Employment Opportunities

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.

Position serves as the first and last level of defense for entry/exit points of the Detention Center.  Responsible for monitoring control panels for cameras and doors within the jail and courthouse; operates the CBI (Colorado Bureau of Investigations) computer terminal.  Controls and monitors all security cameras (internal and external) at the Detention Center and Courthouse facilities.  Operates the control center by controlling all entry and exit into the secure perimeter of the Detention Center through entry and exit portals, sally ports, controlled areas and the courthouse.  Monitors and clears alarms for life safety systems through active observation of the fire and water system control panels.   Maintains the control and release of security keys, vehicle keys and impound keys.  Receives warrants from courts, entering appropriate codes into computer system.  Files and prepares working copies for deputies, communicates bonding information and cancels warrants when appropriate.  Verifies information on inmates being released, job applicants, volunteers, visitors and blasting permit applicants with regard to driver’s license, warrants and criminal history reports.  Maintains a daily log of all incoming and outgoing agencies, attorneys, and volunteers through the facility. Will log all movements of the inmates to courts, treatment and other activities.  Answers all incoming telephone lines and directs calls to proper department or employee.  Transfers calls requesting the assistance of Patrol Deputies to the Regional Dispatch Center for processing.  Provides general information to the public and to visitors.  Master Control Operators may assist Detention Deputies with searching and dressing out inmates of the same gender.  When acting in this capacity, the Master Control Operators assume all authority held by Detention Deputies.

The coordinator will be responsible for the grant funded State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP) for Fremont County Department of Public Health and Environment in Fremont County.  Administers the county-level grant work by ensuring execution of deliverables, budget, required reporting to inform their work and ensure compliance with funder requirements. Responsible for leading and performing tobacco use education and prevention efforts by implementing evidence-based strategies, provide education, build awareness around substance-related health disparities and participating in policy development that influence tobacco use. This position may also be responsible for developing and implementing programs for effective utilization of related grants/programs at FCDPHE. 

Performs all levels of sanitation to the Counties public buildings and structures.  To accomplish these tasks the incumbent will comply with safety standards involving sanitation processes and public buildings taking into consideration County employees and the public.  Cleaning and sanitizing restrooms.  Clean, dust and wipe furniture, shelves, brass, metal or woodwork; sweep, mop or vacuum floors; empty waste receptacles; refill toilet paper and paper towel dispensers. Strip, clean buff and apply floor sealer and floor finish to hard surface floors, as needed.  Vacuum and shampoo carpets, as needed.  Wash walls and equipment.  Wash interior and exterior windows and clean blinds. Locking and or unlocking assigned buildings, as needed.  Laundering rags and dust mops.  Use and maintenance of assigned power equipment tools such as floor scrubbers, carpet extractors, burnishes, vacuum, etc.  Proper placement of hazard signs in work areas to ensure the safety of employees and public patrons.  Use and maintenance of assigned non-power equipment and tools such as brooms, mops, squeegees for the general cleaning and maintenance of floors, walls and furniture. 

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.

Enforces compliance with Fremont County zoning regulations, resolutions and codes.  Issues property addresses.  Enforces compliance with laws and regulations governing special mobile machinery (SMM) and County regulations for Medical Marijuana (MMJ).  Investigates, by performing on-site inspections, all complaints received regarding Fremont County Zoning regulation violations for the unincorporated areas of Fremont County to determine if a violation exists.  Conduct inspections for Home Occupations, Special Review Use Permits (SRU’s), Conditional Use Permits (CUP’s), Temporary Use Permits (TUP), lot line adjustments, vacation of interior lot lines, boundary line adjustments, zoning changes and subdivision applications and permits to ensure compliance with all applicable County, State and Federal regulations.  Conducts Systematic and regular inspections to ensure progress is being made on the abatement of identified violations.  Continues to monitor and re-inspect the property until abatement of the violation is achieved.  Utilize camera and videotape equipment for documentation of investigations resulting in violations and follow up investigations for abatement progress.  Create and maintain logs of associated cleanup costs.  Notifies property owners of a violation by personal contact and written notification, maintains all documentation, and records in accordance with State Statutes, all applicable County and Legal protocol.  Provides property owner with resource information to assist in abating the violation(s).  Assist and monitor the Helping Hands Projects.  Initiates paperwork and files to substantiate, track and record all complaints, violations, and pertinent information for the office of Planning and Zoning, and action taken by the Code Enforcement Officer.  Investigate complaints regarding possible SMM violations for Fremont County to include all incorporated and unincorporated areas.

Perform on-site inspections of SMM equipment to ascertain if a violation exists. This includes personal, commercial and rental of all equipment used and identified as SMM as defined by State Statute.  Perform field inspections on equipment identified as SMM Equipment to ensure proper compliance and registration with the Motor Vehicle Department of Fremont County, issue paperwork and citations if necessary.  Investigate complaints regarding medical marijuana facilities and home cultivation locations.  Conduct follow up inspections on identified violations.  Conducts initial and annual inspections on all licensed medical marijuana businesses in unincorporated Fremont County to ensure compliance with County regulations.  Performs on-site inspections to assure medical marijuana business are in compliance with licensing, lighting and ventilation requirements.  Notifies property owners of a violation by personal contact and written notification, maintains all documentation, and records in accordance with State Statutes, all applicable County and Legal protocol.

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 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 reviewer for various County departments, making recommendations based on knowledge of established engineering concepts and practices while ensuring compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations.  Work consists of broad functions within multiple engineering disciplines and project management roles. Assignments are characterized by breadth and intensity of effort and involve several phases being pursued concurrently or sequentially. Requires extensive probing and analysis to determine nature and scope of projects. The work requires continuing efforts to resolve unyielding problems. The work involves isolating and defining unknown conditions and resolving critical problems based on available information and resources. Consideration is given to the well-being of large numbers of people on a long-term continuing basis when reviewing plan submittals or projects.  Assists with, provides opinions on and may oversee County infrastructure, construction and grant projects from inception to completion.