Transit Police Officer - Recruit

At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections!

When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

RTD Employee Benefits : https : / / www.rtd-denver.com / careers / benefits

RTD Represented Employee Benefits : Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections!

When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

RTD Employee Benefits : https : / / www.rtd-denver.com / careers / benefits

RTD Represented Employee Benefits : Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

This position is responsible for investigating and documenting incidents for criminal prosecution and / or referral to management, and the security of employees, patrons, bus and rail systems, transit centers, Park-n-Rides, and special events. This is a safety sensitive position subject to the rules and regulations of the RTD Drug and Alcohol Policy and is an armed sworn position under CRS 16-2.5-146.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

Essential :

The RTD Transit Police Department operates a complex security model dedicated to providing a safe and secure transit system for our riders, employees, and the community. In this position, you will have the opportunity to directly impact the safety and security of RTD and its patrons by :

• Enforcing Colorado State law through observation and patrol
• Performing investigations relating to theft, violence in the workplace, crimes on RTD property, and crimes against patrons and employees
• Processing crime scenes and performing evidence collection and analysis
• Performing comprehensive facility and counterterrorism threat and vulnerability analyses of the organization's properties and special events
• Providing comprehensive written reports, procedures and implementation plans to protect employees, patrons, facilities, and equipment
• Completing citations and arrests as needed
• Other duties as required

Working with Transit Police provides a unique chance to support a diverse community through assignments to mobile patrol and foot patrols of properties, trains, buses, and special events. The transit police jurisdiction encompasses nearly 2,400 square miles, operating in eight counties and 40 cities across the Denver Metro region.

While working with Transit Police, you will also have specific opportunities to support you fellow RTD employees through :

Other :

QUALIFICATIONS : Base :

Preferred :

Or :

CAREER MAP :

Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be :

Salary Step Scale :

P05 $68,213 Academy recruit and Field Training phase, non-POST certified

PO4 $73,461 Completion of first full year or CO POST certified at time of hire

PO3 $78,430 Completion of second full year

PO2 $83,956 Completion of third full year

PO1 $104,945 Completion of fourth full year

Police Officer Trainees :

Candidates who are hired may be sent to a state certified law enforcement academy. Upon successful completion, the trainee will still need to complete a field training program and will not move to PO2 until completion of this training.

This position is eligible for a $4,000 signing bonus. The new-hire signing bonus pays out in two $2,000 installments upon these milestones :

If referred by an RTD employee, please include their name or email address on the Workday application when asked, "How did you hear about us" and by selecting "I know someone at the company." In turn, they could be awarded a $2,000 referral bonus.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RTD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to the race, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pay Range :

65,177.00 - $92,062.25 Annual

RTD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy [ https : / / www.rtd-denver.com / sites / default / files / files / 2022-12 / EEO Policy Statement- UPDATED.pdf ]

RTD posts a compensation range that represents a good faith estimate of what RTD anticipates paying for the position at the time of posting. Starting salary is based on the candidate's relevant and verified education, training and work experience. Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application.

Salary : $65,177 - $92,062