Deputy Sheriff - Bedford, United States - Bedford County Sheriff's Office

Description

The Sheriff's Department is hiring Full-time and a Part-time Deputy Sheriff's. The positions are union positions. The Full-time position has benefits; the Part-time position does not.

Resumes can be submitted via indeed, picked up at the Sheriff's Office, or send a cover letter and resume to Wayne E.

Emerick, Jr., Sheriff, 200 South Juliana Street, Suite 108, Bedford, PA 15522

The Bedford County Sheriff's Office Is An Equal Opportunity Employer.


Job Title:
Deputy Sheriff


Status:
Full

- time, Part-time

Pay Scale:
Per Contract $16.00 to $18.00 based on experience.

Reports to:
Sheriff Wayne E. Emerick Jr.


Job Summary:

Deputy Sheriff Duties

• Receives and dockets writs, executions, summons, court notices and subpoenas, and other legal documents.
• Enforces criminal/vehicle code statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Serves and enforces all writs and orders of the court, including: *Protection from Abuse Orders (including weapons seizures) *Misdemeanor and Felony Bench Warrants, Etc.
• Prevents crime by patrolling, monitoring, and the reporting of persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity.
• Mediates disputes between neighbors, in domestic situations, and in the business community.
• Seizes contraband, drugs, and weapons; preserves evidence until the case is disposed of in a court of law; and interviews informants and suspects.
• Collects and documents evidence.
• Preserves crime scenes, takes photographs, prepares crime scene sketches, and conducts interviews with victims and witnesses.
• Locates defendants who have moved or are attempting to evade service by questioning neighbors, managers of apartment buildings, store owners, district police, and others.
• Makes levies on personal property against which a judgment has been obtained.
• Testifies in criminal and traffic court hearings.
• Works cooperatively and assists other agencies (federal, state, county, city, borough, and township law enforcement agencies)
• Acts tactfully, courteously, honestly and with good judgment, especially when under stress.
• Exchanges information with dispatchers, attorneys, court personnel, medical examiners, fire/EMT personnel, medical professionals, and other departments.
• Serves as a department representative in community events, media interactions, and public functions; assists with community activities, programs and crime prevention.
• Processes and types reports in a timely fashion and in a professional format, including using appropriate grammar, symbols, and mathematical computations
• Completes and prepares a variety of forms, logs, requests, records, reports, correspondence, and various other documents associated with daily responsibilities; maintains administrative records and files.
• Demonstrates proficiency in JNET, and the use of all emerging technology.
• Performs various administrative tasks which may include, typing, photocopying, faxing, shredding, and/or filing documents, receiving, stamping, distributing mail/documents, maintaining office equipment, and computer data entry/retrieval.
• Takes photographs and fingerprints using Livescan, when necessary.
• Complies with all departmental and county policies and procedures.
• Follows written and oral instructions.
• Applies reasoning and problem-solving skills when confronted with circumstances where no specific rule or procedure has been established and, therefore, requires discretionary decision-making.
• Provides information, advice, and guidance; takes and relays messages and/or direct calls/messages to appropriate personnel; returns calls and other correspondence as necessary.
• Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, or cultural background.
• Communicates with, and effectively interacts with people from different cultural backgrounds.
• Understands own culture and how it shapes their worldview by recognizing one's own biases and assumptions about other cultures.
• Learns about other cultures and their practices, and develops an attitude of respect for cultural differences.
• Reacts and moves rapidly from a sedentary to an active state/condition in response to environmental situations or events.
• Assumes a variety of bodily positions and postures necessary to employ available cover and concealment during a deadly force encounter.
• Discerns colors as they are applied in traffic safety situations (electric signals, signing, hazardous materials placards, vehicle, and clothing descriptions, etc.).
• Sees, reads, and recognizes obstacles in a variety of normal and/or emergency environments.
• Reacts quickly and calmly in a variety of situations.
• Handles and uses all firearms in a safe manner, including safely securing and unloading them.
• Utilizes equipmentsuch as batons, taser, ice shield, react belt, conducted electrical weapon/d