior / mental health virtually.
City of Grand Junction Employee Childcare Facility : We know finding a quality childcare provider can be challenging, that's why the City of Grand Junction is proud to offer its employees affordable childcare through the City of Grand Junction Childcare Facility (GJCCF). GJCCF offers childcare for children ages 6 weeks (infants) to 6 years of age (preschool). With flexible scheduling and highly trained Early Childhood Education professionals, know that your little one will be in good hands while you support your community.
Pre-Tax Premiums : This advantage allows employees to pay medical, dental and vision premiums with pre-tax dollars.
Flexible Spending Accounts : Allows employees to pay for health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
Life and AD&D Insurance : City-paid policies provide security for you and your family. Additional voluntary plans are available to supplement City-paid plans for employees and their spouses and dependents.
Disability Coverage : Provides short-term and long-term income replacement when you cannot work.
FPPA : Sworn police employees have an additional death and disability benefit through the Fire & Police Pension Association (FPPA). For information regarding plan benefits go to www.fppaco.org.
Retirement Programs : Mandatory pre-tax employee contributions of 10.65% are matched by the City to provide income during retirement years. Various additional voluntary retirement plans, not employer-matched, are available as another way to save for retirement with or without pre-tax dollars.
Paid Time Off : Employees accrue general leave to be used for vacations, illness, and paid holidays. New employees start employment with 40 hours of PTO and there is no waiting period to use PTO. The accrual rate starts at 32 days per year and increases with every additional 5 years of service up to 20.
Paid Holidays : The following holidays are observed by the majority of City Offices :
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Employee Assistance Program : Confidential, short-term counseling and referral system for employees and their eligible family members. Among other topics, EAP offers legal, financial and work / life advice and counseling.
Parks & Recreation Benefits : Employees are eligible for Golf and Aquatics discounted passes. The Golf pass is $35 per year and allows employees (immediate family are not eligible) to play golf rounds at Tiara Rado and Lincoln Park for a reduced green fee. The Aquatics Pass is $25 per employee and / or immediate family members living in the same household and allow unlimited use of Lincoln- Park-Moyer Pool and Orchard Mesa Pool.
Grand Junction Federal Credit Union : Offers checking and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, etc.
Health Club : Discounted health club membership through our Active & Fit Program, for employees on our Cigna plan. In addition, Crossroads Fitness Center and Mesa Fitness offer discounted corporate club rates.
An Award-Winning Wellness Incentive Program : A program developed by the Wellness Committee to incentivize financial, physical, and mental health, an opportunity to earn savings on health insurance premiums, departmental wellness challenges and more!
Employee Health Clinic : Provides access to adult and pediatric acute, chronic, preventative and sick care, health and behavior coaching, biometric screenings and much more! The employee health center is available to all employees and dependents (aged 2 ) insured on a City health plan at little or no cost.
Voluntary Benefits : Other voluntary benefits available to employees include Accident & Critical Illness Insurance, Identity Theft, Universal Life with Long Term Care, Pet Insurance, Travel Assistance, employee Discount Marketplace and more!
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