Police Sergeant

The Town of Winter Park is recruiting a Police Sergeant to join the Fraser Winter Park Police Department. The mission of the Police Department is serving others to make a difference, and the department seeks to achieve that mission by serving as an example of excellence in promoting trust and mutual respect with our employees, our citizens, and the community. We endeavor to work together to develop partnerships to solve problems, reduce crime, and make the towns of Fraser and Winter Park a better place to work, live, and visit. The Police Sergeant plays a key role in achieving this mission by performing law enforcement supervisory work and ensuring the protection of life and property and the enforcement of laws and ordinances by police officers on assigned watch. Work also involves a variety of administrative duties including making daily work assignments, determining that assigned personnel are available for duty, holding daily roll call sessions, and offering training session on laws and procedures. Reporting to the Police Commander, the Police Sergeant also serves as the Watch Commander and supervises all activities on a shift in addition to patrolling the Town of Winter Park and Fraser.

Minimum qualifications include Colorado Post Certification and Training Peace Officer certification along with five years of progressively responsible related experience. The job description can be found at wpgov.com/jobs. The salary range for this position is $104,955 to $136,294 dependent on qualifications; Lateral applicants can be hired anywhere in the range.

Why work at the Fraser Winter Park Police Department? Unmatched community support and department culture; see more here: https://tinyurl.com/wp-police

Insight into the Town’s leadership team and culture can be found here https://vimeo.com/716905165. Winter Park prides itself as an employer of choice and implements a wage and benefit study every two years that validates the salary and benefits offered to our employees are extremely competitive. A listing of benefits can be found here https://wpgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-04-06-WP-why-work-here.pdf. The Town may provide housing assistance to the selected candidate to enable a move into our community, including the availability of a newly constructed apartment complex with one of the best mountain views in Town.

Those wishing to join our team can apply at wpgov.com/jobs. A cover letter and resume should be submitted with your application. This position is subject to a screening process including criminal history. Applications taken until the position is filled.

Job Description: 

SUMMARY

This is law enforcement supervisory work ensuring the protection of life and property and enforcement of laws and ordinances by police officers on an assigned watch and/or detectives in the Detective Unit.  Work involves the monitoring of radio communications to ensure preventive patrol and call response operations are conducted in accordance with accepted standards of police operations and departmental policies and that officers have back up assistance available as needed.  Work also involves a wide variety of administrative duties including making daily work assignments, determining that assigned personnel are available for duty and calling in replacements as authorized, holding daily roll call sessions, and holding training sessions on laws or procedure.  At scenes of major crimes or accidents, incumbents assume command until relieved by a ranking officer.  Incumbents serve as Watch Commanders and supervise all activities on a shift. 

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Supervises the work of police officers on an assigned watch or detectives in the Detective Unit; schedules officer duty assignments to ensure minimum staffing and appropriate beat coverage; monitors officers at work to ensure operations are conducted in accordance with departmental policies.


• Responds to officer's request for supervisory assistance; conducts training concerning laws, procedures, etc., (all areas of police operations).


• Reviews and evaluates employee performance; implements disciplinary action as needed.


• Conducts patrol meetings, giving out assignments, memoranda, directives, crime information advisories, etc.; inspects officers, vehicles, and equipment to ensure proper maintenance and service ability of uniform, weapons, and equipment.


• Patrols the Towns of Winter Park and Fraser to provide a visible deterrent in uniform and in marked cars and to enforce laws and ordinances and protect life and property; monitors commercial and residential areas for signs of criminal activity, patrols for suspicious persons or vehicles.


• Enforces traffic and parking laws through the issuance of citations and warnings; routinely inspects roadways, bridges, and traffic signals and signs to find and report any hazardous conditions.


• Performs business and residential security checks; checks building doors, windows, gates, and fences to ensure building/home is secured.


• Reports buildings, homes, vehicles, or equipment that is not secured; ensures the safety and well‑being of all residents/employees on duty; learns employees work patterns and alerts them to possible suspects and crime prevention.


• Responds to calls for assistance, disturbance calls, and complaints of crimes; enforces Federal, State, and local laws by performing warrant, felony, or misdemeanor arrests; implements physical confrontation when necessary; protects the civil rights of persons in custody.


• Investigates traffic accidents by establishing point of impact, interviewing witnesses, and collecting, preserving, and packaging evidence; detects drunk drivers and performs sobriety evaluations; books DUI suspects.


• Secures and protects crime scene by establishing boundaries, detaining victims, suspects, and witnesses, locating and identifying evidence, and briefing supervisors and investigators on their arrival.


• Serves as first‑responder to provide aid and assistance to victims of traffic and other accidents, assists fire and emergency medical services in treating and transporting victims.


• Prepares and maintains a wide variety of departmental records and reports in compliance with departmental and legal policies and procedures; prepares and files thorough written case reports.


• Gives advice on laws, ordinances, and general information to the public; renders advice on domestic disturbances, assists citizens in need.


• Maintains assigned uniform, vehicle, and equipment in accordance with departmental policy and procedures.


• Presents evidence and testimony in courts of law; assists in prosecuting felony and misdemeanor cases.


• Assists stranded motorists, directs traffic when necessary; escorts special processions; transports prisoners to jail.


• Participates in departmental training programs.


• Participates in community relation's projects as required.


• Serves and executes criminal and traffic warrants on felony and misdemeanor suspects.


• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION

• Ability to plan, coordinate, and supervise the work of subordinates.


• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and legal procedures.


• Knowledge of or the ability to learn the department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.


• Knowledge of or the ability to learn law enforcement investigation methods, procedures, and techniques, and the ability to apply such knowledge to specific situations.


• Knowledge of or the ability to learn modern methods and practices of criminal investigation, gathering evidence, preservation of evidence, and identification.


• Thorough knowledge of the geography of the town and location of important buildings and areas.


• Skill in the use of firearms.


• Ability to deal courteously and fairly with the public.


• Ability to analyze situations and to take quick, effective, and reasonable courses of action given due regard to the surrounding hazards and circumstances of each situation.


• Ability to write clear and comprehensive reports.


• Ability to operate a law enforcement vehicle during both the day and night, in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic, and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice, and snow.


• Ability to obtain information through interviews, interrogations, and observation.


• Ability to react quickly and calmly under emergency conditions.


• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, orally and written.


• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Town employees, Town officials, and the general public.


• Ability to drive and operate the department’s assigned vehicles and equipment in a safe and efficient manner.


• Ability to qualify as required with various duty and off-duty firearms and less-lethal devices.


• Ability to work routinely under highly stressful condition, including life-threatening situations.

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS

A Police Sergeant supervises Police Officers or Detectives and Code Enforcement Officers, reviews assignments and gives specific instructions and assistance when guidance or patrol backup is needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required

Experience:

• Five years of progressively responsible law enforcement experience. Time spent in a supervisory patrol position is recommended.   

Certification:

• Colorado POST Basic Certificate or the equivalent from another state.

General:

• Valid State Driver’s License (noncommercial Class R)


• Satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)


• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be acceptable

GUIDELINES AND SCOPE

All federal, state, and local laws. Work requires discretion and judgment in interpreting Town policies, laws, and ordinances and analysis and judgment in accomplishing diversified duties. Work requires the exercise of independent thinking within the limits of guidelines, policies, standards, and precedents.  The purpose of this position is to enforce state laws and Town ordinances, perform law enforcement duties, and to assist the public and other officers during emergency and non-emergency situations.

CONTACT

General Public, Coworkers, Law Enforcement Officers, Government Officials. Resolve problems, conduct investigations, negotiate.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Frequency Guide

Rarely (R) Less than - 5%, Occasionally (O) 6 – 30%, Frequently (F) 31% - 70%, Constantly (C) Over 70%

Physical Task

Frequency

• Sitting -F
  


• Standing-F
  


• Walking-F
  


• Running-R
  


• Stooping-O
  


• Kneeling-O
  


• Squatting-O


• Climbing-R


• Balancing-O


• Reaching-O


• Grasping-C


• Fingering-C


• Handling-C


• Visual Acuity: Near-F


• Visual Acuity: Far-F


• Depth Perception-F


• Color Discrimination-F


• Peripheral Vision-F


• Talking-C


• Hearing-C


• Other:
  

Physical Surroundings

• Extreme Temperatures-O

• Inside Work-C


• Outside Work-F


• Walking on uneven surfaces-O


• Working at height-R


• Other:

Environmental Conditions

• Exposure to Chemicals-O
  


• Exposure to Gases/Fumes/Dust-O
  


• High Noise Levels-R
  


• Moderate Noise Levels-O
  


• Vibrations-R
  


• Light/Power Equipment Ops-O
  


• Heavy Equipment Operation-R
  


• Work in Traffic-F
  


• Local Travel-O
  


• Out of Town Travel-O
  


• Other:

Weight of Objects Moved

• Over 100 pounds-R


• Over 50 Pounds-O


• Over 10 pounds-O