The mission of the Colorado State Patrol is to ensure a safe and secure environment for all persons by utilizing the strengths of our members to provide professional law enforcement services that reflect our core values of honor, duty, and respect.

The position announced below is within the Colorado State Patrol. The mission of the Colorado State Patrol is to ensure a safe and secure environment for all persons by utilizing the strengths of our members to provide professional law enforcement services that reflect our core values of honor, duty, and respect.

The position announced below is within the Colorado State Patrol. The mission of the Colorado State Patrol is to ensure a safe and secure environment for all persons by utilizing the strengths of our members to provide professional law enforcement services that reflect our core values of honor, duty, and respect.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The primary mission of the Department of Public Safety is to provide a safe environment for the citizens of Colorado by maintaining, promoting and enhancing public safety through law enforcement, criminal investigations, fire and crime prevention, recidivism reduction and victim advocacy. Currently, the divisions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety consist of the Colorado State Patrol, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Division of Fire Protection and Control, and the Executive Director’s Office. COLORADO STATE PATROL

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The primary mission of the Department of Public Safety is to provide a safe environment for the citizens of Colorado by maintaining, promoting and enhancing public safety through law enforcement, criminal investigations, fire and crime prevention, recidivism reduction and victim advocacy. Currently, the divisions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety consist of the Colorado State Patrol, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Division of Fire Protection and Control, and the Executive Director’s Office. COLORADO STATE PATROL

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The primary mission of the Department of Public Safety is to provide a safe environment for the citizens of Colorado by maintaining, promoting and enhancing public safety through law enforcement, criminal investigations, fire and crime prevention, recidivism reduction and victim advocacy. Currently, the divisions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety consist of the Colorado State Patrol, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Division of Fire Protection and Control, and the Executive Director’s Office. COLORADO STATE PATROL

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The primary mission of the Department of Public Safety is to provide a safe environment for the citizens of Colorado by maintaining, promoting and enhancing public safety through law enforcement, criminal investigations, fire and crime prevention, recidivism reduction and victim advocacy. Currently, the divisions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety consist of the Colorado State Patrol, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Division of Fire Protection and Control, and the Executive Director’s Office. COLORADO STATE PATROL

A State Patrol Cadet trains to become a fully functional State Trooper to patrol highways ensuring public safety by enforcing all state and federal laws pertaining to the traffic network. A cadet will also train to analyze trends and statistics in order to determine the appropriate enforcement process to be used in accomplishing task goals. Some of the duties and activities that are consistent with becoming a cadet are listed as follows: A Colorado State Patrol Cadet trains, assists and learns to:

Important note: scores and ranks are outcomes of an examination process and are not considered as conduct or content of an examination. As such, they are not subject to appeal or review by the Personnel Director.

Conduct refers to all activities, processes, or functions that are completed from the time the qualified applicant pool is identified to the creation of the ranked eligible list. Content refers to the subject matter of the examination.

Applicants or employees who are directly affected by the content or conduct of an examination may file an appeal. The appeal must be in writing and must be filed within 10 days from the date of administration of the examination.

Applicants must be age 20 years of age to apply and be at least 21 years of age at the start of the next scheduled academy class which is tentatively scheduled for July 2016.



Examination Information:

Phase 1 Examination - The written exam is a 136 multiple choice examination that cover basic academic items (i.e. reading comprehension and grammar, situational judgment, and conditional reasoning.) Please visit the link below to access the Study Guide . www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/NG%20Law%20Study%20Guide%202010%20(1).pdf



Testing Invitation: The HR Analyst will send you scheduling information including testing times, location and more, once your application has been reviewed for minimum qualifications. Please be patient as we are reviewing hundreds of applications.



Tentative Testing Dates and Cities are as follows: (please plan accordingly)



Windsor, CO - August 7th

Pueblo, CO - August 11th

Golden, CO - August 12 - 15th

Ft. Carson, CO - August 12th (*Must have a Military ID to test at this location)

Grand Junction, CO - August 14th



You will be allowed to take this examination once per year. The test is 3 hours and 15 minutes timed, so plan on being available for 4 hours. (there will not be another testing cycle until February 2016 for the January 2017 Academy):



Score on file? If you applied and tested earlier in the year (February 2015) and you have a current written test score on file from the CWH Entry Level Law Enforcement Aptitude Test, you may re-apply and use your old score on file to compete with others that apply and test this round.



Testing dates and cities including the full examination process is also available on our website: www.colorado.gov/pacific/csp/state-patrol-cadettrooper-examination-process



CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:



Applicants must be willing to live within 30 minutes from duty station and must be willing to go to any station throughout the State of Colorado at the time of appointment.

at the time of appointment. Applicants must be able to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing.

Successful Candidates will serve a one year probationary period;

Applicants must meet the standards of the Colorado State Patrol Drug-free Workplace Policy including passing a pre-employment Drug Screen. (You may view the Drug-free Workplace Policy at the CSP website at www.colorado.gov/csp ).

). Applicants must be available to work 24/7 as needed. This includes weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, and must be able to work in all weather conditions.

Applicants must be willing to be fingerprinted and must be able to pass a risk assessment profile, extensive background investigation, psychological examination, medical/physical, multiple physical fitness/agility tests, and a pre-employment polygraph.

Vision must be unimpaired or correctable to 20/20 and must possess normal color vision, depth perception, and night vision, near acuity, far acuity, accommodation and field of vision including peripheral.

Applicants must be able to hear and understand voice and radio communication unaided.

Applicants must be able to meet and maintain the Colorado State Patrol grooming standards upon employment, at time of appointment;

If you are covered by the Address Confidentiality Program, CRS 24-21-2101 through 24-21-2115, please notify the Human Resource Analyst listed on the announcement. NOTE: If the position is entitled to overtime pay, the applicant must be willing to accept compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay.

If you omit any material fact on your application, testing materials, or during the background interview or polygraph, whether intentional or unintentional, you will be disqualified. If any disqualifying information is discovered at any stage of the selections process, you will be removed from consideration from the process.



APPLICANT CHECKLIST:

Only complete applications submitted for this announcement will be given consideration. After you submit your on-line application you should receive an email that confirms that you've successfully submitted an application for this specific position. (Check your junk email in case your notifications end up there).



Complete Applications must include the following documents:

1. A complete CDPS Application for Announced Vacancy and Supplemental Questions (please submit on-line using the link in this announcement)

2. DD214 Document (This if for Military Personnel-if applicable)





RESIDENCY WAIVER

ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS MAY APPLY. THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.