(Auraria) Campus Police Officer Intern (Police Academy Sponsored)

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Auraria Campus Police Department is sponsoring selected candidates to attend the accredited Arapahoe Community College Police Academy beginning in January 2027. The department will pay academy-related tuition and required fees and provide a salary during academy attendance. This position is based in the Auraria Campus Police Department, which provides emergency, non-emergency, technical, and communications law enforcement services to the campus community as State of Colorado Peace Officers. The campus serves students, faculty, and staff from the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver. Police Officer Interns respond to civil matters and enforce applicable local, state, and federal laws. The work includes report writing, preliminary investigations, evidence collection, alarm response, detecting and arresting wrongdoers, and community policing. Officers use foot, bike, and vehicle patrol methods and perform crowd management at campus special events. The position requires ongoing training in law enforcement practices and techniques, and quarterly firearms proficiency qualification. Police Officers in training must satisfactorily complete a training period before advancing to Officer I with one year of experience. The position requires rotating shift work. Applicants selected for the hiring process must be available for scheduled interviews and assessments, including physical, drug, psychological, and polygraph examinations. Employment is contingent on passing required background, physical, and psychological evaluations. The selected applicant must sign an agreement allowing the department to seek repayment of academy costs if they leave employment within two years after completing the department's Field Training Officer program.

Requirements

At least one year of full-time customer-based experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience equal to at least one year of full-time customer service or customer-facing experience.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
High school diploma or GED.
Valid, unencumbered Colorado driver's license at the time of application.
Willingness and ability to work rotating shifts.
Availability to attend required interviews and assessments on the specified dates.
Pass required employment background, physical, and psychological evaluations.
Must not have received a failing psychological evaluation within the preceding 12 months.
Must not have experienced involuntary termination from any position within the preceding 12 months.
Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
Must sign an agreement allowing the department to seek reimbursement of academy costs if employment ends less than two years after completion of the Auraria Police Department FTO program.

Responsibilities

Respond to civil matters and enforce applicable local, state, and federal laws.
Write reports and conduct preliminary investigations.
Collect evidence and respond to alarms.
Detect and arrest wrongdoers.
Participate in community policing and campus outreach activities.
Conduct foot, bike, and vehicle patrols.
Perform crowd management at special events.
Participate in ongoing training in law enforcement practices and techniques.
Qualify in firearms proficiency quarterly.
Complete the required training period satisfactorily before advancing to Officer I.