<p>Join the Parker Police Department - Make a Real Impact on Your Community!!</p> <p>Serve Your Community as a Reserve Police Officer</p> <p>The Town of Parker Police Department invites experienced, certified law enforcement professionals to apply for our Reserve Police Officer Program. This program offers a unique opportunity to contribute to public safety, support sworn officers, and serve the Parker community while maintaining your primary career.</p> <p>Reserve officers enhance the department's operational capacity and play an important role in daily policing activities. Assignments may include patrol support, special events, traffic enforcement, community engagement efforts, and other operational needs of the department.</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <p>Applicants must be graduates of a full law enforcement academy and meet one of the following criteria:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Currently hold an active Colorado P.O.S.T. certification, or</p> </li><li> <p>Previously held full law enforcement certification in Colorado or another state and have successfully completed a recognized refresher academy.</p> </li></ul> <p>All reserve officers are required to maintain Colorado P.O.S.T. certification throughout their service.</p> <p>Professional Expectations</p> <p>Reserve officers are sworn peace officers and are held to the same standards of conduct, training, and accountability as full-time police officers. Reserves must comply with all applicable laws, Town of Parker policies, and Police Department procedures and participate in ongoing training requirements.</p> <p>A minimum of twenty (20) hours of duty each month that can include: regular police duty, training, and range time. If wanting to move to solo status a full time 16-week (approximately) PTO training must be completed. </p> <p>Who Should Apply</p> <p>Our reserve officers come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, including business, security, consulting, and other fields. What they share is a commitment to public service, professionalism, and community safety.</p> <p>Serving as a Reserve Police Officer with the Town of Parker Police Department is an opportunity to apply your law enforcement experience in a meaningful way while making a direct, positive impact on the community you serve.</p> <p>Learn more about our agency here!!</p> <p>NOTE: A list of disqualifiers for this position MUST be read prior to applying for this position. This list can be viewed at www.ParkerOnline.org/PoliceEmploymentDisqualifiers. Be sure to select the 'Sworn/Trainee Position Applicant Disqualifiers' option for the correct list.</p> <p>This posting is for a Volunteer Reserve Officer position. </p> <p>Under limited supervision, this position carries out duties and the laws of the Town of Parker, State of Colorado, and the United States of America. Working in partnership with the community to identify and resolve issues of concern, this position provides public safety services to the community, and maintains peace, safety, and order. This position exercises considerable judgment, initiative, and skill in a variety of situations and must be able to complete work without direct supervision. </p> <ul> <li>This position performs duties deemed to be safety sensitive. Employees holding this position participate in pre-employment and random drug testing under Town's policies*Examples of Essential Duties </li></ul> <p>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties. The below list is intended to be illustrative of the responsibilities of this position and is not all encompassing. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement and the Town may change these duties at any time.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Responds to calls for service. </li><li>Interprets and upholds various laws.   </li><li>Prevents, discovers, and investigates crime. </li><li>Preserves public order, protects lives and property and maintains public safety. </li><li>Applies knowledge, reason, and appropriate judgment to make prompt, effective decisions after evaluating alternative courses of action. </li><li>Initiates citizen contacts, traffic stops, and investigates suspicious occurrences through community policing strategies.  </li><li>Interacts with citizens to identify issues of concern, works together to resolve concerns.  </li><li>Facilitates community problem solving and takes enforcement action when appropriate. </li><li>Observes, listens, and analyzes activities in a wide variety of situations; makes valid assessments of relevant issues, problems, and potential solutions. </li><li>Investigates, gathers evidence, locates, and interviews relevant persons; makes arrests when required, takes necessary police action, prepares reports, and cases for prosecution, and testifies in court. </li><li>Acts with sensitivity to the feelings of others, does not contribute to antagonism, interacts effectively with diverse groups, utilizes de-escalation practices, acts courteous/respectful, and uses good customer service skills. </li><li>Communicates effectively with a wide variety of people verbally and in writing, under varied circumstances, listens, understands and resolves problems and potential solutions. </li><li>Participates with others on work groups or committees to accomplish necessary additional tasks, i.e. PTO, School Programs, crime prevention officer, range officer, D.R.E., bicycle patrol, business associations, or neighborhood groups. </li><li>Establishes positive relationships with citizens, business, and other members of the community. </li><li>Completes required paperwork including but not limited to reports, citations, and warrant paperwork. </li><li>Performs other related duties as assigned and as described in the Parker Police Department Policy and Procedure Manual; may serve in a specialized assignment capacity. </li></ul> <p> Minimum Qualifications</p> <p>Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of employment and a Colorado P.O.S.T. certification as a Level 1 Peace Officer is required, or Provisional letter from Colorado P.O.S.T. by date of hire.  If POST certified in another state you MUST be able to provide a Provisional Certification letter from Colorado POST by date of hire.  In addition, you MUST complete the provisional process with Colorado POST within six (6) months which includes taking the POST written certification exam and the three (3) skills exams to receive Basic certification in Colorado. </p> <p>Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid Driver's License issued by the State of Colorado for the type of vehicle or equipment operated; safe driving record and a minimum of two (2) years of driving history.</p> <p>Formal education, often achieved through completion of a bachelor's or associate degree, in Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice or a related field is preferred. </p> <p>Employment Standards</p> <p>The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of modern police principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment. </li><li>Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures. </li><li>Knowledge of human nature, human problems, and problem-solving methods. </li><li>Knowledge of incident command protocol. </li><li>Skill in interpersonal communications skills, including working effectively with a variety of town staff, elected officials and the public. </li><li>Skills in research and report preparation. </li><li>Skill in maintaining proficiency with equipment used in policing, including but not limited to vehicles, firearms, defensive weapons, radio, computer, radar, and an intoxilizer.  </li><li>Skill in maintaining certifications and training relevant to law enforcement. </li><li>Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision. </li><li>Ability to learn and interpret relevant town, state, and federal laws, regulations, and policies. </li><li>Ability to learn and navigate geography and roadways. </li><li>Ability to read and write the English language effectively. </li><li>Ability to maintain proficiency in the use of police equipment. </li><li>Ability to perform work which requires good physical condition. </li><li>Ability to follow both verbal and written instructions and the ability to issue clear concise verbal and or written instructions. </li><li>Ability to problem solve and function under pressure. </li><li>Ability to load, unload, aim and fire handguns from a variety of positions at levels of proficiency and safety prescribed by qualification standards.  </li><li>Ability to hear, understand and comprehend radio transmissions to respond appropriately to unforeseeable events and calls that characterize police work. Ability to hear and distinguish sounds and remain vigilant to potential hazardous/dangerous situations to self and others.  </li><li>Ability to counsel and mentor others. </li><li>Ability to pass a pre-employment background check including but not limited to: drug screen, criminal history search, credit check and polygraph examination.  </li></ul> <p>Working Conditions</p> <p>The working conditions described below are representative of those an employee generally encounters while performing the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties.</p> <p>Tools & Equipment</p> <p>Requires frequent use of a police car, radio, radar, laser, handgun, and other weapons as required; emergency equipment, handcuffs, cellular phone, personal computer, various computer software packages, first aid equipment, bicycle, and other equipment as assigned.</p> <p> </p> <p>Physical Demands</p> <p>Requires varying degrees of physical demands, some sedentary, some requiring strenuous physical effort. While wearing approximately fifteen to twenty pounds (15-20 lbs.) of equipment including but not limited to bullet proof vest and equipment belt a member in this job may be required to:</p> <ul> <li>Lift and/or move objects weighing two-hundred (200) pounds or more, including the limp body of a person. </li><li>Physically wrestle, struggle, fight, restrain, or otherwise subdue/restrain uncooperative people of various abilities, strength and/or quickness to rescue endangered persons, or physically separate individuals who are fighting, or preparing to fight. </li><li>Be able to pinch, grab and manipulate index finger in order to fire a weapon. </li><li>Climb a ladder, a fence at least 5 feet in height, climb to a roof, or other obstacles. </li><li>Jump over obstacles or ditches and negotiate passage through difficult terrain or areas. </li><li>Effectively function for extended periods of time with little rest and varied sleep patterns. </li><li>Function fully in darkness and daylight, close and distance vision acuity, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust his or her focus, allowing a broad field of vision. </li><li>Perform First Aid/CPR functions at accident and disaster scenes. </li><li>Operate a law enforcement vehicle safely in non-emergency (routine) and emergency situations, including various weather conditions at various speeds. </li><li>Members of the motorcycle unit must be able to right a laid over motorcycle from the ground that weighs approximately 620 pounds. </li></ul> <p> </p> <p>Environment</p> <p>Work is frequently performed in outside conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and humid conditions, hot (may be extreme) and/or cold (may be extreme) conditions, fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals, airborne particles, and vibrations. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places or with explosives.</p> <p>This is a continuous posting to fill multiple vacancies. This posting may close at any time with or without notice.</p> <p>Work hours will vary. Shift work required. Days, evenings, weekend and holiday hours will be required.</p> <p>Continuous Timeline: (subject to change)</p> <ul> <li>Applications will be reviewed by Command Staff as received and testing emails will be sent upon application approval. </li></ul> <p>Note: Testing includes: Release forms, Typing Test, Written Exam and Video Interview. Must pass all testing phases to move to Oral Board process. The sooner all phases of testing are complete the sooner an invitation to Oral Board Interviews will occur.</p> <ul> <li>Oral Board Interviews: Conducted approximately every two (2) weeks. Candidates will be notified via phone or email regarding interview times/dates. </li><li>Chief Interviews & Backgrounds: On-going </li></ul>