Police Explorer Scout - Volunteer

POSITION TITLE: Police Explorer Scout

• Volunteer

REQUISITION #: req7658

DEPARTMENT: Police Patrol Div

LOCATION: POLICE BUILDING

BENEFIT CATEGORY: No Benefits View Classifications & Benefits

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Volunteer

SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. MT on 6/30/2024.

You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews. Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile. Background check and MVR required. Post-offer drug test required within four calendar days (96 hours) of offer.

The Community: The City of Fort Collins sits nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains alongside the banks of the Cache La Poudre River. At 5,000 feet in elevation, residents enjoy a moderate, four-season climate, with an average of 300 days of sunshine per year. With 174,800 residents, Fort Collins is Colorado's fourth-largest city and spans 57 square miles. With the 20 year growth projection, the City of Fort Collins is expected to reach 255,000 residents.

The first people who hunted in this region arrived approximately 11,000 years ago, and Northern Colorado remains an integral part of the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations. European-American trappers and traders arrived by the early 1800s but rarely established permanent settlements. Gold and silver discoveries in the Colorado mountains in the mid-1800s and the prospect of land for farming and ranching attracted people from eastern cities and across the globe to the Colorado Territory, including what would become the town of Fort Collins; an agricultural colony that emerged from its founding days as a military fort. The expansion included the sugar beet industry's growth, which brought new residents whose descendants still live here today, including Mexican-American families from southern Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, as well as Germans from Russia. Since 1879, Fort Collins has been the home of the state's land grant institution, Colorado State University, which currently enrolls 34,000 students. Along with the university, the city's major high-tech and manufacturing companies and breweries attract new residents from all over the country and world. The community's overall social diversity continues to grow.

There are abundant outdoor recreation opportunities available to the many residents who enjoy healthy lifestyles. The nearby Horsetooth Reservoir is a key attraction, as is the Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway. The Downtown district provides many venues for live music, shopping, dining, and nightlife within the city. Fort Collins is widely considered the Craft Beer Capital of Colorado. The City has a strong appreciation for arts, culture, and entertainment. Various national organizations and magazines recognize Fort Collins as one of the best places to live in the nation.

The City's long list of acknowledgements includes:

• No. 5 Best Remote-Ready Cities: Livability.com Jan 2021
• Top 30 Creative Small Cities: CVSuite

• May 2020

• No. 18 Safest Cities in America: SafeWise

• April 2020

• No. 1 Best Place to Live: Livability.com March 2020
• No. 9 Most Fitness Friendly Places: SmartAsset

• Dec 2019

• No. 7 Safest Driving Cities: Allstate

• June 2019

• No. 4 Best U.S. Cities to Raise a Family: MarketWatch

• April 2019

• No. 9 Best Performing Cities: Milken Institute

• Jan 2019

• No. 3 U.S. Cities with Highest Economic Confidence: Yahoo

• Nov 2018

• No. 2 Brain Concentration Index: Bloomberg

• Nov 2018

• No. 1 City in America for Cycling: PeopleForBikes-May 2018
• Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Innovation Award: Alliance for Innovation-April 2018
• The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-Nov 2017
• 18th Best City for Career Opportunities: SmartAsset

• Sep 2017

• 3rd Best College Town to Live in Forever: College Ranker

• July 2017

• 25 Best Towns Ever: Where to Live Now: Outside Magazine

• June 2017

• No. 1 Stable and Growing Housing Market: Realtor.com-June 2017
• 11th Happiest City in America: Yahoo! Finance

• March 2017

• No. 9 Top 150 Cities for Millennials Report: Millennial Personal Finance

• Feb 2017

• No. 2 Best Cities for Small Business Owners: ValuePenguin

• Feb 2017

Why Work For the City of Fort Collins?

• Potential for paid personal leave and paid holidays days

• Employee Assistance Program: counselling, legal, and financial assistance

• Wellness program, workout facilities

• Personal & professional learning opportunities plus potential for career mobility

• Collaborative work environment

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Police Explorers will work closely with Police Service employees to learn about the field of law enforcement. In addition, police Explorers will assist Police Services and the City of Fort Collins community with special events, community engagement, and projects/tasks.

LOCATION:

Varies - locations throughout the community mostly at Fort Collins Police Services

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES:

Learn and complete training on different aspects of the law enforcement profession.

Participate in ride-alongs and sit-alongs with officers, dispatchers, and other Police Services employees.

Assist Police Services with special events.

Provide building tours of Fort Collins Police Services.

Provide delivery of council meeting packets to City of Fort Collins Council Members.

Train, prepare, and participate in annual Explorer conferences, competing against other Explorer Posts.

EXPECTATIONS AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

Interest in law enforcement.

Ability to attend mandatory training academy.

Abide by Fort Collins Police Services Mission statement and Values.

TIME COMMITMENT AND AVAILABILITY:

Attend initial training academy. (Thursday's 6p-9p)

Attend two mandatory monthly meetings. (1st & 3rd Thursday 6p-9p)

Volunteer for a minimum of 5 hours each month.

BENEFITS TO POLICE EXPLORER:

Receive valuable information and experience in the law enforcement field.

Develop leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Be an ambassador of Police Services and the City of Fort Collins.

OTHER REQUIRMENTS:

Must be at least 15 years old but not older than 20.

Must be a citizen of the United States and resident of Larimer County.

Must possess a valid Colorado driver's license or permit.

Must pass a background check.

Have no felony arrests/convictions.

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use

Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to gender (regardless of gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age 40 years or older, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or other characteristics protected by law. For the purpose of this City policy "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived orientation toward heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality.

BACKGROUND CHECK AND MVR REQUIRED. DRUG TEST REQUIRED WITHIN FOUR CALENDAR DAYS/96 HOURS OF OFFER.

Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.