Job Opportunities

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HIRING TIMELINE FOR POLICE COMMANDER POSITION: 

March 3 – March 19 - Posted

March 20– Resume/Cover letter Review

March 21- March 26 – Candidates complete initial interviews through the HireVue platform

March 27 – 29 – Hiring team will review HireVue interviews

March 30 – Candidates notified if they will move to the assessment center.

April 6^th – Candidates will participate in an in person assessment center with a hiring team of both internal and external stakeholders

Week of April 10^th – Chief and Deputy Chief interview

HIRING TIMELINE FOR DISPATCH (APPLICATION WINDOW: JULY 2022)

Block 1:

CritiCall Test: August 2 - August 24

Department and Community Interview: August 29 - September 1

Block 2:

Suitability:  September 6 - October 7 (this may be administered on a single day at the CUPD Training Center and occur simultaneously with a Police Officer hiring process)

Polygraphy:  September 6 - October 7

Chief’s/Commander’s Interview:  October 10 – October 21

Conditional Job Offer:  October 10 – October 21

Block 3:

Psychological:  October 24 - October 28

Drug Screening:  October 24 - October 28

Fingerprinting:  October 24 - October 28

Full Dispatch Background:  October 24 - November 28 

Follow-Up / Finalization of Background:  November 28 - December 2

Block 4:

Background Review / Recommendation for Hiring:  December 2

Final Offer (Start immediately if in Academy):  December 5 – December 9

HIRING TIMELINE FOR POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT, POLICE OFFICER LATERAL (APPLICATION WINDOW: JULY 2022)

Block 1:

NTN Test – Frontline: August 2 - August 24

Department and Community Interview: August 29 - September 1

Block 2:

Suitability:  September 6 - October 7 (this may be administered at on a single day at the CUPD Training Center)

Polygraphy:  September 6 - October 7

Chief’s/Commander’s Interview:  October 10 – October 21

Conditional Job Offer:  October 10 – October 21

Block 3:

Psychological:  October 24 - October 28

Medical and Drug:  October 24 - October 28

Fingerprinting:  October 24 - October 28

Full Police Background:  October 24 - November 28

Follow-Up / Finalization of Background:  November 28 - December 2

Block 4:

Background Review / Recommendation for Hiring:  December 2

Final Offer (Start immediately if in Academy):  December 5 – December 9

Starting for Police Academy or entry into CUPD mini-academy and CUPD PTO program January 2023.

Contact our recruitment team for further information about our positions and recruitment processes! For police and communications/dispatch positions, please contact Officer Joe Rossi. For all other positions, please contact Jacie Anderson. 

OTHER POSITIONS: 

• Applications accepted
• Testing conducted online Once your application is received, you will be contacted by a representative from Human Resources. The representative will provide you with a voucher to take the test through NTN. Completing the personal history questionnaire before taking the NTN test is mandatory. You are encouraged to take the test as soon as possible, as the hiring process is on a compressed schedule.
• Police department/community oral boards, Interviews will be automatically scheduled over Zoom.
• A Phase I suitability psychological exam, conducted online
• Polygraphs This will require travel to Denver Metro/Boulder area. If you are an out-of-state applicant, your polygraph will be scheduled closer to the chief’s interview.
• Chief’s interview
• Conditional job offers
• Phase II suitability, conducted online
• A medical exam and drug screen, conducted at a Concentra facility local to you
• Background checks will be conducted. Your background investigator will be in contact with you during this time.
• Final job offers 

Candidates will be notified of the successful completion of each step in the process. Please do not make any travel arrangements until instructed to do so. Any changes to this schedule will be communicated directly to applicants still in the process and also updated on this website.

Steps in the Hiring Process

All of our commissioned officers, both experienced and new officers, will go through the same hiring process steps. They include:

• Submit application and meet minimum qualifications
• Pass written exam
• Oral board interview
• Personal history questionnaire
• Background worksheet
• Employment checks
• Personal references checks
• Home visit
• Polygraph exam
• Phase I suitability
• Conditional offer
• Phase II psychological exam
• Medical exam
• Drug test
• Credit check
• Integrity interview
• Fingerprinting
• Chief's interview

Disqualification Guidelines

As a general rule, performance indicators and candidate information and records will be evaluated by considering the candidate as a whole, and taking into consideration the following:

• Age at the time the behavior occurred
• Passage of time
• Patterns of past behavior
• Severity of behavior
• Probable consequences if past behavior is repeated or made public
• Likelihood of recurrence
• Relevance of past behavior to public safety employment
• Aggravating and mitigating factors
• Other relevant considerations

A candidate’s qualifications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, using a totality-of-the-circumstances framework.

Prior drug use shall be included in this process, using the Federal Drug Classification Schedules for the following standards.

• Any conviction for the sale, manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance, or actions that support the sale, manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance will disqualify all applicants.
• Applicants must not have used any drug listed in Schedule I, excluding marijuana, or Schedule II, in the last ten years.
• Applicants must not have used any drug listed in Schedule III, Schedule IV or Schedule V, in the last five years.
• Applicants must not have abused prescription medication in the last three years.
• Per department policy, Commissioned Officer applicants who have used marijuana within two years of application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The Colorado Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) Board

The Colorado POST board shall deny certification to any person who has been convicted of any felony or select misdemeanors. You can find the entire list here.

Experienced Officers

Would you like to be part of a new and engaging environment where you can grow and develop as an experienced officer? Our department usually begins recruitment once per month.

In accordance with the State of Colorado’s Classified position rules, applicants must meet the following requirements in order to be considered:

• Must have current Colorado P.O.S.T. certification and one year of law enforcement experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age; possess a valid Colorado Driver License without:
  • Felony or domestic violence convictions.
  • Acquiring more than seven points in the last year and/or more than 12 points within the last two years on a driver’s license.
  • Alcohol/drug-related traffic convictions in the last three years and repeat alcohol/drug convictions after the age of 18 within the last ten years.

New Officers

The University of Colorado Boulder Police Department encourages anyone interested in starting a career in law enforcement to apply. Our department typically begins recruitment every Fall and Spring for new candidates.

In accordance with the State of Colorado’s Classified position rules, applicants must meet the following requirements in order to be considered:

• One year of college coursework (30 semester hours).
• Must be at least 21 years of age; possess a valid Colorado Driver License without:
  • Felony or domestic violence convictions
  • Acquiring more than seven points in the last year and/or more than 12 points within the last two years on a driver’s license.
  • Alcohol/drug-related traffic convictions in the last three years and repeat alcohol/drug convictions after the age of 18 within the last ten years.
• Must be eligible to apply for Colorado P.O.S.T. certification. Current Colorado P.O.S.T. certification eligibility requirements may be found here.

Possible professional staff positions include, but are not limited to:

• Clery Compliance and Crime Analyst
• Community Safety Officials
• Dispatcher
• Event Management
• Emergency Management
• Fleet
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Property and Evidence
• Public Information Officer
• Records
• Residential Safety Officials

Per department policy, professional staff applicants who have used marijuana within two years of application will be disqualified.

View current opportunities by logging into MyCUInfo, selecting the Student Employment tab, and searching for Hourly On-Campus with Police Services.