Deputy Sheriff - Criminal (Seneca Speaking) 60062730

County of Erie • Buffalo NY 14202, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Erie County is seeking candidates for the position of Deputy Sheriff - Criminal (Seneca Speaking). This role involves patrolling assigned areas, apprehending suspects, enforcing laws, investigating complaints, controlling traffic, interviewing witnesses, operating and maintaining patrol vehicles, interacting with incarcerated individuals, providing security and transportation for prisoners, protecting property, preparing evidence for court, photographing and fingerprinting suspects, dispatching units, working with other governmental agencies, receiving and relaying complaints, operating computer terminals for information retrieval, answering public inquiries, interacting with the community, recording civil processes, reviewing legal documents, checking fees and monies, maintaining records of payments, preparing checks for payment, recording bank deposits, assisting with trial balances, recording property sale results, executing civil orders, serving civil processes, seizing and inventorying property, and auctioning property of defendants. Candidates must be able to converse fluently in both English and the Seneca language. A fee for fingerprinting is required for prospective employees. The eligible list resulting from this examination will be used to fill future vacancies and will supersede any existing list, with a maximum duration of four years. Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma
• Completion of a minimum of sixty semester credit hours from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university at time of appointment; OR Completion of a minimum of thirty semester credit hours from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university and completion of one year of active duty military service at time of appointment; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Must be not less than 19 years of age on or before October 17, 2026
• Must be able to converse fluently both in English and in the Seneca Indian language
• United States citizenship is required at time of appointment and maintenance throughout period of employment
• Must possess a valid New York State Driver's License at time of appointment and maintenance throughout period of employment
• Candidates must have visual acuity of no worse than 20/100 in each eye uncorrected
• Must otherwise satisfy the medical and physical fitness standards prescribed by the New York Municipal Police Training Council
• Applicants will be subject to an extensive pre-employment background investigation and psychological evaluation
• Must pass the psychological evaluation
• Must be an Erie County Resident at time of appointment
• Must pass a qualifying physical agility and medical test
• Must pass both the written test and the qualifying foreign language oral proficiency test

Nice To Haves

• Residency preference shall be considered for appointment as Deputy Sheriff-Criminal (Seneca Speaking)
• Preference in certification shall be given for candidates who have been legal Erie County residents for one month before time of appointment

Responsibilities

• Patrols an assigned area on foot or in a vehicle
• Apprehends crime suspects
• Enforces laws and ordinances, investigates complaints of suspicious or unusual activities, issues summonses, makes arrests
• Controls traffic and investigates vehicle accidents
• Obtains information regarding an incident by interviewing witnesses and/or victims
• Operates and maintains patrol vehicle
• Interacts with incarcerated individuals, provides security, safety and transportation of prisoners
• Protects property; safeguards and receipts found, seized or recovered property
• Prepares forms and reports
• Prepares evidence for court testimony; appears as a witness in court cases
• Photographs, fingerprints and makes case history files on suspects/arrestees
• Dispatches patrol units via radio; supplies legal/technical knowledge to patrol units
• Works with other governmental agencies in the preparation of statistical data or other matters concerning public safety
• Receives complaints concerning suspicious or illegal activities and relays same to the proper authority by teletype, radio or telephone for proper action
• Operates an alpha-numerical keyboard (computer terminal) for the retrieval or transmission of electronic information
• Answers questions and provides information to the public
• Interacts with the community by attending business, civic or school meetings to make a presentation or represent the Sheriff’s Office, and to maintain an awareness of community problems and concerns
• Records in appropriate ledgers or dockets, executions and other civil processes which are received from attorneys’, litigants’ and the public
• Reviews legal documents to verify correctness of form and content and adherence to required legal regulations
• Checks fees and other monies collected for accuracy and posts fees to proper account
• Maintains records of garnishee and attachment payments
• Prepares check for payment of funds to authorized person or agency
• Records daily bank deposits and checks monthly bank statements
• Assists in taking monthly trial balances of accounts
• Records results of property sales
• Executes civil orders of arrest and attachments by locating defendants and collecting fines or placing them under arrest
• Serves Orders of Possession and Writs of Assistance and arranges for and supervises the eviction of defendants
• Seizes and inventories real and personal property under Warrants or Writs and arranges for and supervises its appraisal and storage
• Locates and auctions property of defendants failing to pay assessments under Writs of Execution and receives and accounts for money received
• Operates an alpha-numerical keyboard (computer terminal) for the retrieval or transmission of electronic information

Benefits

• Preference in certification shall be considered for appointment
• Preference in certification shall be given for candidates who have been legal Erie County residents for one month before time of appointment
• Active duty military personnel may file an application for this exam. A special military make-up examination will be conducted for any member of the armed forces of the United States who has duly filed a timely application but who was deprived of the opportunity to compete in the scheduled exam due to active military duty.
• Disabled and non-disabled veterans as defined in Section 85, New York State Civil Service Law, will have 10 and 5 points, respectively added to their earned scores if successful on the OPEN examination.
• CHILDREN and SIBLINGS OF FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY shall be entitled to receive an additional ten points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served.
• Applicants whose religious beliefs prevent their taking examinations before sundown on Saturday and physically handicapped candidates who require special examination facilities should so inform the Erie County Department of Personnel, by a separately mailed letter at the earliest possible date before the test.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree