Contract Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper

• Provide security for the Capitol Complex
• Executive or Dignitary Protection Safety Awareness Activities/Promotion Public Speaking and Citizen Assistance.
• Ensure excellent communication skills with the Public Peers Chain of Command and Internal and External Stakeholders in all situations.
• Anticipate and adapt to continuously changing situations and maintain self-control under stressful situations. This includes working alone while making sound decisions at a moments notice.
• Administer First/Medical Aid.
• Other Trooper II duties include court appearances criminal interdiction commercial vehicle enforcement education assisting with traffic law enforcement crash investigations and other tasks as assigned.

PREFERENCES/**AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:


**Applicants with a current Advanced or Professional P.O.S.T. Certification or equivalent from other states are encouraged to apply. Prior training and certifications must meet the minimum qualifications for a Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper II position.


KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of State Statutes Commercial Vehicle Rules and Regulations (State and Federal)
• Knowledge of WHP Operational Policies and Memoranda Rules of Criminal Procedure and SEMM policy
• Knowledge of Wyoming Highway System Local State and Supreme Court Decisions ICS Structure and Protocol
• Knowledge of WYDOT Basic Operating Policy Snow Plans Construction Traffic Control Techniques and WYDOT Organizational Structure.

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to work irregular or extended hours. Schedules may include overtime nights holidays and weekends.
• Ability to walk stand or sit for long periods.
• Physically able to respond to and mitigate potentially life-threatening situations.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
• Physically able to safeguard individuals from all forms of security and safety hazards.
• Ability to drive and transport individuals in a safe professional and efficient manner;
  potentially for long periods.
• Work in environments and under conditions that require carrying authorized weapons and ammunition and the use of protective gear and devices.

• FLSA: Non-exempt
• This is an At-Will Employment Contract with no expectation of continued employment and may be dismissed at any time without cause or reason.
• The Wyoming Department of Transportation & Wyoming Highway Patrol are Drug-Free Workplaces.
• E-Verify: WYDOT uses E-Verify an Internet-based system to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more aboutE-Verifyincluding your rights and responsibilities.

Click here to view the State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure.

URL: State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.