Patrol Deputy

Patrol Deputy

An exciting opportunity to live and work in picturesque Archuleta County, Colorado! Enjoy all that Archuleta County has to offer including skiing/snowboarding, biking, hiking, camping, hot springs, xc-skiing, fishing, and an amazing community.

Archuleta County employees continually strive for excellence and take pride in serving our community in Southern Colorado. Pagosa Springs is the county seat for Archuleta County and is located in the Colorado Sunbelt, just 35 miles north of the New Mexico border and along the western slope of the Continental Divide. The combination of a high desert plateau and the Rocky Mountains to the north and east of town creates an unusually mild mountain climate. As a portal to the nearly 3 million acres of the San Juan National Forest and Weminuche Wilderness Area, Archuleta County is a doorway to the four seasons of outdoor adventure which landed us in Outdoors Magazine's top 10 best Towns in American (2015) and Men's Journal's "20 Best Mountain Towns in America (2017).

It is our goal to assemble and retain team members who share our core values of honesty, integrity, customer service, professionalism and accountability. We work hard to be an employer of choice. We offer competitive pay, generous benefits, and a positive work culture.

As a Patrol Deputy, you will promote and maintain a safe and peaceful community; Preserve order; Protect life and property; Enforce laws and ordinances; Safeguard Individual Liberties; Treat others with fairness, dignity, and respect; Carries out duties in conformance with Federal and State statutes while following the Policies and Procedures of Archuleta County and the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office; Responds to emergencies as a first responder; Provides mutual assistance during emergency situations.

Examples of Duties / Knowledge & Skills

Promote and maintain a safe and peaceful community.

Preserve order.

Protect life and property.

Enforce laws and ordinance.

Safeguard Individual Liberties.

Treat others with fairness, dignity, and respect.

Carries out duties in conformance with Federal and State statutes while following the policies and procedures of Archuleta County and the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office.

Responds to emergencies as a first responder.

Provides mutual assistance during emergency situations.

Attends required departmental meetings.

Performs duties respective of assignment.

Performs other duties as may be assigned by supervisory personnel.

Takes calls for service and writes reports as needed.

Arrests violators of the law and prepares required paperwork.

Prepares for and testifies in court.

Recovers lost and/or stolen property.

Assists other divisions of the Sheriff's Office, as well as other law enforcement agencies.

Assists at crime scenes.

Patrols county area, ensuing citizen safety.

Maintains contact with department supervisory personnel to coordinate activities.

Works an assigned shift using discretionary judgment in the performance of sworn duties.

Minimum qualifications & Requirements

Requirements:

Must be at least 21 years of age; High school diploma or GED; possess a valid Colorado Driver's License; Completion of a Colorado P.O.S.T. approved basic law enforcement academy including skills and firearms training.