What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Response Officer (Wildlife and Domestic Animal Management, Trail Patrol) position at townofsnowmassvillagecolorado?
The Town of Snowmass Village is looking to hire a Community Response Officer to join our Police Department! If wildlife and domestic animal management, trail patrol interests you apply today!
This is an in-person position
$1,000 sign-on bonus available!
We are looking for a Community Response Officer that will perform a variety of public safety and animal safety functions, enforce laws governing domestic animals and wildlife, provide traffic safety and enforcement; conduct parking enforcement, perform a variety of professional work in providing visitor services to the public including ranger operations, enforcement of municipal code related to Open Space and Trails, natural resource and wildlife management and will acts as a liaison to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Some of the day-to-day duties:
- Responds to emergency calls for the following: ambulance calls, traffic accidents, fires, medical emergencies, and other hazards.
- Performs work in carrying out the animal services program
- Monitors and responds to wildlife concerns; Provides wildlife education and conflict prevention; Enforces wildlife ordinances and manages wildlife closures throughout the town
- Patrols open space properties and recreation trails on foot, bicycle and/or vehicle;
- Issues verbal and written warnings and penalty assessments for violations of Snowmass Village Municipal Code;
The ideal candidate has the following qualifications/skills:
- Any combination of experience and training equivalent to graduation from high school and able to complete certification from the Animal Welfare Association of Colorado within one year of appointment
- Some knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the licensing, quarantine, impounding, care, and euthanasia of dogs and other animals.
- Some knowledge of the care of animals.
- Some familiarity with regional wildlife
- Ability to learn laws pertaining to parking, traffic, domestic animals and wildlife.
- Ability to learn laws and regulations pertaining to open space and trails.
- Ability to present written and oral information.
- Ability to testify in court.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, superiors, and the public
- Ability to conduct code enforcement
- Ability to handle tasks in emergency and stressful situations
- Valid Colorado Driver's License with excellent past driving record.
- Aged 21 and older
Our amazing perks and benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance 100% premium coverage for the employee, 83% premium coverage for dependents. Employee can choose from two plans options; a PPO and a HDHP with HSA where the Town contributes an amount that equals to the deductible
- Generous leave plans, on the first year of employment up to 200 hours of leave in addition to 10 paid holidays
- Recreation benefit for eligible employees on the amount of $1600 – you can use this benefit to purchase your ski pass!
- 401a contributions, where the Town contributes 11% and the employee 5%
- 6 weeks of paid parental leave for bonding with a child upon birth or adoption
- Employee Assistance Program: 5 sessions per topic with a therapist or coach, for you or a family member
- Life, disability and accident insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health and childcare expenses
- Membership discount at the Snowmass Recreation Center
- Free RFTA Bus passes to commute to and from work and free employee commuter shuttle
- Professional development opportunities
About us
The Town of Snowmass Village has grown over 50 years into a year-round family resort and vibrant community, with a mountain whose possibilities continue to be explored. With construction continuing the final phases of the Snowmass Base Village – the largest ski resort development underway in North America – we look forward to what the next 50 years will bring.
We are proud of our life x work balance culture, and we see our Town and workplace as fun, community focused, family-friendly, thriving, charming, resilient, safe, emotionally connected, nimble, adaptable, balanced, and unique.
Watch these videos to learn more about us and why we want you to come work where you play:
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Position Range
$28.59 - $37.17 USD
Hiring Range
$28.59 - $36.16 USD
Salary : $29 - $37
