Deputy Sheriff

Alamance County Government•Sheriff's Office, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office is currently seeking applicants for a full-time Sworn Deputy to assist in the Patrol Division. Under occasional supervision, an employee in this position performs a variety of general law enforcement work for Alamance County in one of the major divisions of the Sheriff’s Office including uniformed patrol, civil courts, and criminal investigations. After becoming familiar with duties and responsibilities, the employee is expected to always display actions that demonstrate protection of lives, property, and the rights of citizens within Alamance County.

Requirements

Must be at least 20 years of age.
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Possess a valid North Carolina driver's license.
Must be able to successfully pass the following: Oral Interview, Background Check, Polygraph Examination, Psychological Evaluation and Drug Screening.
Currently certified as a North Carolina Law Enforcement Officer (successfully passed NC Basic Law Enforcement Training-BLET).

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of law enforcement experience or patrol experience.
Ability to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and on-call hours.
Basic Knowledge in MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

Performs in an assigned area of the County, answers complaints and requests for assistance, investigates crimes and disturbances; interviews witnesses, questions suspects, gathers and preserves evidence, makes arrests and testifies in court.
Provides patrol of highways and roadways within the county for safety and compliance of laws.
Serves various types of civil papers; explains briefly the meaning of papers being served, conducts sale of personal and real property at public auction; ensures proper amount of money is collected.
Opens and closes courts at designated times; maintains order in the courtroom; assists defendants in completing affidavits, sears defendants in; seats jury in place when selected; escorts trial jury to jury room when directed by judge; assist and escorts grand jury.
Prepares papers for and assists in the transportation of prisoners; escorts prisoners to court and maintains custody there; escorts defendants to clerk's office to pay fines; prepares the necessary papers for defendants ordered into custody by the courts; obtains release orders and searches prisoners and logs property, records arrest.
Cooperates with law enforcement officials of other governmental agencies, local, State and Federal, in making investigations and arrests.
Provides protective escorts and maintains order at public gatherings and events.
May operate speed detection devices and/or breathe analyzers.
Prepares and maintains daily reports concerning criminal activity; prepares related reports as requested.
Assists in the preparation of crime prevention programs, develops contacts amount local community organizations and businesses.
Prems any other related work as directed and needed.