Custodial Deputy Sheriff I/II - Extra-Help Custodial Deputy Sheriff I/II

Examples of Duties

• Aid, supervise, and maintain security and conduct of incarcerated persons.
• Interpret and enforce correctional rules and regulations.
• Process incarcerated person bookings, discharges, or transfers.
• Perform strip searches, cursory searches, and body scans of incarcerated persons.
• Classify incoming incarcerated persons and place them in the proper cell.
• Ensure cells, dorms, laundry facilities, restrooms, and grounds are kept sanitary.
• Escort and guard incarcerated persons to and from work details, court, and hospital or outpatient facilities.
• Maintain discipline and keep order and peace among incarcerated persons.
• Open and censor incoming mail.
• Answer inquiries over the telephone and at the counter.
• Receive and review surety bonds and cost-Level IIs.
• Make misdemeanor, felony warrant, and warrantless arrests.
• Testify in court or disciplinary boards on various cases.
• Assist Sheriff Sergeants in the operation of various Correctional Bureau specialty units.
• Participate in the investigation of crimes and incidents, collect and secure evidence, and prepare reports.
• Maintain discipline and keep order and peace among incarcerated persons.
• Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
• Carry out duties in a legal and professional manner.
• Attend training as required.
• Write comprehensive reports and complete required records.
• Analyze data, interpret directions, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate responses.
• Perform job duties under stressful conditions.
• Respond appropriately to situations.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Physically restrain incarcerated persons.
• Conduct activities on uneven surfaces under various environmental conditions.
• Lift and move with help, objects weighing over 100 pounds.
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision, and color perception.
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination; normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Work variable days and/or shifts and overtime as necessary.

Custodial Deputy Sheriff I

• Education: High school graduation or equivalent.
• Certificates: Successful completion of the Adult Corrections Officer Core Course as mandated by the Board of State and Community Corrections, and possession of a valid California Penal Code 832 Certificate are highly desirable at time of appointment; must be obtained within 12 months of appointment.
• Custodial Deputy Sheriff II: Additional requirements include two (2) years of experience equivalent to Custodial Deputy Sheriff I in Merced County or three (3) years of experience involving continuous and direct supervision, direction, counseling of others in a treatment, rehabilitative, or regimented atmosphere.
• Licenses: Possession of a valid California Class "C" Driver's license, at the time of appointment.
• Special Requirement: Must be eligible for appointment or certified as a peace officer under the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and maintain eligibility as a peace officer with POST, applicant must successfully complete Merced County Sheriff’s Office background process, including required psychological and physical examination prior to appointment.

Essential Functions

• Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
• Carry out duties in a legal and professional manner.
• Attend training as required.
• Write comprehensive reports and complete required records.
• Analyze data, interpret directions, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate responses.
• Perform job duties under stressful conditions.
• Respond appropriately to situations.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Physically restrain incarcerated persons.
• Conduct activities on uneven surfaces under various environmental conditions.
• Lift and move with help, objects weighing over 100 pounds.
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision, and color perception.
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination; normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Work variable days and/or shifts and overtime as necessary.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Purposes and methods of discipline as applied to persons under restraint.
• Court procedures and court calendar.
• California Title 15 and related Codes.
• Learn the purposes and methods of discipline as applied to persons under restraint.
• Learn the court procedures and court calendar.
• Learn California Title 15 and related Codes.
• Control, direct, and instruct incarcerated persons individually and in groups.
• Remember names, faces, and incidents.
• Interpret and enforce institutional rules and regulations with firmness, fact, and impartiality.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt quick effective courses of action.
• Promote socially acceptable attitudes and behavior among incarcerated persons.