About this opportunity
City of Westminster lists this Police Officer – Certified/Police Officer/Senior Police Officer - Lateral opportunity in westminster, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Police Officer- Certified
The Police Officer- Certified, is a safety-sensitive position that is involved with the complex and specialized activities required to maintain civil order and enforce laws and ordinances. Police Officers are responsible for the protection of life and property, detection and prevention of crime, apprehension of criminals, and enforcement of laws and ordinances in a designated specialized area or on an assigned shift. This is a safety-sensitive position. Candidates must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire, in order to be considered for this position. Certified Police Officer Hiring Pay Scale 2026 Post certified, less than two years Patrol experience $80,746 per year The Police Officer/Senior Police Officer is a safety-sensitive position that is involved with the complex and specialized activities required to maintain civil order and enforce laws and ordinances. Police Officers are responsible for the protection of life and property, detection and prevention of crime, apprehension of criminals, and enforcement of laws and ordinances in a designated specialized area or on an assigned shift. This is a safety-sensitive position. Candidates for this position must have at least two years full-time Law Enforcement Patrol experience as a POST Certified Police Officer (Local, Municipal, Sheriff, State Patrol or Police) within the last three (3) years. Police Officer/Senior Police Officer - Lateral Hiring Pay Scale 2026 Two (2) or more years of experience: $ 92,706 per year Three (3) or more years of experience: $101,691 per year Four (4) or more years of experience: $107,661 per year Five (5) or more years of experience: $119,621 per year Westminster is offering a $10,000 Hiring Bonus for ALL Newly Hired Police Officers including Trainees, Certified, and Lateral Officers: ALL Police Officer hires –Trainees, Certified and Lateral Officers will receive $5,000 upon successful completion of field training and $5,000 upon successful completion of their one-year probationary period. The full salary range for this position is stated above. The starting range of pay is dependent on qualifications and experience of each individual candidate. The City of Westminster has a Multilingual Stipend Program to encourage and reward benefited employees who are conversationally fluent in languages other than English. Benefited employees have the opportunity to test their language proficiency skills and qualify for a bi-weekly stipend that will vary based on the employee's level of proficiency and usage.
Organizational Competencies and Cultural Values/General Competencies
The City's work culture encourages passionate, positive and enthusiastic employees who, along with our City Council and City Manager, are strong supporters of our mission: The City of Westminster provides high-quality core services and fosters resilience in order to promote a safe and thriving community. Westminster is a city of beautiful, safe, well-maintained neighborhoods and destinations with a vibrant, diverse economy, rich and resilient environment and a strong sense of community belonging. Our core values are embodied in our SPIRIT (Service – People – Integrity – Respect – Innovation – Teamwork). This position supports the goals of the Police Department, which is "Enforcement and education of laws and the apprehension of those who seek to disrupt the quality of life within our community." The Department is responsible for enforcement of State Laws and Westminster Municipal Ordinances pertaining to criminal and traffic issues and to uphold the Constitution of the United States, the State of Colorado, and the Charter of the City of Westminster. The Department is primarily focused on public safety, maintaining peace and order, prevention of crime, and the apprehension of criminals. Every employee is accountable to:
Demonstrate a high level of customer service; encourage others to focus on the customer; foster an environment where customer service is a priority
Communicate with customers to ensure that, where possible they are satisfied and that their needs are being addressed; solicit and evaluate customer feedback
Act as an ambassador by understanding and fostering the organization's mission and vision
Exhibit pride in self, the department, the city, 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 takes calculated risks when appropriate
Participate in personal growth opportunities and attend trainings designed to enhance capacity to bring new skills and ideas to the job and the organization
Work to continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the service or product being delivered
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 behaviors and communication to accommodate these differences
General Competencies Citywide - Every employee in this position is accountable to:
Establish effective interpersonal relationships through honest, open communication and follow-through on commitments
Recognize personal strengths and weaknesses and target areas for personal self-development
Demonstrate initiative in performing job tasks
Exhibit problem-solving skills leading to sound judgment and quality decisions
Achieve goals, handle assigned workload and new assignments effectively; demonstrate an ability to work independently
Communicate effectively with individuals and groups using clear and concise verbal and written communications
Demonstrate accountability for work and take ownership in job performance
Demonstrate concern for the accuracy and quality of work; take steps to correct mistakes and improve the overall product
Job Specific - Every employee in this position must be able to:
Maintain personal physical fitness
Restrain and arrest suspects
Demonstrate proficient use of weapons
Demonstrate proficiency with the operation of a two-way radio
Ability to accurately enter data into a software system with 25 wpm speed
Demonstrate application of safe driving procedures
Perform a wide variety of physical activities due to the nature of the job
Personal Skills
Demonstrate sound judgment, accurate observation skills and learn new information and appropriately apply it to situations
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills including assertiveness, emotional self-control, adaptability, initiative, dependability, integrity, teamwork skills, and sound problem-solving techniques
Demonstrate the ability to comply with laws, rules and regulations
Appropriately accept advice and constructive criticism
Demonstrate knowledge of human nature as it applies to human behavior
Demonstrate ability to learn the local area and to locate most addresses
Job Specific Functions
Essential Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities and Tasks Must be able to act without direct supervision and to exercise independent judgment in meeting complex emergency situations. 1. Responsible for effective incident evaluation, including
Responding to calls for service
Obtaining appropriate information at the scene
Accurately evaluating information
Determining priority of actions at the scene and whether it is a criminal or civil matter
Collecting, identifying, and preserving evidence and personal property
Gathering information through interview and interrogation techniques, and making legal admonishments
2. Responsible to arrest, detain, search, and preserve safety, including
Approaching and detaining suspects
Making arrests
Restraining and subduing suspects when necessary
Using reasonable amount of force necessary for physical arrests
Legally searching people and property
Applying appropriate safety precautions in hazardous and potentially dangerous situations
Maintaining a safe position when dealing with suspects
Maintaining an awareness of own location and location of other officers and personnel
3. Responsible to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, while providing appropriate public service and interaction, including
Using appropriate oral and written communication to provide law enforcement information and explanations
Maintaining appropriate courtesy while with the public
Providing assistance and appropriate referrals
Advising victims, complainants, violators, parents, etc.
Mediating disputes
Controlling crowds
Presenting a neat, clean, well-groomed, professional appearance and demeanor
Preparing effective written reports, memos,
Worksite address
westminster, CO, 80031, US
Who can apply
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