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Employment Guide
The Department publishes a comprehensive guide to our employment process.
Our employment process begins by completing the Registration Form on line. Applicants must then submit a Police Employment Application, Personal History Statement and official transcripts.
Applicants that meet minimum qualifications and successfully complete the background verification and job suitability assessment, which may take up to six weeks, are invited to test. Applicants are placed on an Employment List based upon their test scores.
When advised, reasonable accommodations will be made in order for an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability to participate in the testing process (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991). Applicants that indicate that they require reasonable accommodations to test when they register on line should call Police Human Resources, (719) 444-7446.
The most qualified applicants on the Employment List are given conditional offers of employment. A thorough background investigation is then conducted. Applicants that successfully complete the background investigation, psychological evaluation, and medical examination may also be invited to interview with the Chief of Police or member of the Command Staff. Successful applicants then receive final offers of employment.
New recruits attend a Training Academy that lasts 25 weeks. Lateral recruits attended an abbreviated Academy that lasts 9 1/2 weeks. The Department operates its own Training Academies.
Please take a moment and review our complete Employment Guide -- updated June 12, 2009
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