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Recruitment
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Page Last Updated:
11/10/2008 |
The GSPD is
hiring for the position of Police Officer. There are currently
no testing dates scheduled, but upcoming dates will be announced
here.
If you are interested in becoming a GSPD Officer, you are welcome to
submit an application. Your application will be kept on file
for one year and in doing so, you will be notified of the next
testing process.
Although not required as part of the hiring process, we encourage you to apply to join us on a ride-along so that
you can familiarize yourself with what the job of a GSPD Officer
entails. Simply complete a ride-along form at the front desk
during regular business hours.
The Police Department allows for hiring of
persons with no
experience or training. The accepted applicant will be placed into a
Trainee program which will include sponsoring through the
Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy at nearby
Colorado Mountain College.
Once hired as a Police Officer, new recruits enter a structured
Field Training Program in which they learn and practice the skills
necessary to successfully perform the duties of a GSPD Officer.
Pay ranges from $17.75 per hour for the Academy Trainee with no experience,
to wages of $21.62 to $33.42 per hour for the Police Officer
I
,
II
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and III
classifications.
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The City has a competitive benefits
program, with an excellent retirement program, insurance options,
and paid sick and leave time. The City also offers a longevity bonus
starting at 5 years of completed service. For further details,
please review the City of Glenwood Springs Benefit Summary |
Additional information on Glenwood
Springs, including Activities, Real Estate, Shopping, and Lodging
can be found at www.visitglenwood.com and also through our local newspaper, the
Glenwood Springs Post
Independent.
The City and the Police Department are equal opportunity employers
and do not discriminate against any person in recruitment,
examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any
other personnel action, because of political or religious opinions
or affiliations or because of race, color, national origin, sex,
age, disability or other factors.

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