(Auraria) Police Officer Intern Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/newprint/4815622) Apply  (Auraria) Police Officer Intern Salary $4,609.00 Monthly Location Denver, CO Job Type Full Time Job Number AHEC-0233-01.2025.2 Department Auraria Higher Education Center Division Police & Transportation Services Division Opening Date 01/31/2025 Closing Date 2/13/2025 11:59 PM Mountain FLSA Determined by Position Type of Announcement This position is open only to Colorado state residents. Primary Physical Work Address Auraria Campus FLSA Status Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation. Department Contact Information Nicole Yanez at nicole.yanez@ahec.edu How To Apply Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed. + Description + Benefits + Questions Department Information Who we are: **Do you value creating exemplary service, sustainability, activated partnerships, and vibrant environments for future generations? If so, we want you on our team!** Check out this video to learn all about our Campus Police! (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eFK4M7AyuM9xG7DoPAeykM9S5EPhsyae/view) Auraria Campus is more than just a place of learning—it's a vibrant community where history, culture, education, and urban life intersect. At the Auraria Campus Police Department (ACPD), we are dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of students, faculty, staff, and the campus community. Through community policing, we emphasize proactive problem solving empowering our officers to engage with our community, build relationships, and make a positive impact. Our outreach initiatives, such as hosting engagement sessions with students, the annual ACPD-sponsored petting zoo, BBQ with a Badge, and Cocoa with a Cop, reflect our commitment to fostering a safe, inclusive, and vibrant campus environment. As an ACPD officer, you will have the opportunity to interact with over 43,000 people on campus and be a valued part of our community with a positive work/life balance in a law enforcement career that is unique and fulfilling. We also have an established wellness program to ensure our staff stay healthy in both mind and body. **Welcome to the Auraria Campus** Located in the Platte River Valley in downtown Denver, the Campus serves over 39,000 students and approximately 5,000 faculty and staff from the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver. Learn more about usHERE (https://aurariacampus.edu/) ! **Why Join Us?** Auraria Campus employees enjoy an excellent benefits package including a variety of tuition benefits, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PILF), paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, multiple medical, dental, and vision plans, discounted RTD Eco-Pass, BenefitHub, and an outstanding Colorado PERA retirement plan. Learn more about our benefits:Benefits Package (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-of-colorado-employee-benefits) Description of Job Job Summary: This position is located within the Auraria Campus Police Department (ACPD) on the Auraria Campus. This is a dynamic area surrounded by three sporting arenas and a vibrant urban Downtown experience. The ACPD provides comprehensive law enforcement services, including emergency, non-emergency, technical, and communications support to the Auraria Campus Community as State of Colorado Peace Officers. This role requires rotating shift work, and candidates must be willing and able to work various shifts. This position requires rotating shift work. You must be willing and able to work shift work. Essential Job Functions: The Police Officer in training position responds to a variety of civil matters as well as enforces applicable local, state, and federal laws. Duties include: Writing reports; performing preliminary investigations; collecting evidence; responding to various alarms; detecting and arresting wrongdoers; and community policing activities. The Auraria Campus Police Department employs various policing methods including foot, bike and vehicle patrol. Additionally, officers perform crowd management functions at a large number of special events. This position is also required to participate in ongoing training in a variety of law enforcement practices and techniques. Police Officers at the Auraria Campus must qualify in firearms proficiency on a quarterly basis. Police Officers in training are training officers and require a satisfactory completion of a training period before advancing to an Officer I with one year experience. Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Minimum Qualifications: + Current, valid Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certification. + Valid and unencumbered Colorado driver license. + Provide full responses to all required supplemental questions. Your answers will be used as part of the application screening. Substitutions : + Currently attending a law enforcement academy. Additional Special Requirements: + Positions are subject to a background investigation in accordance with the administrative procedures of the State Personnel Director. Physical and psychological evaluations are required in accordance with section 24-31-303 (5)(b), C.R.S. + In order to be eligible to apply applicants must possess a valid and unencumbered Colorado Driver License. Necessary Special Requirements: + Must be at least 21 years of age + Must be able to satisfactorily pass a background investigation, demonstrating: + No Felony or Domestic Violence convictions + No more than seven points in the last year and/or more than 12 points within the last two years on a driver license. + No alcohol/drug related traffic convictions in the last three years and no repeat alcohol/drug convictions after the age of 18 within the last ten (10) years. Conditions of Employment: + After a conditional offer of employment is made, each prospective employee will be required to submit to physical, psychological and psychological examinations by a doctor or health care facility which is selected or approved by the Auraria Police Services in order to determine whether or not a prospective employee can perform the essential functions of the job. Failure to pass the physical and/or psychological evaluation will result in removal from this employment list. + Positions require a personal and employment background investigation which may include a polygraph interview, fingerprint check and drug screen. + The Background Investigation is part of the exam process. The policy of Auraria Police Services is to apply uniform standards of integrity and conduct to all employees without regard to assignment within the agency. Candidates must pass the minimum employment standards for Police Officers to continue in the examination and interviewing process. Supplemental Information Appeal Rights: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go tospb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, atspb.colorado.govunder Rules. Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act information After careful review of this position and the duties that it performs, it has been designated in accordance with the Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act as a"Covered" position, itdoesfall in the category of employees that are eligible for representation by COWINS, also known as the union. To learn more about this designation please visit this link: http://coloradowins.org/ Applicant Checklist & Minimum Qualifications E-mail Address All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted by email. Applicant Checklist We request that you include the following in your application: + Cover Letter detailing how your experience & education meet minimum and preferred qualifications + Resume detailing a summary of work history Only applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Minimum Qualifications Your application as submitted is used to determine if you meet Minimum Qualifications. Please read the Minimum Qualifications and ensure that information in your application "draw correlations" to the Minimum Qualifications. Human Resources Analysts will not infer that you meet the Minimum Qualifications if information isn't detailed in your application. *Years of experience will be expressed in terms of full-time equivalent service with full-time workload equal to one (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) year. No more than 1.00 FTE year may be credited in any twelve (12) month period. Positions working 40 hours or less per week will be pro-rated (30 hrs/wk=0.75 FTE=9 mos credit; 20 hrs/wk=0.5 FTE=6 mos credit; 10 hrs/wk=0.25 FTE=3 mos credit.)* Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Auraria Campus is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Nicole Yanez atnicole.yanez@ahec.edu How we boost belonging: The Auraria Campus Human Resources team aims to attract people with demonstrated dedication to creating an inclusive working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders of diverse backgrounds and are dedicated to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon. 01 I understand that any falsification of this section or omission of information may result in my disqualification or termination from the Auraria Campus Police Department. + Yes + No 02 Are you currently P.O.S.T. Certified (or currently attending a Law Enforcement Academy)? NOTE: To be considered for this position you must currently be P.O.S.T. Certified or attending a Law Enforcement Academy. + Yes + No 03 If P.O.S.T Certified, please enter your POST Certification number here: 04 If currently attending a Law Enforcement Academy please list the Academy name and your enrollment month/year here: 05 Have you ever been given a criminal summons (excluding minor traffic citations), or arrested for any reason? + Yes + No 06 If you have ever been given a criminal summons (excluding minor traffic citations), please explain in the text box below: 07 Have you used any illicit or illegal substance(s) within the past 3 years? + Yes + No 08 Have you used marijuana within the past 12 months? + Yes + No 09 Have you had any alcohol offenses in the last 3 years? + Yes + No 10 Have you ever been convicted of (or received a deferred judgement) for any crime? + Yes + No 11 If you have ever been convicted of or received a deferred judgement for any crime, please explain in the text box below: 12 If you have been terminated or were asked to resign in lieu of termination, please explain in the text box below: 13 Have you been terminated for a cause or resigned in lieu of termination within the past 12 months? + Yes + No 14 Are you 21 years or older? + Yes + No 15 Do you have a valid Colorado drivers license? + Yes + No 16 Have you received citations totaling more than 6 points against your driver's license within the last 12 months? + Yes + No 17 Have you received citations totaling more than 12 points against your driver's license within the last 2 years? + Yes + No 18 I acknowledge that any offer of employment is contingent on a review of my Auraria Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ). NOTE: The group of candidates in final consideration will be asked to complete a PHQ prior to an offer of employment being tendered. + Yes + No 19 Rules of Conduct and Ethical Principles: By submitting this application, applicant acknowledges that the holding of State employment is a public trust and that State employees shall carry out their duties for the benefit of the people of the State of Colorado. § 24-18-103(1), C.R.S. Applicant warrants that they have read and understand the rules of conduct and the ethical principles for State employees as set forth in §§ 24-18-104, 24-18-105, 24-18-108, and 24-18-201, C.R.S. Here is the link for the Colorado Revised Statutes: https://leg.colorado.gov/agencies/office-legislative-legal-services/colorado-revised-statutes. Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest occurs when an individual or organization has a conflict between competing interests. By submitting this application, applicant hereby discloses the following personal or professional interests, obligations, commitments, or relationships (either personal or professional) that could create the perception of conflicts of interest with their duties at AHEC: Required Question Employer State of Colorado Address See the full announcement by clicking the "Printer" icon located above the job title Location varies by announcement, Colorado, -- Website https://careers.colorado.gov/ Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email