Police Officer; POST Certified

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»» Continuous Recruitment Process:
This posting is to fill multiple vacancies and establish an eligibility list. ««

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Timeline: PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS ATTIRE RECOMMENDED FOR ANY IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS)

• Position Close:
  Thursday September 25th at 3:00PM MST
• NTN Testing:
  Online testing available, all tests due by Wednesday October 1st at 8:00AM MST
• Pre-interview questionnaire:
  All due by Wednesday October 1st at 8:00AM MST
• Initial interviews:
  Tentatively Scheduled for Thursday October 9
• Command Panel interview:
  Tentatively Scheduled for October 13
• Conditional Job offers:
  October
• Background investigation:
  October-November
• TENATIVE
  
  Start Date:
  
  December 11, 2025

Alternate dates for testing and interviews will not be available (OUT OF STATE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE)

The Loveland Police Department offers extensive training for individuals hired as Police Officers. Training can take between 6 to 12 months from the date of hire. Police Officers hired by the Loveland Police Department are required to attend a 6-week pre-service and a 4-month field training program. Recruit Police Officers are required to attend those training programs as well as a 4-month Police academy.

During those training programs, vacations and additional time off may not be granted due to the training schedule, instructor availability, and attendance requirements.

• $89,661 per year
• $96,725 per year after 12-month probation period

• Front Line National Law Enforcement Exam
• Initial/Executive Oral Board Interviews
• Conditional Job Offer
• Background Investigation

[Expected length of selection process from application to hire is 3 to 6 months]

• Must possess at least two (2) years patrol experience as a SWORN full-time law enforcement officer (equivalent to a peace officer under CRS 16-2.5-101)
  • Patrol experience includes:
    Responding to calls for service, community policing, conducting traffic enforcement including impaired driving enforcement, drafting search warrants and affidavits, making physical, custodial arrests upon probable cause, and conducting proactive law enforcement activity.
• Must have satisfactorily completed a formal or informal field training program
• Transfers from detention, corrections, parole, and/or probation assignments do not qualify as lateral transfer officers.
• If you qualify as a lateral based on the above criteria, please apply for the Lateral Police Officer opportunity on /jobs

Patrol the City of Loveland to detect and/or deter illegal activities in order to preserve and protect the safety and security of persons and property. 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 action at the scene and whether it is criminal or civil in matter. Collecting, identifying, and preserving evidence and personal property. Gathering information through interview and interrogation techniques, and making legal admonishments when appropriate.

2. Responsible to arrest, detain, search, and preserve safety, including:
Approaching and detaining subjects. Making arrests, forcibly if necessary, this may require bending, twisting, sufficient physical strength, grasping, kneeling, lifting, occasional awkward movements and physical exertion. Restraining and subduing suspects when necessary. Using reasonable and the appropriate amount of force when necessary. Legally searching people and property. Applying appropriate safety precautions in hazardous and potentially dangerous situations. Exercise independent judgment in determining when and to what extent force may be used, and when there is reasonable…