Deputy Sheriff - RECRUIT

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

This position is responsible for attending a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Academy to learn a variety of complex law enforcement duties to enforce Federal and State laws and County ordinances for the protection of life, health, safety, welfare and property. This position works under the general supervision of a Sergeant.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Attend a sponsored POST Academy and obtain certification.
• Learn Federal law, Colorado Revised Statues, and Criminal Procedure.
• Learn defense tactics and to restrain inmates using handcuffs and other restraints.
• Learn various use of force methods, to include firearms, as well as de-escalation techniques.
• Learn to perform routine patrol duties for the purpose of preventing, detecting, and responding to suspicious or illegal activity.
• Learn to operate an emergency vehicle during normal, emergency, pursuit and hazardous weather conditions.     
• Learn to respond to calls for service on an emergency or non-emergency basis.
• Learn to conduct initial investigations of crime scenes/incidents to obtain pertinent facts and information.
• Learn to conduct interviews of witnesses, victims, participants, or suspects at scene of incident or crime.
• Learn to collect and preserve evidence and property at incident or crime scene.
• Learn to arrest suspects involved in misdemeanor/felony criminal activity; write citations to individuals for minor violations of the law.
• Learn to prepare reports, forms, and documents related to law enforcement activities.
• Learn to provide testimony in court as a witness/complainant.
• Learn to provide assistance, direction, and support to persons in need during non-law enforcement emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Is committed to a high standard of safety laws, all of the Sheriff’s Office policies and rules, and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.
• Maintain regular and acceptable attendance at a level that is determined at the Sheriff’s Office discretion.
• Is available and willing to work such overtime per day or per week as the Sheriff’s Office determines is necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
• Is available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the Sheriff’s Office determines are necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
• Follows and supports the mission, values, organizational philosophies, operational principles, code of conduct, and policies and procedures of the Sheriff’s Office.
• Interacts effectively with others and exercises good judgment when dealing with people in sensitive situations.
• May be assigned other duties as necessary.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Working knowledge of the policies, procedures, and methods utilized by the Agency.
• Ability to maintain Agency proficiency standards in the use of firearms.
• Ability to safely operate a County vehicle in normal and adverse conditions.
• Ability to acquire skill in the use of related office and field equipment.
• Ability to use computers as required by position.
• Ability to define community policing as an evolving organizational strategy and personal philosophy based on a set of values emphasizing problem solving partnerships with neighborhoods which create and improve communities.
• Ability to successfully complete mandatory training.
• Ability to act with tact and impartiality.
• Ability to read, learn and understand applicable Federal, State and local laws.
• Ability to act and react to emergency and/or threatening situations in a manner consistent with the law, policies and procedures.
• Ability to protect oneself and others in threatening situations.
• Ability to physically subdue and control unruly and resisting individuals.
• Ability to act and react to emergency and/or threatening situations in a manner consistent with the law, policies and procedures.
• Ability to use sound reasoning and decision-making.
• Does not pose a direct threat or significant risk of substantial harm to the safety or health of himself/herself or others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, co-workers, suspects, other law enforcement officials and the general public.
• Ability to pass established annual physical testing.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written English.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

EDUCATION: High School Diploma or G.E.D.

EXPERIENCE: No specific requirements. 

OR

Any combination of education and experience that satisfy the requirements of the job as approved by the Sheriff.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

College course work in criminal justice.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess a valid Driver's License.  Will be required to obtain a Colorado Driver’s License.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends and holidays.
• Must possess current CPR and First Aid certifications within the initial status period.
• Ability to successfully complete a Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Academy and obtain certification.
• Must be 21 years of age at the time of certification.
• Ability to legally possess a handgun.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The following are some of the physical demands commonly associated with this position. They are included for informational purposes and are not all inclusive.

Occasionally: Activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.

Frequently: Activity exists between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time.

Constantly: Activity exists more than 2/3 of the time.

• Spends 60% of the time sitting and 40% of the time either standing, walking or running while in the field or office.
• Must possess sufficient strength to carry a human being from a hazardous area (average - 150 lbs.).
• Frequently pushes, pulls, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, reaches, handles and feels while in the field and office.
• Must possess sufficient physical capability to overcome and restrain a combative or resistive subject.
• Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the two way radio, intercom system and telephone.
• Auditory capacity enabling the detection of sounds related to criminal or suspicious activity.
• Visual and fine/gross motor skills enabling the use of a firearm, office and field equipment.
• Visual and fine/gross motor skills enabling the safe operation of an emergency vehicle during normal, emergency, pursuit and hazardous weather situations.
• Visual capacity including color vision in order to distinguish color/ descriptions of vehicles, suspects, victims and other relevant objects.
• Olfactory sensory capabilities to detect criminal/hazardous situations.

   

JOB-RELATED CONTACTS:

Contacts are with individuals within the Sheriff’s Office, with other Departments/Organizations and the general public.  Specifically, extensive contact occurs with superiors, fellow workers, other Law Enforcement officials and instructors.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is generally confined to a controlled environment within a P.O.S.T Academy.  May be stressful during peak activity periods demanding full attention and coordination.

BIO-HAZARD NOTICE:

This position has been determined to be a MODERATE exposure risk to "biohazards" including, but not limited to, viruses, toxins, and blood-borne pathogens, such as HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), HBV (hepatitis B virus), and air-borne transmissions of TB (tuberculosis).   Members are advised that exposure to a "biohazard" may result in severe illness and/or death.  Members are required by agency policy to use protective equipment and clothing.  Inoculation may be required to prevent and/or treat exposures to "biohazards".