Job Description
Who May Apply: Employees of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs who have achieved probationary or certified status in the State Personnel System, and meet the minimum requirements listed above by the closing date of this announcement.
Duties include, but are not limited to: serves as the first-line contact with victims of crime and emergencies, provides assistance, information and direction to all members and visitors of the campus community; position patrols by vehicle and on foot all properties owned or leased by the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to detect and deter criminal activity, and to promote a sense of safety/security; responds to and investigates reports of criminal activity; enforces federal, state and local laws from petty offenses to felonies and arrest, release, or incarcerate offenders; enforces traffic, parking and campus regulations; conducts interviews and interrogations of victims, complainants, witnesses and suspects within the guidelines of current legal practices; writes reports documenting investigations of criminal and/or suspicious activity for actual or suspected violations of laws and institutional rules and regulations; prepares cases for presentation in municipal, county and district courts, and prepares to testify to their accuracy; contacts, assists and controls as necessary using verbal skills and physical restraint to include seizing, holding, controlling and/or otherwise subduing violent, assaulting, or physically threatening persons, attempts to modify inappropriate or illegal behavior through education or enforcement; responds to settle verbal and physical disputes; governs vehicle and pedestrian traffic through enforcement of the Colorado Motor Vehicle Code and campus traffic regulations, issues summonses, verbal and/or written warnings; provides assistance and information to the campus community and its visitors in the areas of crime prevention, personal safety and general security; maintains and demonstrates proficiency and knowledge of laws and practices; maintains currency in firearms and non-lethal arrest and control tactics, first aid and CPR; responds to alarms of intrusion, fire and maintenance as well as any other internal security systems.
Additional Details
Minimum Requirements: Current POST certification AND one (1) year of law enforcement work experience appropriate to the assignment. Must be at least 21 years of age, have no felony convictions or domestic violence history; possess a current, valid Colorado driver's license and not have acquired more than seven (7) points in the last year and/or no more than twelve (12) points within the last two years. No alcohol related traffic offenses in the last three years and no repeat alcohol offenses. Necessary Special Requirements: This essential service position must pass a pre-employment criminal history and driver history background checks, physical, psychological and polygraph examinations. Must be willing and able to work shifts, weekends and holidays as required, submit to periodic drug testing; must have completed field training.
Who May Apply: Employees of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs who have achieved probationary or certified status in the State Personnel System, and meet the minimum requirements listed above by the closing date of this announcement.