Police Officer Recruit - External

Applications accepted through 04/26/2026 at 11:59 PM Mountain time.

Upcoming dates to be aware of:

Online Written Exams will be dispersed to candidates once receipt of a completed application and must be completed no later than Wednesday April 29, 2026. Candidates that do not pass the written exam will be notified and will not proceed to the agility course.

Physical Agility Course and Oral Boards are scheduled for Wednesday May 6, 2026.

Agility Course will be at the Sports Complex and Check-ins are from 7:00am - 7:30am

Oral Boards will be at the Police Department, Interviews start at 9:00am

Note: Due to the Oral Board Interviews taking place after the Agility Course, there is no formal dress requirement.

Agility Course Video: https://www.firestoneco.gov/797/Police-Recruit-Program

Salary: $31.25 hourly

Summary
The Police Officer Recruit position is available to non-certified applicants. Candidates who are hired will be sponsored and sent to a state-certified law enforcement academy. Upon successful completion of this academy, the Police Officer Recruit will be promoted to entry-level Police Officer and must successfully complete the Department’s Field Training Officer (FTO) program. At the time of the sponsorship, the candidate must sign an employment agreement with the Town of Firestone.

Click the links to view the Town of Firestone Employee Benefits Guide and Employee Premium Guide.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The below list is intended to illustrate the responsibilities of the position and is not all-encompassing. The Town may change these duties at any time.

Police Officer Recruits must:

• Demonstrate a high level of customer service; foster an environment where customer service is a priority
• Communicate with customers to ensure that, where possible, their needs are addressed; solicit and evaluate customer feedback
• Act as an ambassador by understanding and upholding the Department’s mission, vision and strategic plan and contribute to their success
• Exhibit pride in self, the department, the Town, and the community; conduct self in a professional manner
• Demonstrate integrity and build trust through credibility, reliability, commitment, loyalty, and ethical behavior
• Address difficult or contentious issues in a constructive manner
• Support/promote change; demonstrate flexibility and take calculated risks when appropriate
• Participate in personal growth opportunities and attend training designed to enhance their skillset
• Work to continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their department
• Demonstrate support for team efforts by accepting new roles and responsibilities, and helping others achieve objectives
• Value diversity; demonstrate an awareness of differences; demonstrate sensitivity and adapt behavior and communication to accommodate these differences. During FTO training, Police Officer Recruits must be able to exercise independent judgment.

Responsible for effectively communicating, both verbally and in writing, while providing appropriate public service:

• Uses appropriate oral and written communication to provide law enforcement information
• Maintains proper decorum while with the public
• Provides assistance and appropriate referral information
• Advises victims, complainants, violators, parents, etc.
• Mediates disputes
• Controls crowds
• Presents a neat, clean, well-groomed, professional appearance and demeanor
• Prepares effective written reports, memos, citations, activity logs, etc.
• Demonstrates effective communication via the police radio and other portable devices

Upon Graduation and receiving POST certification and completion of all pre-employment contingencies you will serve as a FPD Police Officer. Responsibilities are as follows:

Responsible for effective incident evaluation:

• Responds to calls for service
• Obtains appropriate information at the scene
• Accurately evaluates information
• Determines the priority of actions at a scene, whether a criminal or civil matter
• Collects, identifies, and preserves evidence and personal property
• Gathers information through interview and interrogation techniques

Responsible for arrests, detainment, searches, and preserving safety:

• Approaches and detains suspects
• Restrains and subdues suspects when necessary
• Uses a reasonable amount of force necessary for physical arrests
• Legally searches people and property
• Applies appropriate safety precautions in hazardous and potentially dangerous situations
• Maintains a safe position when dealing with suspects
• Maintains an awareness of own location and the location of other officers and personnel

Responsible for patrol:

• Performs patrol activities in assigned area
• Observes conditions and initiates appropriate action to potential hazards and suspicious or criminal activity
• Responds to and handles a variety of calls
• Enforces laws and ordinances, as well as monitors and enforces vehicle codes

Safely and proficiently uses required vehicles and equipment:

• Inspects and maintains all equipment
• Inspects and maintains cleanliness of patrol vehicle
• Safely operates a vehicle under routine and emergency conditions
• Uses required weapons during training and emergency conditions

Effective use of legal and department knowledge:

• Demonstrates working knowledge of laws, codes, and legal procedures in all areas of law enforcement
• Assists with courtroom security
• Serves summonses, subpoenas, notices, orders, and warrants of arrest
• Demonstrates working knowledge of department policies, regulations and procedures
• Maintains current knowledge of accepted police procedures and conduct
• Keeps current on laws and relevant legal opinions
• Participates in all required training
• Adheres to an exemplary code of conduct while on or off duty in dealing with other department members and the public
• Functions effectively within the prescribed chain of command

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required:

• Establishes effective interpersonal relationships through honest, open communication and follow-through on commitments
• Recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses and target areas for self-development
• Demonstrates initiative in performing job tasks
• Achieves goals, handles assigned workload and new assignments effectively; demonstrates an ability to work independently
• Communicates effectively with individuals and groups using clear and concise verbal and written communications
• Demonstrates accountability for work and takes ownership in job performance
• Demonstrates concern for the accuracy and quality of work; takes steps to correct errors
• Demonstrates sound judgment, accurate observation skills and learns new information and appropriately applies it to situations leading to quality decisions
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills including assertiveness, emotional self-control, adaptability, initiative, dependability, integrity, teamwork, and sound problem-solving techniques
• Demonstrates the ability to comply with laws, rules and regulations
• Appropriately accepts advice and constructive criticism
• Demonstrates knowledge of human nature as it applies to human behavior
• Demonstrates ability to learn the local area and to locate most addresses

Pre-employment Requirements:

• Employment as a Police Officer Recruit is conditional upon the successful completion of an oral interview, psychological examination, background investigation and polygraph
• Pre-employment drug screen
• Pre-employment physical
• Must be legally able to work in the United States and provide the required documentation

Education, Experience, Skills, Formal Training, Licenses and Certifications:

Required

• Must be 21 years of age at the date of hire
• Must possess a High school diploma or GED
• Possession of a valid State driver’s license. Capable of maintaining a safe driving record
• Candidate must pass the academy, obtain a Colorado POST certification, successfully pass the Standard POST test, and complete the Field Training Program to promote to Police Officer

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university
• Military training
• Minimum of two years of college-level training in police science, criminal justice or a related field
• Law enforcement experience at the municipal level

Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge and skills, may also be considered.

Physical Activities:

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Work is regularly performed outdoors and occasionally indoors, with frequent exposure to extreme temperatures and all weather conditions. Work is performed year-round with regular exposure to any of the following: loud noise, heavy traffic, and some hazardous situations. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with times of increased noise.

Body Movement:
The employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, or operate objects, stand, walk, stoop, or kneel. Occasionally, the employee may be required to crouch, crawl, climb, and balance. The employee must occasionally carry, pull, push, or lift up to 50 pounds. Frequently will be required to drive a variety of motor vehicles. Frequently, will be required to be available and on-call at various hours.

The employee must be physically able to operate various computers and office equipment successfully to fulfill the essential functions of this position.

Vision:
Employees must be able to consistently see with near and far acuity, depth perception, color vision, and field vision.

Hearing:
Employees must have the ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., machinery, telephones, doorbell, alarms), communicate clearly and effectively; understand and be understood; be able to consistently engage in ordinary conversations.

At the Town of Firestone, we recognize the contributions each employee makes to assist us in achieving Town-wide goals. Because of this, we are committed to providing our employees with a total compensation package comprised of benefits, financial security, and work/life balance. Our benefit package includes:

• Medical – You may choose from (3) Medical Plans under Cigna’s Open Access Plans (OAP) which includes (2) High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) and (1) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan
• Dental - Employees are eligible for 100% premium -employer-paid dental coverage through Delta Dental
• Vision - Employees are eligible for 100% premium -employer-paid vision coverage through VSP

Employer-paid supplemental benefits include:

• Group Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Extended Paid Leave (EPL) accrued up to a maximum of 240 hours
• Fourteen (14) Paid Holidays
• Sixteen (16) hours of Paid Volunteer Leave
• HSA Contribution to Choice Plan HDHP
• Employee Education Assistance/Reimbursement up to $2,000 annually
• Membership to Carbon Valley Recreation Center
• Training and development for Certification and Licensure programs
• National and/or Statewide Association Affiliation fees
• Professional Retirement Assessment Assistance
• Flu-Shingles-Covid Vaccination Clinics

You are also able to elect supplemental benefits at the employee's cost, which include:

• Accident/Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Coverages (employee elected/paid)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Coverage for Employee/Spouse and Dependents (employee elected/paid)
• Cyber Security Coverage through Norton LifeLock (employee elected/paid)
• SPOT Pet Insurance (employee elected/paid)
• Verizon discount program

In compliance with 41 CFR 60-2 The Town of Firestone provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and Town ordinances. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

The Town of Firestone expressly prohibits any form of unlawful harassment or discrimination. Any person with questions or concerns about the Town’s practices relative to equal employment opportunities is encouraged to bring these matters to the attention of the Human Resources department.

The Town of Firestone’s Affirmative Action Plan manages and ensures that equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees.