Colorado State Patrol - Port of Entry Officer Intern

If you are passionate about public safety service and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans this is the organization you want to join!

We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads preparing and mitigating environmental disasters disaster recovery combating crime school safety and victim recovery.

Youll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!

When you join CDPS you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired motivated and supported to become the best you can be.

Unmatched Benefits:

We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs training and enriching professional development opportunities and a wide range of benefits.

100% In-person position

Work unit core business hoursMonday-Friday 6am-10pm (0600-2200).

As a cadet at the POE Academy (11 weeks) core business hours7am - 5pm. (0700-1700).

POE Officers routinely use of a pull bar to slide 1000-lb scales. Assuming a low friction coefficient and a reasonable pull bar angle you might only need to exert 10-20% of the objects weight to initiate movement which would be roughly 100-200 pounds in this scenario. Officers also routinely lift 35-pound hand-held scales moving them multiple times when weighing vehicles on the mobile unit.

Positions protect life property and the environment in the state of Colorado. This positions achieve these goals by enforcing state and adopted Federal statutes rules and regulations. Additionally this position educates others regarding safe practices and partners with stakeholders to obtain voluntary compliance. Collect taxes and license fees. When applicable this position will testify during judicial proceedings.

Officer Cadets receive classroom and field training designed to familiarize them with the duties of an officer. Under the supervision of instructors this position participates in formal classroom training and instruction in interpretation and application of applicable sections of the Colorado revised statutes the code of Colorado regulations and the code of federal regulations; federal motor carrier safety regulations; drug and alcohol recognition hazardous materials traffic direction discretionary decision making and ethics. Officer Cadets will receive fitness training and defensive tactics training. After classroom training at the academy Cadets will undergo field training with a field training officer.

Cadets review documents and investigate commercial vehicles drivers and loads at fixed and mobile ports of entry. This process includes weighing vehicles through the use of fixed or portable scales visual inspection of physical dimensions (height length width etc.) and review of required documents including vehicle registrations fuel permits interstate and intrastate authorities hazardous material permits extra-legal permits shipping papers and commercial driver licenses. Job duties will be performed at both fixed and mobile ports of entry.

Cadets conduct Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) safety inspections in accordance with international standards and regulations. CVSA inspections may be level I through VI and as applicable may include scrutiny of the drivers documents such as logbooks physical inspection of safety-critical vehicle components and inspection to ensure conformity with nuclear transportation regulations. Job duties will be performed at both fixed and mobile ports of entry.

Cadets will issue citations issue permits and collect fees when required to bring drivers or vehicles into compliance with law rule or regulation. Cadets will also detain and restrain persons and vehicles when appropriate such as when an out of service condition is detected. Job duties will be performed at both fixed and mobile ports of entry.

In addition to representing the agency in the performance of their duties this position will testify in court in support of penalty assessments summons and other judicial proceedings as an official representative of the state. They will attend local meetings as an official representative of the Port of Entry.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Any DUI DWAI DUID conviction within the past 3 years
• Any license suspension/revocation within the last 2 years not including FRA suspension.
• Any hit and run accident with damage to another party or injury within the last 3 years whether reported or not.
• Any incident of eluding or attempting to elude an emergency vehicle within the last 3 years whether charged or not.

• Any license suspension/revocation within the last 5 years including FRA suspension.
• The circumstances and frequency of incident of a crime against a person whether caught or not within the past 3 years.
• The circumstances and frequency of 3 or more convictions of moving traffic violations within the past 12 months and/or 5 or more convictions of moving traffic violations within the past 5 years (speeding turning violations following too closely signaling violations lane violations right of way etc.)