Job: Police Sergeant

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Salaried

Wage: $70,000-$95,000/yr,

Location: Leadville, CO.

Job Description:

The Police Sergeant Detective position is a full-time position and requires a minimum of 86 hours per two

week pay period including possible overtime, evenings and nights. The pay range is $70,000 - $95,000. 

Full-Time Benefits: 

The following benefits are offered to all full-time employees: 

 PTO Accrual (available immediately as accrued) 

 Health insurance, vision, and dental 

 457 Retirement with city match up to 6% (eligible after 6 months of continuous employment). 

 Access to robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

 15 paid holidays annually, include 1 floating holiday 

 City-paid CO FAMLI premiums 

Job Definition:   

The position of Police Detective Sergeant will provide comprehensive, day to day, line supervision of sworn 

city law enforcement officers and non-sworn personnel as assigned, will perform duties of subordinates 

when staffing and/or activity levels dictate, and will assist with administrative duties as directed. The 

Detective Sergeant may temporarily serve in the capacity of higher ranks when assigned. This position will 

be the primary criminal investigator for the police department, conducting and coordinating criminal 

investigations. 

This job description is an overview and is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being 

performed.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the functions and tasks required of the 

position. 

Essential Duties: 

The following duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by this 

position. The duties below are intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and 

responsibilities.   

 Supervise subordinate personnel (sworn officers and non-sworn personnel). 

 Draft shift and work schedules for sworn officers and non-sworn staff. 

 Ensure that officer responsibilities involving court appearances, traffic, and patrol duties are met. 

 Perform the duties of subordinates as staffing and activities dictate. 

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CITY OF LEADVILLE, COLORADO 

POLICE SERGEANT DETECTIVE  

 Review/approve police reports and investigations as assigned. 

 Ensure that all reports are turned in complete with paperwork. 

 Conduct and coordinate criminal investigations. 

 Coordinate and manage city events such as, but not limited to, Boom Days, the Leadville Race Series 

events, BBQ Event, Ski Joring, etc. 

 Serve as the city’s representative or liaison to various boards, committees, meetings, etc. as assigned. 

 Serve as the media liaison as appropriate or assigned. 

 Conduct yearly performance evaluations of self and subordinates and participate in any peer review 

processes. 

 Serve as investigator on citizen or internal complaints and as board members on internal review 

boards. 

 Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of laws, ordinances, case law, and proactive policing practices. 

 Assist with the development and implementation of city’s goals, objectives, strategies, policies, 

procedures and priorities. 

 Maintain a high level of ethical conduct. 

 Prepare reports or analysis as directed. 

 Respond and handle calls for service and/or investigations when necessitated by staffing or activity 

levels. 

 Assure that city’s policies, protocols, procedures and priorities are followed. 

 Cooperate with peers, subordinates, and superiors to achieve the city’s mission, goals and objectives. 

 Serve in an “acting capacity” for higher ranks as directed. 

 Perform any other related duties as directed or assigned. 

Supervision Exercised:  

Supervise subordinate employees in the Police Department. Work assignments, supervision, and direction 

comes to this position through the Police Chief and City Administrator.  

Independence of Action: 

Work is performed in accordance with legal requirements, standard practices and methods requiring 

initiative to complete recurring assignments independently and judgment to determine which of many 

methods are applicable in any given situation. 

Communication/Working Relationships: 

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and interact with 

all levels of the city, outside agencies, and the general public in a positive and cooperative manner. Maintain 

strong working relationships with the community, city staff, local, state and federal partners and other 

outside agencies. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Ability to read and understand a wide variety of written materials. 

• Ability to record visual observations and spoken information accurately in writing. 

• Ability to use proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation in written communication. 

• Ability to communicate information and instructions factually without personal bias or emotional 

reaction. 

• Ability to respond to questions directly with essential facts, analysis and rationale. 

• Ability to take appropriate action in crisis, when under stress, and in dangerous or personally 

unpleasant situations. 

• Ability to maintain self-control, patience, and persistence in response to possibly hostile individuals 

and adverse circumstances. 

• Ability to interact effectively with people from a wide variety of cultural and socio-economic 

backgrounds. 

• Ability to work cooperatively with fellow officers and foster teamwork with the Department. 

• Ability to display interest in, concern for, and consideration of the needs and feelings of others. 

• Ability and willingness to speak and interact with members of the community in a nonthreatening 

manner. 

• Ability to show assertiveness, firmness, and self-confidence when appropriate. 

• Willingness to hold self-accountable for actions and decisions. 

• Willingness and ability to follow lawful orders, rules, regulations and procedures. 

• Willingness and ability to resist using authority of position for personal gratification or gain. 

• Ability to maintain dependable work habits, such as reporting for duty on time. 

• Ability to withstand pressure from others and stick by decisions or courses of action which are judged 

to be proper and appropriate. 

• Willingness and ability to admit mistakes and deficiencies and take corrective steps to remedy them. 

• Ability to maintain alertness despite boredom, repetitive activity, or, long periods of inactivity. 

• Willingness to put in extra effort to acquire new knowledge or skills or to remedy performance 

deficiencies. 

• Willingness to persist and maintain diligence in fulfilling routine, tedious, difficult or unpleasant 

assignments. 

• Willingness and ability to complete necessary work steps and assigned tasks independently with little 

prompting or intervention. 

• Ability to attend government meetings that may take place after normal business hours. 

• Ability to apply physical force in quick bursts or short durations (i.e., moving over tall obstacles or 

gaining a forced entry). 

• Ability to resist overall fatigue while carrying out activities that involve large muscles of the body 

(i.e., Running or swimming for significant periods of time). 

• Ability to flex or extend body limbs for work in awkward or contorted positions (i.e., Climbing 

through windows/openings). 

• Ability to synchronize movements of arms, legs and the body precisely for skilled action (i.e., Self

defense, physical restraining maneuvers). 

• Ability to coordinate various parts of the body to achieve a precise movement (i.e., firearms 

proficiency, tool manipulation). 

Qualifications: 

Minimum Education and Experience:   

1. This position requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. 

2. This position requires a minimum of five (5) years active experience as a full-time police officer with 

the Leadville Police Department and demonstrated knowledge of modern policing principles, 

methods and practices, or, at least ten (10) years of active experience as a full-time police officer with 

a law enforcement agency comparable in size to the Leadville Police Department or an agency larger. 

Language Skills: Ability to read, write and speak English fluently. Ability to respond to employees, 

customers, regulatory agencies or authorities, or members of the local business community. Bi-lingual 

Spanish speaking skills are preferred. 

● Be a U.S. citizen and 21 years of age at time of application 

● Possess a valid, unrestricted driver’s license at time of application and date of hire 

● Not have been convicted of the following: 

o A felony crime 

o A misdemeanor crime of domestic violence 

o A misdemeanor crime that would affect ability to certify with the Colorado Police Officer 

Standards and Training (POST) Board 

▪ See Colorado POST website Disqualifying Incidents/Criminal History for a list of 

misdemeanor convictions which may affect an individual’s certification ability.  

https://post.colorado.gov/disqualifying-incidents 

Candidates with prior military service in the armed forces must provide, as an attachment to their 

application, their DD-214 which must not reflect “Character of Service as Dishonorable or Bad Conduct” 

discharge.   

Drug usage, as described below, may be cause for disqualification: 

● Any use of marijuana within one (1) year prior to the date of application 

● Any use of any illegal drugs (i.e., heroin, cocaine, LSD, amphetamines, steroids, or other illegal 

drug as defined in schedules I through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act) within 

five (5) years prior to the date of application 

Candidates must be willing to submit to a comprehensive background check to include a polygraph.  

Candidates must also pass a post conditional offer drug screen, psychological evaluation, and medical 

examination. 

Special Conditions of Employment:  

Work is regularly performed outdoors and occasionally indoors with frequent exposure to extreme 

temperatures and all-weather conditions. Work is performed year-round with occasional exposure to 

cold/wet/humid conditions, loud noise, heavy traffic, and all types of hazardous situations, including 

threatening people, communicable diseases, hazardous materials, chemicals, etc.  Due to the nature of this 

position, periods of high activity and stress in emergency situations will exist, often after extended periods of 

sedentary activity, under demanding conditions, along with the handling of dangerous or hostile individuals. 

Individual will work 10 or 12-hour varied shifts and will be subject to working nights, weekends, holidays, 

and mandatory overtime when necessary.    

The successful candidate(s) for this position must be: 

● Willing to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and mandatory overtime; 

● Able to successfully complete a written examination that is overseen by POST once internal training 

is received; 

● Able to pass a background check to include a polygraph, psychological evaluation, and medical 

examination; 

● Able to qualify with a passing score on the firing range; 

● Able to pass the stated driving criteria as established by the Leadville Police Department and POST; 

● Able to pass an arrest control test as established by the Leadville Police Department and POST; 

● In good physical condition, able to make a forceful arrest, and meet medical standards as established 

by the Leadville Police Department; 

● Able to meet attendance and punctuality standards as established by the Leadville Police Department 

and the City of Leadville. 

All Police Sergeant Detective position candidates must successfully pass a physical ability examination and a 

written examination.   

All required licenses and certifications listed above must be maintained throughout the term of 

employment. Failure to obtain or maintain licenses and certifications in addition to keeping the required 

knowledge, skills, and abilities listed for this position may result in demotion or termination.   

Due to Federal and State Criminal Justice System access requirements, classifications that access and 

maintain criminal justice information may also be required, as a condition of employment, to not have been 

convicted of and/or have pending charges of a felony or misdemeanor crime that would deny or otherwise 

restrict access to criminal justice information. 

Lateral Transfers:  

Candidates with qualifying experience and Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification may 

be eligible for a higher entry rate of pay and an abbreviated academy. Eligible experience will be that of a 

state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer with power of arrest with a minimum of two years of 

patrol experience (after graduation from a Police Academy) and Colorado POST Certification or state 

equivalent. Such eligibility will be determined by the Leadville Police Chief or his/her designee as part of the 

employment offer process. Qualified candidates may be eligible to receive up to pay Step 6 of the salary 

schedule, depending on years of qualifying experience. 

Physical Demands and Work Environment: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an officer to 

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here 

are representative of those an officer encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential 

functions of this position. 

 Ability to show upper body and core body muscular endurance to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise 

assist incapacitated individuals of approximately 150 pounds (for 18 ft. distance), handle other items, 

defend oneself, take evasive action, and control suspects; 

 Occasional balancing (1 ft. in height 11 feet), bending, climbing (4 ft. high), crawling (4-6 feet), 

kneeling, reaching, squatting, standing, and twisting; 

 Ability to demonstrate explosive leg strength (jumping vertically at least 18 inches); 

 Ability to show cardiorespiratory and sprinting ability on uneven terrain, up and down stairs, and 

under various conditions to perform essential functions in the community; 

 Prolonged sitting while driving a patrol vehicle and the ability to sit for long periods of time for 

preparing reports; 

 Frequent use of visual and auditory acuity for a broad continuum of essential activities including but 

not limited to detecting hazards, recognizing vehicles and people, reading documents, searching for 

evidence, and hearing and understanding speech; 

 Hear and distinguish between multiple levels of sounds, frequencies, tones, and tones of voice; 

 Speak clearly with good diction and appropriate volume level; 

 Clear vision and the ability to distinguish between various colors; 

 Frequent light and firm grasp hand manipulation and handling needed for keyboarding, weapons 

handling, vehicle operations to include radio operations, and other normal police duties; 

 Frequent stepping up/down to get in and out of vehicles, trenches, and foundations. 

Frequency Guide 

Rarely (R) Occasionally (O) Frequently (F) Constantly (C) 

Less than - 5% 6 – 30% 31% - 70% Over 70% 

Physical Task Frequency Physical Surroundings Frequency 

Sitting F Extreme Temperatures F 

Standing F Inside Work C 

Walking F Outside Work C 

Running O Walking on uneven surfaces F 

Stooping O Working at height R 

Kneeling O Other:  

Squatting O   

Climbing R Environmental Conditions  

Balancing O Exposure to Chemicals R 

Reaching O Exposure to Gases/Fumes/Dust R 

Grasping C High Noise Levels R 

Fingering C Moderate Noise Levels O 

Handling C Vibrations O 

Visual Acuity Near C Work in Traffic F 

Visual Acuity Far C Local Travel C 

Depth Perception C Out of Town Travel O 

Color Discrimination C Other:  

Peripheral Vision C   

Talking C   

Hearing C   

Light/Power Equipment Ops R Weight of Objects Moved  

Heavy Equipment Operation R Over 100 pounds R 

Other:  Over 50 Pounds R 

  Over 10 pounds O 

Compensation: 

The Police Sergeant Detective position is a full-time position and requires a minimum of 86 hours per two

week pay period including possible overtime, evenings and nights. The pay range is $70,000 - $95,000.  

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is 

subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.