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Community Resource Officer (CSO)

Location: Frederick, CO
Department: Police Department
Reports To: Chief of Police
Hiring Range: $16.70 - $17.70 per hour, depending upon experience
Position Closes: August 18, 2010 at 5:00 pm.
To Apply:www.frederickco.gov/administrative-services.aspx?id=1710

Nature of Work

The Community Service Officer (CSO) position is an entry-level position with the Frederick Police Department. The CSO is responsible for investigating municipal and land use code violations and enforcing ordinances regarding junk and abandoned vehicles, weeds, brush and rubbish, animals, signs, and land use, assisting police officers, investigators, and records personnel with tasks that do not require the presence of a commissioned officer.

Essential Duties

The duties listed herein are illustrative of the essential duties of the job and do not include other nonessential or peripheral duties that may be required.

• Investigate local code violations and enforce local code regarding junk and abandoned vehicles, weeds, brush and rubbish, animals, signs, and land use.
• Assist officers of the Frederick Police Department with traffic control and motor vehicle accident investigations at the direction of the supervising officer.
• The Community Service Officer shall be trained and certified in other areas applicable to his/her position as determined by the Chief of Police or a designee thereof.
• Perform community problem-solving functions and become involved in community wellness and quality of life issues.
• Receive complaints on bicycle and minor theft reports, and report such information to the police officer on duty as soon as possible. The Community Service Officer must collect complete, accurate information.
• Complete forms and reports related to all duties as required by the Chief of Police or a designee thereof.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief of Police or a designee thereof.
• Performs oil and gas well site inspections.
• Perform animal control functions and be familiar with all equipment used therein.
• Assist in staffing the customer service desk at the Police Department. The Community Service Officer shall work to improve customer service efficiency and effectiveness.

Nonessential Duties/Functions

Assists with special projects and performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Stable work history.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directives and keep accurate records.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, including use of proper grammar and legible handwriting.
• Strong observational skills.
• Ability to perform essential physical functions of the job.
• Ability to maintain and establish effective working relationships as necessitated by various work assignments.
• Ability to adapt quickly to situations, and to choose an effective, reasonable course of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances in each unique situation.

Education, Experience, and Training

• At least eighteen years of age.
• High school graduate or possess a G.E.D certificate.
• Must possess a valid Colorado driver’s license, provide proof of a safe driving record, and maintain a safe driving record for continued employment.
• 1 – 2 years of customer service experience and/or previous inspection / code enforcement work preferred.

Working Environment / Physical Requirements

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Work requires frequent driving, reading, verbal, and written communication, and frequent customer contact occasionally with citizens who are angry, upset, or distraught.

This work is performed in all weather including catastrophic conditions such as high wind, tornado, blizzards, flooding, hail, etc. The potential to work in hazardous surroundings exists at all times, including exposure to vehicle traffic, dangerous or threatening people, communicable diseases, hazardous materials, chemicals, etc. This work involves varying degrees of physical responses from sedentary work to very heavy work due to the nature of unpredictable and unforeseeable events that characterize Community Service Officer work. Periodically, the employee is in stressful situations. Must be able to frequently lift and or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 100 pounds.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Town of Frederick is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. The Town complies with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, related Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veteran's readjustment Act of 1974, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and all civil rights laws of the State of Colorado. Accordingly, equal opportunity of employment shall be extended to all persons and the Town shall promote equal opportunity and treatment through fair and equitable hiring practices. The Town of Frederick Administration Building is located at 401 Locust Street, Frederick, CO 80530.