POLICE OFFICER
Description
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
- Patrol assigned areas by vehicle, on foot, or by other authorized means; identify public safety concerns, deter crime, and provide visible, approachable service.
- Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls, including crimes in progress, domestic violence, behavioral health crises, medical assists, traffic collisions, disturbances, and welfare checks; stabilize scenes and coordinate needed resources.
- Investigate criminal and traffic offenses; conduct lawful interviews, searches, detentions, and arrests; identify and preserve evidence; document findings and follow up on assigned cases.
- Prepare accurate, timely, objective reports, citations, affidavits, and other records; maintain evidence integrity and chain of custody; testify truthfully in judicial and administrative proceedings.
- Apply de-escalation, crisis intervention, communication, and proportionate, legally justified tactics; use force only as authorized by law and policy and promptly report required incidents.
- Enforce traffic laws, investigate collisions, direct traffic, and support traffic safety education and targeted enforcement informed by community needs.
- Protect the rights, dignity, and safety of all persons; practice impartial, procedurally just, trauma-informed policing and treat victims, witnesses, and suspects respectfully.
- Engage residents, schools, businesses, and visitors; participate in community events, crime prevention, outreach, and collaborative problem-solving initiatives.
- Coordinate with Eagle County dispatch, fire and EMS, neighboring law enforcement agencies, schools, courts, and other public safety partners; assist with mutual aid and major incidents as assigned.
- Operate and safeguard department vehicles, firearms, protective equipment, radios, body-worn cameras, mobile data systems, records systems and authorized digital evidence tools in accordance with policy.
This description covers core Police Officer duties. Police Officer I / Police Officer II titles, experience thresholds, pay grades, lateral placement, and promotional or advancement criteria are determined by the Town’s approved classification and compensation plan and applicable personnel policies. No automatic advancement is implied by this description.
WORK SCHEDULE and CONDITIONS
This is an essential public safety position assigned to a 24-hour operation. Officers work scheduled 12-hour shifts and may be assigned days or nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, court appearances, callouts, emergency response, and training outside regular shifts. Shift rotations and assignments are determined by department operational needs.
Work occurs indoors and outdoors in mountain weather, including snow, ice, heat, darkness, and variable terrain. Exposure may include traffic, noise, physical confrontation, traumatic events, infectious materials, hazardous substances, and potentially life-threatening conditions. Duties involve extended sitting, standing, walking, driving, and periods of strenuous activity, including running, climbing, kneeling, lifting, carrying, and assisting or controlling people. Specific functional demands will be assessed consistently with essential job duties and applicable accommodation requirements.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY and ACCOMMODATION
The Town of Eagle is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law.
POSITION DESCRIPTION DISCLAIMER:
This description summarizes the general nature and level of work and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Duties, schedules, assignments, and requirements may change consistent with law, policy, and operational needs. This
document does not create an employment contract.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The Town of Eagle is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and the broader Eagle community. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including multilingual and multicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.