Employment Opportunities

Performs a variety of duties to assist the public in the issuance of Motor Vehicle and off highway vehicle titles, registrations, license plates, Persons with Disabilities placards and the purging and titling of manufactured homes, ensuring the work performed is accurate, timely and properly submitted to the State following all applicable regulations, statutes and laws. Determines the required acceptable documents submitted for each type of transaction. Enters the data into the State computer system or returns incomplete paperwork to the customer with a detailed explanation of what is required without providing legal guidance. Assists with processing and rejecting renewals received by mail, online and delivery. Inputs the information into the State computer system, prints new registrations, issues tabs, stuffs envelopes and returns the renewals by mail timely. This includes, may not be limited to 2% Rentals, Special Mobile Machinery, fleets, dealers and bulk renewals. Assists with processing and rejecting liens and titles submitted from car dealerships or banks by mail and delivery from the back office when no customers are in the lobby.  Makes certain all required paperwork is properly executed and correct fees have been submitted.  If rejecting, ensures all areas have been checked and any and all problems have been addressed to prevent future rejects. Performs record searches and completes paperwork on manufactured home files that are requesting to be purged, sent in through the lien desk, when no customers are in the lobby.  Follows up with the proper contacts and ensures it is completed to the end and eventually recorded in the Recording Department for public access and permanent retention. Assists in receiving, preparing, stocking and maintaining the inventory system of license plates and tabs to ensure accountability.  Reports any discrepancies to the Supervisor immediately. Responsible for staying informed of any and all changes in new legislation, laws, statutes, forms and regulations mandated by both the State and County.  Must review and acknowledge information provided by the supervisor through regular routing or electronic means. Assists in the Election Department when required and possibly becoming State certified in Elections by the direction of the County Clerk, Chief Deputy, and/or Election Director. Following up on correspondence and corrections with any State or County title rejects, ensuring each application is corrected and filed in a timely manner. Assists with balancing the cash drawer daily, checking accuracy of all monies collected including cash, check and credit cards to verify with the bookkeeper. May assist in training new personnel.

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.

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.