Deputy Sheriff / Deputy Recruit

Chatham, County of•Pittsboro, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves performing protective service work, including enforcing laws, patrolling assigned areas, investigating criminal activity, serving civil papers, ensuring public safety, testifying in court, maintaining records, and preparing reports. The work is performed under the limited supervision of the Field Operations Supervisor. Essential functions include operating a patrol car to observe violations and suspicious activities, responding to calls for assistance, serving warrants and making arrests, investigating crimes, enforcing traffic and criminal laws, preparing levies on property, transporting prisoners, supervising trainees, providing law enforcement assistance to outside agencies, maintaining equipment, attending training, performing community service, and court duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
General knowledge of law enforcement methods, practices and procedures.
General knowledge of the geography of the County and location of important buildings.
General knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Sheriff's Office.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to prepare clear comprehensive reports.
Ability to deal courteously, firmly and tactfully with the public under stressful situations.
Ability to analyze situations and to adopt quick, effective and reasonable courses of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances.
Possession of physical agility and endurance.
Skill in the use of firearms, chemical agents, weapons of defense and the operation of a motor vehicle.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.
Ability to obtain Basic Law Enforcement Training certification and the North Carolina Sheriff's Training. Standards certification within one year of employment.
Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina.

Responsibilities

Operates a patrol car to observe for violations of laws, suspicious activities or persons and disturbances of law and order.
Examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; detects unusual conditions and maintains surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects.
Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior and completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
Serves warrants, summons, subpoenas, court orders, and makes arrests, prepares reports and testifies in court.
Performs investigations of crimes, interviews victims and witnesses, secures property and evidence, investigates property ownership, documents facts and incidents and coordinates and executes evictions.
Enforces traffic and criminal laws, issues citations for violations and assists motorists.
Prepares levies on real and personal property, inventories property, coordinates with auctioneer and conducts auctions and receives and manages monies for levy fees, payment of a judgment, and payment on levied bank accounts.
Transports prisoners and mental patients to facilities throughout the state.
Provides supervision and assistance to trainees and assists in evaluating trainees.
Provides law enforcement assistance to outside agencies as necessary.
Maintains vehicles and equipment in proper working order.
Attends training as necessary to maintain law enforcement certification.
Performs community service and public relation activities.
Performs assigned court service and security duties.
Performs other duties as assigned.