What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Officer Recruit - Academy Sponsored position at City of Grand Junction?
POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT - ACADEMY SPONSORED: $35.03/hour
CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICER: $39.69/hour
Are you searching for something more than a job? Are you ready to serve your community through a challenging and rewarding career in policing with an agency that offers personal and professional development? If so, we invite you to read on.
The City of Grand Junction sponsors the Police Officer Recruit while he or she completes the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Certified Basic Academy program through Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction, CO. After successful completion of the POST Academy, Certified Police Officers are moved to an entry pay rate of $39.69 hourly while completing a 16 week Field Training Officer (FTO) Program with the Grand Junction Police Department. Upon successful completion of the FTO Program, recruits are released to solo patrol as a Sworn Police Officer.
What We Offer:
- Full-time, $35.03/hr paid training while attending the POST Academy
- 100% paid tuition, books, uniforms, and supplies
- Pay raise to $39.69/hr as a Certified Police Officer upon successful completion of the POST Academy and progression to the FTO Program
- Full benefits (see below)
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.
About the Grand Junction Police Department:
- Attend, participate, and successfully complete a POST certified police academy.
- Pass all required classes, scenarios, physical training, and other assigned duties and tasks
- Patrol assigned areas within City limits.
- Respond to radio dispatch calls for investigation of breaches of the peace and citizen complaints
- Perform preliminary and initial 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
- Good physical condition
- Minimum of 21 years of age, as of date of hire
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, valid Colorado driver license
- Good moral character (past criminal activity may be disqualifying – see notice below)
- Ability to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and holidays
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.
- Telephone Interview
- Ride A-Long
- Physical Ability Test
- Written Exercise
- Oral Board Interview
- Suitability Evaluation
- Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA)
- Finger Prints/Background Investigation
- Executive Interview
- Pre-employment drug, medical, and psychological evaluation screening
Recruitment Timeline:
*Please note that each step is contingent upon successful completion of the prior step. This is a tentative timeline that is subject to change.
- Phone interviews will start the week of January 13, 2025, the last week of phone interviews will be February 24, 2025.
- Two physical ability/testing weeks available (applicants will pick one to attend):
- February 18th
- March 10th
- Oral board interviews will start the week of February 19, 2025, the last week of oral board interviews will be March 11, 2025.
Testing weeks include, physical ability testing, written exercise, oral board interviews, suitability interviews and testing, and Computer Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA).
- Executive interview dates tentatively scheduled the weeks of:
- April 28th
- May 1st
- All final offers for the August 2025 Academy, will be tentatively extended no later then May 31, 2025 (earlier applicants could receive final offers prior to this date.)
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.
- Any felony investigation or conviction
- Any conviction for a crime of violence, specifically assaults, domestic violence, etc.
- Any conviction for a "hate crime" such as ethnic intimidation
- Perjury conviction
- Any theft conviction regardless of value of item
- Theft from current employer or a previous employer
- Drug use (including marijuana) and/or current alcohol abuse
- An alcohol or drug conviction including but not limited to DUI/DWAI, depending on recency
- Hit and run accident conviction
- Being under or having been under driving restraint, cancelation, suspension or revocation of driving privileges in Colorado or any other state
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 our area on Visit Grand Junction's website and Instagram!
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.Salary : $40 - $49
