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Employment Opportunities

Employment Opportunities

To apply for a position, you can fill out the paper form linked below, or you may click on the link beneath each posting and fill out the online form.

APPLICATION FORMS

Employment Application file download Employment Application This is an interactive PDF form. You may print the document and complete it in writing or you can complete the document on your computer and then print it out.
Department of Transportation Operators Additional Questions for Employment file download Department of Transportation Operators Additional Questions for Employment If applying for an operator position at the Department of Transportation, please also complete these Additional Questions for Employment.
Sheriff's Office and Detention Center Additional Questions for Employment file download Sheriff's Office and Detention Center Additional Questions for Employment If applying for a position at the Sheriff's Office, please also complete these Additional Questions for Employment.

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Light & Heavy-Duty Technician

Department:
Department of Transportation
Starting Salary:
$24.79
Grade:
34
Date Posted:
Application Deadline:

Summary:

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.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:  Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from an accredited two-year college or technical

school; or six (6) months to one (1) year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and 

experience.  

Additional Requirements:

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:  Valid Colorado Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A with a tanker endorsement required. Performs other duties as assigned to meet department needs. 

Applications will be processed as received until positions are filled.

Other Notes:

Complete County Application by the closing date and time.
Ensure you submit any additional information requested in this posting.
Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.
Applicants selected to participate in the interview process wil be the only candidates contacted.

Fremont County is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering an extensive benefits package of health, dental, and life insurance to all employees working 30 or more hours per week. Additional optional benefits of accident and critical illness plans, voluntary term life insurance, whole life insurance, Flexible Spending Account, short/long term disability plan, an Employee Assistance Program and Legal Shield options. Vacation, Sick Leave and paid holidays earned based on type of appointment. Mandatory participation, after 12 months of employment, into the Colorado Retirement Association of 4% with equal match. Optional 457 plan.

Child Welfare Caseworker-Resource Family Specialist 5a4

Department:
Human Services
Starting Salary:
$24.79 -$31.23
Grade:
34-37
Date Posted:
Application Deadline:

Summary:

This is a specialized position that works with kinship and foster families. The caseworker collaboratively provides support and case management to kinship and foster families with open child welfare cases. Position educates providers in the Family-to-Family philosophy, needs of children who have experienced abuse or neglect, unique challenges of kinship and foster care, and State and Department regulations. This position recruits foster and foster-adoptive homes, walks all families through the certification process, provides supervision of the home, and completes adoption home studies; working in conjunction with other caseworkers to fulfill permanency goals and expectations.

Qualifications:

Level I: Education and or Experience: Bachelor’s degree with a major in a human behavioral sciences field. Major course work is the equivalent of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in either development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures or therapeutic techniques. 

Examples of such major course work are social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and child development. 

Level II: Education and or Experience: Bachelor’s degree with a major in a human behavioral sciences field. Major course work is the equivalent of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in either development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures or therapeutic techniques. Examples of such major course work are social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and child development. Minimum of one year of full-time professional caseworker experience acquired after the degree in a public or private social services agency 

Substitutions: A master’s degree in social work or human behavioral sciences field may substitute for the required work experience. A BSW and Field Placement with any Colorado Department of Human Services will substitute for one year full time casework experience. 

For Promotional Purposes Only: Minimum of one-year full-time professional caseworker experience obtained in a social services agency at the Social Case Worker I level. 

Level III: Education and or Experience: Bachelor’s degree with a major in a human behavioral sciences field. Major course work is the equivalent of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in either development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures or therapeutic techniques. Examples of such major course work are social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and child development. Minimum of two years of progressively responsible, full-time, professional case worker experience, appropriate to the assignment, acquired after the degree in a public or private social services agency. 

Substitutions: A master’s degree in social work or human behavioral sciences field may substitute for one year of the required work experience, one year of work experience must be received after the master’s degree. 

For Promotional Purposes Only: Minimum of one year full-time professional caseworker experience obtained in a social services agency at the Social Case Worker II level. 

Level IV: Education and or Experience: Bachelor’s degree with a major in a human behavioral sciences field. Major course work is the equivalent of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in either development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures or therapeutic techniques. Examples of such major course work are social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and child development. Minimum of one-year full time, paid experience obtained in a social services agency at a Case Worker III Level. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Proof of valid Colorado ID

Additional Requirements:

Proof of valid Colorado driver’s license, vehicle in safe operating condition and liability insurance must be on file at all times.24.

 

Other Notes:

Complete County Application by the closing date and time.
Ensure you submit any additional information requested in this posting.
Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.
Applicants selected to participate in the interview process wil be the only candidates contacted.

Fremont County is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering an extensive benefits package of health, dental, and life insurance to all employees working 30 or more hours per week. Additional optional benefits of accident and critical illness plans, voluntary term life insurance, whole life insurance, Flexible Spending Account, short/long term disability plan, an Employee Assistance Program and Legal Shield options. Vacation, Sick Leave and paid holidays earned based on type of appointment. Mandatory participation, after 12 months of employment, into the Colorado Retirement Association of 4% with equal match. Optional 457 plan.

Deputy-Patrol

Department:
Sheriff
Starting Salary:
$24.79
Grade:
34
Date Posted:
Application Deadline:

Summary:

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.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent required.  One-year accredited college or related technical school preferred; or three (3) to six (6) 

months related experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Additional Requirements:

Valid and current Colorado Driver’s License.   First Aid/CPR certification required and must be maintained.  Firearms qualifications 

required with assigned weapon system in compliance with policy and procedure.  Arrest control (PPCT) certification required. 

Colorado Peace Officer Certification required C.R.S. 16-2.5-103.  Must be a minimum of 21 years of age. Applications will be processed as received until positions are filled.

Other Notes:

Complete County Application by the closing date and time.
Ensure you submit any additional information requested in this posting.
Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.
Applicants selected to participate in the interview process wil be the only candidates contacted.

Fremont County is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering an extensive benefits package of health, dental, and life insurance to all employees working 30 or more hours per week. Additional optional benefits of accident and critical illness plans, voluntary term life insurance, whole life insurance, Flexible Spending Account, short/long term disability plan, an Employee Assistance Program and Legal Shield options. Vacation, Sick Leave and paid holidays earned based on type of appointment. Mandatory participation, after 12 months of employment, into the Colorado Retirement Association of 4% with equal match. Optional 457 plan.