Police Officer In Training

City of Englewood; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Englewood is seeking a Police Officer Trainee to join our team and begin the path toward becoming a fully certified police officer. Trainees attend the Law Enforcement Academy full-time with the Summer Academy starting August 2026.

The role leads to an Officer rating after academy completion, with progressive pay scales as demonstrated in the academy hourly rates. Applicants must meet the Englewood Police Department requirements, including eligibility for Colorado POST sponsorship, and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours from an accredited college or university.
• 3+ years as a P.O.S.T. certified officer in patrol may substitute college credit.
• 3+ years active-duty military service with Honorable Discharge may substitute college credit.

Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned areas to deter crime and protect safety.
• Responds to calls, conducts investigations, and prepares reports.
• Performs traffic enforcement and issue citations as needed.
• Gathers evidence and testifies in trials when required.
• Provides information and assistance to citizens and visitors of Englewood.

Skills

Physical fitness

Background check

Weapons training

Discretion under stress

Conflict resolution

Education

High school diploma

60 semester hours

P.O.S.T. college credit substitutions

Job description

The Police Officer Trainee position is for non-POST certified applicants.

**Applicants selected for this position will attend the Law Enforcement Academy full-time; the Summer Academy begins August 2026**

Englewood Police Officers strive to provide a safe, secure environment for the community by minimizing the impact of crime, disaster, disorder, and hazardous conditions through enforcement activities, information dissemination, public education, and quality services. The police officer may work within a variety of job assignments including patrol officer, investigator, traffic officer, or support services officer.

APPLICATION AND INITIAL TESTING REQUIREMENTS

ADDITIONAL TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Additional hiring steps may include a physical agility test, an integrity interview, an oral board interview, a complete background investigation and a Certified Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA). Additional testing will be required if you successfully complete all steps and receive a conditional offer of employment.

If you are placed on the eligibility list, you will be contacted via email with further instructions and testing information. This email may take some time as we schedule testing based on the number of eligible applicants we receive. Please ensure emails from englewoodco.gov can be received by your email service provider, or they may go to your email accounts junk folder.

HOURLY PAY RATES

Salary will begin at the Academy Trainee level during the police academy and all police academy costs are paid by the police department. Upon completion of the academy the trainee will move to Police Officer 5th class rate. You will then move to the First-Class rate within five years of service.

Police Officer 2026 annual salary and step increases:

Police Academy Trainee $36.1703

Probationary Police Officer 5th class $39.3033

Police Officer 4th class $41.8723

Police Officer 3rd class $45.9800

Police Officer 2nd class $50.5966

Police Officer 1st class $55.6319

POSITION SUMMARY

Englewood Police Officers strive to provide a safe, secure environment for the community by minimizing the impact of crime, disaster, disorder, and hazardous conditions through enforcement activities, information dissemination, public education, and quality services. The police officer may work within a variety of job assignments including patrol officer, investigator, traffic officer, or support services officer.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The listed examples of work are not intended to be all-inclusive. They may be modified with additions, deletions, or changes as necessary.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned areas within the city to deter illegal activities and protect and preserve the safety and security of individuals, buildings and neighborhoods.
• Maintains a high level of customer service and responds rapidly to changing conditions.
• Responds to calls for service. Investigates citizen complaints including crime in progress, crimes discovered after the fact, disturbances, domestic disputes, accidents and requests for information or assistance.
• Performs preliminary investigations and interviews at crime scenes, traffic accidents, domestic disputes, and disturbances.
• Assessss customer and community needs, wants and perceptions.
• Collects and preserves physical evidence, recovered property, and diagrams. Photographs scenes and obtains other information from suspects and witnesses necessary to document specific crimes and incidents.
• Builds and uses a variety of conflict management skills for different situations and contexts.
• Performs traffic enforcement activities to observe and apprehend violators of ordinances and statutes.
• Prepares citations and summons necessary to charge individuals with violations of ordinances, statutes, and laws including petty, misdemeanor, and felonious offenses.
• Makes arrests and takes suspects into custody which includes searching, booking, and transporting of individuals to holding.
• Provides sworn testimony, in both criminal and civil trials and hearings, that are associated with investigation and charging of individuals with non-criminal and criminal offenses.
• Prepares a variety of routine and non-routine reports and records necessary for the reporting of daily activities, and disclosure of specific criminal and non-criminal incidents.
• Develops and promotes high standards of personal commitment to goals.
• Offers assistance, direction and provides information to citizens and visitors to Englewood. Provides motorist assistance, and performs other community service functions.
• The common channel of advancement for Police Officers is from fifth to first class depending on experience, length of employment, training completed and adequate performance of the job. The basic functions are similar for all classes of Officers.
• Performs other duties as assigned and required.

PREPARATION AND TRAINING

Education:

• High school graduate or equivalent and60 semester hours or 90 quarter hoursfrom an accredited university or collegeof college credit.A minimum of 3 years as a P.O.S.T. certified law enforcement officer serving in a patrol capacity may be substituted in lieu of the college credit requirement. 3 or more years active-duty military service with an Honorable Discharge may be substituted in lieu of the college credit requirement.
• High school graduate or equivalent and60 semester hours or 90 quarter hoursfrom an accredited university or collegeof college credit.A minimum of 3 years as a P.O.S.T. certified law enforcement officer serving in a patrol capacity may be substituted in lieu of the college credit requirement. 3 or more years active-duty military service with an Honorable Discharge may be substituted in lieu of the college credit requirement.
• High school graduate or equivalent and60 semester hours or 90 quarter hoursfrom an accredited university or collegeof college credit.A minimum of 3 years as a P.O.S.T. certified law enforcement officer serving in a patrol capacity may be substituted in lieu of the college credit requirement. 3 or more years active-duty military service with an Honorable Discharge may be substituted in lieu of the college credit requirement.

Work Experience:

• Depending on qualifications and experience.

Certifications and/or Licensures:

• Colorado P.O.S.T. Certifiable (City of Englewood will sponsor a successful candidate through a P.O.S.T. academy and will pay Police Academy Trainee salary while attending the academy)

Required Driver’s License:

• Valid Colorado driver's license or valid Colorado driver's license within 30 days of residing in Colorado. Clear or acceptable MVR

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Requires the physical ability to protect oneself and others in threatening and stressful situations including the ability to pursue, subdue, and control resisting individuals.
• Requires the incumbent to undergo a background check including criminal record check, motor vehicle records check, polygraph and psychological examination and medical evaluation.
• Requires extensive training and proficiency in the use of various police weapons.
• Ability to learn and enforce ordinances, statutes, laws and court decisions relative to enforcement activities.
• Must be able to work in an environment of emotional and mental stress due to the emergency situations present during the work.
• Must be creative, responsive, flexible and able to work in a fast paced and constantly changing environment.
• Requires extraordinary conflict resolution and strong human relations skills.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.