CSP Cadet Trooper
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CSP Cadet Trooper
Salary
$81,048.00 Annually
Location
Statewide, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
RAA CSP Cadet 2602
Department
Department of Public Safety
Division
Colorado State Patrol
Opening Date
10/01/2025
Closing Date
11/19/2025 5:00 PM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address
Statewide
Hiring Pay Rate
$6,754 monthly
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
MIchelle Chancey, michelle.chancey@state.co.us, 303-358-4687
Type of Announcement
A residency waiver has been granted for this announcement. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Description
Benefits
Questions
Department Information
This position is not subject to the Hiring Freeze as outlined in Executive Order D 2025 009 due to being critical to protecting the health, life and safety of Coloradans.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS OF COLORADO.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5PM ON 11/19/2025 - NO EXCEPTIONS!
Our Mission -Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities
Our Vision - Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado
Our Core Values - Unity, Honor, Service
The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.
The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.
At CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has a public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans!
Careers with a purpose
If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join!
We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery.
You'll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!
When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be.
Unmatched Benefits:
We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training and enriching professional development opportunities and a wide range of benefits.
Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.
State contribution into Health Savings Account when enrolled in HDHP.
Job protected medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave/family-medical-leave-act-fmla) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) (https://famli.colorado.gov/) .
Paid medical leave benefits provided by the State of Colorado.
Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role.
We offer unmatched retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans. For information on mandatory employee salary deferral (in lieu of contribution to Social Security), visit Colorado PERA (https://www.copera.org/member-contribution-rates) for details.
CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave) and annual wellness days.
The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.
Additional benefits offered include tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.
Credit Union of Colorado (https://www.cuofco.org/credit-union-colorado-membership-eligibility) membership eligibility.
To learn more about State of Colorado benefits, please visit State of Colorado benefits (https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits) .
ABOUT THE DIVISION
The mission of the Colorado State Patrol:By adhering to our core values, we provide modern policing services for all persons to protect life, peace, and property throughout Colorado .
The vision of the Colorado State Patrol: To create a safer Colorado through strategic innovation led by an engaged and empowered membership that provides visible service.
Through high visibility, strict enforcement, maximum resource deployment, and community education, the CSP promotes safety, protects lives, and preserves state highways using the programs described below:
Traffic Safety - enforces motor vehicle and all other Colorado laws on 8,400 miles of highway and 57,000 miles of county roads, including selective enforcement actions, saturation patrols, crash investigations, and educational safety programs.
Communications - provides a professional communications system for members of the Patrol, other state, local, and federal agencies, and Colorado residents.
Criminal Interdiction and Automobile Theft - proactively investigates motor vehicle theft and related offenses, inspects Vehicle Identification Numbers, interdicts illegal drugs, and gathers intelligence to support state and national homeland security efforts.
Hazardous Materials Enforcement - enforces permitting and routing rules, develops safe transportation rules and regulations, and provides timely response and mitigation for hazardous materials events on-roadways.
Executive and Capitol Security - provides 24-hour security at the State Capitol and Capitol Complex, and security for the Governor, First Family, visiting dignitaries, and public demonstrations.
Smuggling and Trafficking Interdiction Section - enforces the state's human smuggling and human trafficking laws on Colorado roadways.
Port of Entry and Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program - collaborates with industry to support safe transport of materials on commercial motor carriers in Colorado.
Aircraft Program - supports traffic enforcement activities and transports state officials and employees.
Victims Assistance - provides direct services to victims of highway traffic crimes in accordance with the Victim Rights Act.
Description of Job
Description of Job:
This position serves in a training and learning capacity, receiving instruction on basic law enforcement services in accordance with the mission, goals and objectives of the Colorado State Patrol and in compliance with governing federal and state laws. The position will learn and demonstrate the ability to exercise extensive independent judgment in making decisions, that may include taking immediate actions with limited opportunity to consider various alternatives. Cadets must successfully complete all academy courses, including academic classes, physical training, vehicle operations, weapon qualification(s) and use of force to move to the classification of Trooper, within the prescribed training period.
This position will work under the direction of the Major and Commander of the State Patrol Academy and the qualified/uniformed & civilian/certified training staff. A State Patrol Cadet trains to become a fully functional State Trooper to patrol highways ensuring public safety by enforcing all state and federal laws pertaining to the traffic network. A cadet will also train to analyze trends and statistics in order to determine the appropriate enforcement process to be used in accomplishing task goals.
A Colorado State Patrol Cadet attends the prescribed training academy and must successfully complete every course. This announcement will be filling the Academy class commencing July 2026.
A new cadet will immediately commence to the duties & demonstrate responsibility for his/her conduct, as being part of a safe and positive work environment, for sustaining moderate fitness levels, and as a student while in various environments (i.e., classroom, firearms training, fitness, driving track, outdoor training).
You can find out more about the Academy and Cadet training by clicking here (https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/csp/state-patrol-basic-training) .
DUTIES:
Arrest Authority Training The Cadet position receives instruction in the interpretation and application of laws and statues of the State of Colorado, laws of arrest, rights of citizens, basic criminal investigation processes and techniques including law enforcement ethics, witness interviews and collection of evidence.
Communication Training
The Cadet position receives instruction on the interpretation and application of the agency's key polices, positions and strategies while interpreting and applying policy and procedures to the public in an operational capacity. Cadets receive instruction on the interpretation of the philosophies and programs implemented by the agency, on effective report writing and effective speaking. The Cadet position also receives instruction on serving as a witness in court testimony and providing accurate, complete and truthful statements.
Emergency Response Training
The Cadet position receives instruction to perform independently and to recognize immediate problems. A Cadet must make responsible decisions and take the appropriate corrective action without the benefit of close supervision. Training will include participation in simulated instruction in situations that are often stressful or dangerous in nature. The Cadet position receives instruction and interpretation in collection of evidence, participates in firearms training and physical methods of arrest training, participates in emergency vehicle operations training to include pursuit, defensive driving and emergency driving. The Cadet position receives instruction in enforcement psychology, enforcement tactics, and crowd control tactics, recognizing and respecting the complexities of cultural diversity, radio communications, and basic medical response techniques. The Cadet position also participates in a physical training program.
Technical Expertise/Training
The Cadet position receives instruction in necessary technical expertise to include but not limited to: use of patrol vehicles, firearms, use of force, arrest control, physical fitness, use of assigned equipment, crash investigations, officer safety skills, decision making skills, and current technology. Instruction is provided on how and when to effectively use lethal and less lethal weapons, arrest control tactics and tools.
Cadets must attend all assigned training and acquire all required certifications prescribed by agency written directives and Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) standards.
Upon graduation from the academy, Cadets become Troopers with a pay rate of $7,825 monthly.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
HS Diploma or GED (minimum qualification)
Must be 21 years of age at the start of the Academy (special qualification)
DISQUALIFIERS
Only applications meeting strict criteria will be moving through in the process. There are specific disqualifiers which may be grounds for your removal from the application process. These disqualifiers are presented in the Supplemental Questions provided in this application.
Effective December 2020, the Colorado State Patrol Appearance/Tattoo Policy is as follows:
Any body marking that is found to be vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, gang related, prejudicial or which may otherwise bring discredit on the State Patrol or police profession, is prohibited.
Body markings on or above the collar bone are prohibited.
Body markings on or below the wrist bone are prohibited. Members are permitted to have one band, no greater than 8mm wide on one finger.
FullColorado State Patrol Personal Appearance policy (https://csp.colorado.gov/sites/csp/files/documents/9706485.pdf) .
The Colorado State Patrol Tattoo Policy is effective upon the date of application.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Ability to successfully complete a background investigation, polygraph, pre-employment physical examination, psychological evaluation, and drug test.
The background investigation is based on the following criteria, including, but not limited to: driving history, criminal behavior/history, alcohol use/behavior, drug use/behavior and integrity. If you omit any material fact on your application/testing materials, whether intentional or unintentional, you will be disqualified. If any disqualifying information is discovered at any stage of the selection process, you will be removed from consideration for the position;
Vision must be unimpaired or correctable to 20/20 and must possess normal color vision, depth perception, night vision, near acuity, far acuity, accommodation and field of vision including peripheral;
Must be able to hear and understand voice and radio communication either aided or unaided.
Ability to meet POST criteria to become POST certified.
Please note that residency requirements (e.g., maximum commute time or distance) are not uniform and are determined by the specific duty station to which you are assigned. You must meet the individual residency standard for that location.
Must be available and willing to work 24/7 as needed. This includes weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, and in all weather conditions.
Applicant must be willing to serve a one year probationary period;
Must be able to effectively communicate fluently in English, verbally and in writing;
Must meet the standards of the Colorado State Patrol Drug-Free Workplace and Workforce policy including passing a pre-employment drug screen:Drug-Free Workplace and Workforce policy (https://csp.colorado.gov/sites/csp/files/Drug-Free%20Workplace%20%26%20Workforce.pdf) ;
APPEAL RIGHTS
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb . A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb . If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.
Supplemental Information
Are you in need of an accommodation?
The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.
Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our Human Resources department atcdps_hr@state.co.us.
Recruitment Timeline Information and Important Notices
Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.
Closing Date: All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
Supplemental Question: Effective responses to Supplemental Questions will directly relate to your professional experience, career accomplishments, and views about organizational values and approaches, and how they relate specifically to this position and requirements as you understand them. Answers generated by AI-tools will typically be unresponsive.
Transcripts: An unofficial copy of transcripts must be submitted at the time of application should education be used as qualification. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and must be included as part of your application materials. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report may prevent your application from moving forward in the selection process.
Military Veterans: If you are a military veteran you must submit a copy of your DD-214, Member 4 Copy, and VA disability letter if available/applicable at the time of application so we can determine if you are eligible for veteran's preference points. Military personnel who are stationed outside of Colorado may be eligible for this position by submitting the completed DD-2058 "State of Legal Residence" form.
Application Tips : For an overview of State of Colorado application process and application tips, please view this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUwZiY6G24U&feature=emb_logo) .
Resumes, Cover Letters, or other documents submitted: will not be reviewed, assessed, or used in the initial stages of the comparative analysis (transcripts submitted to verify that the applicant meets either the education requirement or minimum qualification substitution are exempt from this).
Notifications All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be sent via email to the email address listed on your application. Include your current working email address on your application and check the email provided on your application frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from " state.co.us " and " info@governmentjobs.com " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.
The stages of the Cadet hiring process and details can be seen here (https://csp.colorado.gov/employment/colorado-state-trooper-career-path/state-patrol-cadet/trooper-examination-process) :
Minimum Qualification Review
Written Test (administered virtually)
The Written Test passing score is 70%. The applicants with the top 300 passing Written Test scores will be moving forward in the hiring process.
Polygraph
Background Investigation
Majors' Review Board
In-Person Interviews
Conditional offer - at this step the top candidates will need to pass psychological assessment, pre-employment medical screening and a drug test.
Final Offer
Duty Locations Provided
The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits
Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.
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I understand that employees of the Colorado Department of Public Safety contribute to the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) retirement benefit plan and do not contribute to Social Security.
Yes, I understand that.
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If you are a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please list your Employee Identification Number (EID), dates of employment, and classifications for all State of Colorado Departments or institutes of Higher Education for which you have worked. Your EID begins with 997 and is nine digits long. Please do not enter your Social Security Number. If you are not a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please state "N/A".
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I affirm that I am or will be at least 21 years of age on or before 07/13/2026 and that I have a HS diploma or GED.
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Criminal Behavior: Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
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Criminal Behavior: Have you ever been convicted of domestic violence?
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Criminal Behavior: Have you ever been convicted of the misdemeanors as outlined in the following page? https://www.colorado.gov/post/decertifying-misdemeanors
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Drug Behavior: Have you used any illegal drug on or off duty while employed as a law enforcement officer?
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Drug Behavior: Have you consumed or had in your possession any controlled substance(s) without a doctor's prescription within the last 5 years? Controlled substances include but are not limited to: prescription medications, cocaine (crack), hallucinogens (mushrooms, LSD, Peyote), PCP/Angel Dust, methamphetamines/amphetamines (crank, speed), steroids, opiates, synthetic drugs, designer drugs (ecstasy/MDMA), inhalants (glue, nitrous oxide, propellants), mescaline, Quaaludes, barbiturates, GHB (date rape drug).
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Drug Behavior: Have you refused to submit to a current or previous employer's drug screening or drug testing as an employee within the last 5 years?
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Alcohol Behavior: Have you refused to submit to a current or previous employer's alcohol testing or screening as an employee within the last 5 years?
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Alcohol Behavior: Have you ever engaged in unauthorized consumption of an alcoholic beverage while on duty as a law enforcement officer?
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Driving History: Have you been convicted of a DUI, DWAI, and/or DUID within the past 3 years?
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Driving History: Have you had a license suspension or revocation (not including FRA suspension) within the last 2 years?
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Driving History: Have you been responsible for a hit and run accident with damage or injury to another party within the last 3 years, whether reported or not?
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Driving History: Do you have any incident of eluding or attempting to elude an emergency vehicle within the last 3 years, whether charged or not?
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Integrity: Have you ever solicited, offered, paid, or accepted a bribe as defined criminally in Colorado Revised Statute as a government official?
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I can confirm that I can provide documentation of my legal right to work in the United States. For the purpose of being employed in a position involving the possession and use of a firearm, I can confirm that I have been granted one of the following: US Citizenship, Green card, DACA, Refugee or Asylum status.
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I understand that I will be responsible for any travel related costs in completing phases of the hiring process and/or reallocation upon hire and that I will NOT be reimbursed for any of these costs by the Colorado State Patrol.
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I can confirm that I currently reside in the United States.
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Have you applied for the Colorado State Patrol Cadet position in the last year?
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