Employment Opportunities

Responsible for overall front office activities, including coordination of all bookkeeping functions, maintenance of the ledger and preparation of reports, performs administrative, secretarial, clerical, and public contact duties associated with the Building Department activities. Coordinates various functions within the Department.  Daily and frequent interaction with the public at the front counter and via telephone communication to provide and verify information, including regulatory information not requiring interpretation.  Calculates and collects application, permit fees, taxes and prepares necessary reports; deposits, reconciles and balances accounts associated with the Building Department.  Performs all accounting functions to ensure revenue and expenditures is properly recorded. Provides reports to the Building Official as it relates to the department budget.  Coordinates, maintains communications with and provides information to other departments such as the Office of Planning and Zoning, Department of Transportation, County Engineer, County Attorney; and outside agencies such as the Colorado Department of Health, Colorado Census Bureau, State Demography Office, Colorado Division of Regulatory Agencies and U. S. Census Bureau. Performs a variety of other duties as required by the Building Official.

This position provides on-going services for families where child abuse or neglect is present in order to resolve these circumstances, which may include performing child abuse investigations, removing the involved 

children until the dangerous conditions are corrected, and arranging for long term or permanent placement when living in 

the home continues to be unsafe.  Provides individual or family counseling on an ongoing basis to children and their parents who are experiencing severe problems in the parent-child relationships. Conducts investigations on abuse or neglect complaints to assess the need for protection of children.  Monitors progress of clients and modifies case plan as needed. Provides immediate short-term counseling or crisis intervention to stabilize the critical situation and to delay or prevent the removal of a family member. Makes collateral contacts with such community resources as law enforcement and medical personnel to obtain additional information. Participates in staffing with school, mental health facilities, child protection review teams, and other professionals involved with the family members. Attends court hearings.

This position serves as a light and heavy duty automotive and equipment service technician.  Duties involve preventative maintenance, diagnostic services, repair and maintenance of the County fleet and heavy-duty equipment. 

Performs skilled work in the repair and maintenance of County vehicles and equipment.

Identifying and diagnosing malfunctions to determine necessary repairs on light and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment.  Use of a computerized diagnostic tool may be required.

Repair of light and heavy-duty systems may include, but are not limited to, overhaul of gas and diesel engines, carburetors and differentials, re-pack wheel bearings, repair hydraulic systems, install clutches, and overhaul pumps.

Performs preventive maintenance and care on County vehicles and equipment including greasing, changing oil, checking lights, brakes, hoses, tires and belts.

Performs corrective maintenance on County vehicles and equipment to determine the need and priority of minor and major repairs.

Plans maintenance and repairs using available resources such as charts, owner’s manuals, technical manuals or the internet.

Conducts testing of parts and systems to ensure proper functionality. 

Maintains records for each job repair on all vehicles and equipment using a computerized system.

Operates vehicles and equipment to conduct road tests, travel to job sites and bring into or remove from the shop.

Ensures the work area is clean, orderly and efficient for conducting maintenance and repair by cleaning parts, tools and work area.

Performs welding and machine work incidental to the completion of repair work.

Assists in maintaining a shop inventory, ordering parts and supplies. Performs all other work as assigned by the Fleet Service Supervisor.

Patrols county areas, enforcing the law and protecting life and property.  Performs investigations at the scene of a crime and related follow-up duties.  Investigates and apprehends persons charged by warrant or subpoena.  Serves civil process.  Acts as first responder to emergency situations and assures proper authorities respond.  Patrols urban and rural areas of the county to provide a visible deterrent, in uniform and in marked vehicles, to enforce laws and protect life and property. Identifies traffic hazards. Conducts surveillance in industrial and residential areas for signs of any criminal activity.  Patrols for suspicious persons or vehicles.  Prepares investigative reports, sketches and drawings, using appropriate grammar, symbols and mathematical computations. Effectively and coherently uses Interpersonal Communication skills to communicate with individuals and the public by providing information and directions, mediating disputes and advising of rights and processes.  Demonstrates communications skills in court and formal settings.  Endures verbal and mental abuse when confronted with hostile views and opinions of suspects and other people encountered in antagonistic environments.  Prepares a variety of written reports using appropriate grammar, spelling and punctuation. Enters data into computer systems or databases, looks up information in databases, creates basic word processor documents and enters data into spreadsheets.  Uses email to communicate.  Provides information to citizens regarding general legal procedures as necessary.   Effectuates arrests, forcibly if necessary, uses handcuffs and other restraints, and subdues resisting suspects using approved techniques of arrest control, defensive tactics and weapons.  Resorts to use of hands and feet and other approved weapons in defense of self or others. Exercises independent judgment in determining where there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probable cause exists to search and arrest and when appropriate force should be used and to what degree. Maintains knowledge of current Colorado Revised Statutes and County Ordinances.  Operates a law enforcement vehicle during both the day and night, in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice and snow.

Operates heavy equipment utilized in digging and opening ditches, grading shoulders and slopes.  Performs other rough grading to clear County rights-of-way, trenching, filling or back filling and snow removal.  Operates asphalt equipment in road maintenance and repair work.  Requires the use of valves to regulate the temperature and flow of asphalt ensuring a constant flow into the hopper to distribute material evenly.  Operates mower to cut grass in County rights-of-way.   Loads and places earth, rock, asphalt and other road construction and maintenance material.  Fastens attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge pin hitches.  Operates heavy equipment in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals.   Greases, oils and performs minor repairs on heavy equipment as assigned.  Coordinates equipment actions with on the ground crew member or other equipment operators using hand or audio signals to ensure safety standards are met and adhered to.  Ensures all equipment on the job site is working in tandem to each other.   Inspects truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil and water.  Services and makes minor repairs to assigned equipment.   Performs emergency roadside repairs such as changing tires, installing light bulbs, tire chains and spark plugs.   Reports any major malfunctions or needed repairs to the supervisor and or Fleet Supervisor.

Actively supports and upholds the stated mission and values of Fremont County and the Sheriff’s Office.  Protects the well-being of prisoners and ensures the protection of inmates' constitutional rights in the custody of the Sheriff at the Fremont County Detention Facility.  Performs routine work in the safekeeping of prisoners and oversees them in their quarters and during transport.  Serves as a representative of the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, demonstrating a positive attitude and progressive actions through a display of professionalism, courtesy, and appropriate tact and discretion in all interactions with other employees, inmates, and the public.

Maintains all County facilities, buildings and grounds.  Repairs structural facilities and grounds ensuring they are in proper working order using skills in finish carpentry, plumbing, heating ventilation and air conditioning, electrical, painting, removal or installation of siding, snow removal, landscaping, maintenance equipment and tools. Oversees activities of workers performing maintenance of buildings, grounds, grounds irrigation systems and construction projects.  Performs duties associated with construction or modification of existing buildings including construction of walls, destruction of walls, removing and replacing exterior siding, all other associated duties with construction. Assembles and installs furnishings and fixtures.  Installs and routes wiring throughout all County buildings in support of upgrades of systems.  This involves pulling wires in close spaces whether in an attic area or crawl space. Assures readiness of all safety equipment, to include electronic security locks, fire extinguishers, fire hose, sprinkler system, cameras, and audio and visual alarms.  Responsible for snow and ice removal at all County building entryways. Responsible for grounds maintenance including lawn care, weed control, trimming hedges, shrubs or trees, removal of dead or damaged hedges, shrubs or trees, planting flowers, trees or shrubs, watering of lawns, trees, shrubs and hedges, and monitoring of such for overall health.  Performs maintenance on lawn and garden tools and equipment including changing oil, filters, lubrication and cleaning.  Confers with supervisory and engineering personnel, inspectors and suppliers of tools and materials during construction projects to resolve problems and improve construction methods.  Inspects work in progress to ensure workmanship conforms to specifications and adheres to construction schedules and standards.