Deputy Sheriff

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned areas, looking for illegal, hazardous and suspicious activities and persons; provides back-up assistance, scene security and protection for regional emergency services personnel.
• Responds to emergency and non-emergency calls for service; investigates criminal and civil complaints and incidents; interrogates and communicates with victims, witnesses and suspects in cases; secures and documents crime scene and property; identifies and collects evidence.
• Performs search and surveillance duties as required; performs follow-up investigations as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Schedules and assigns work to other employees.

Budget Responsibilities

This position has no responsibility over any types of budget.

Project Responsibilities

Provides project research on community service projects.

Oral Communication Duties

• Responds to public inquiries, explains County procedures or processes and negotiates or persuades.

Written Communication Duties

• Creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails and reports.

Interactions with the General Public

• Interacts extensively with employees, customers, the general public, vendors, regulatory bodies, and other groups or individuals and institutions over the telephone, by email, and/or in person.

Interactions Specifically with Customers

• Always (More than 85% in a year)

Minimum Education/Directly Related Experience Required

• Minimum Education Required: High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum Years of Directly Related Experience Required: Two (2) years of experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Professional Credentials Required

• AZ Police Officer's Standards and Training Certification, AZ State Police Officer's Certification.
• Must pass semi-annual firearms course with assigned duty firearms, must maintain certification in CPR and other duty specific equipment and weapons.

Knowledge Required

• Knowledge and familiarity with Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures;
• Current law enforcement techniques and procedures, including case laws governing arrest, probable cause, and search and seizure;
• Criminal and traffic codes;
• County, State and Federal laws, regulations and ordinances;
• Rules of evidence;
• Criminal justice and court systems, procedures and protocols in the State of Arizona;
• Investigative and interrogative procedures, and protocols for observation and memorization of critical details;
• Use-of-force rules;
• Hazardous chemicals and materials, first aid and CPR;
• Special regional law enforcement zones;
• Geography, roads, and landmarks of Gila County.

Skills Required

• Active Listening;
• Analytical thinking;
• Critical thinking;
• Communicating diplomatically;
• Negotiating and problem solving;
• Interpreting laws and regulations;
• Making decisions;
• Maintaining composure;
• Working effectively under stressful conditions and emergency situations;
• Interacting with people of different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds;
• Communicating with violators, recognizing suspicious behavior patterns, mediating difficult situations, and using effective arrest and control techniques;
• Operating motor vehicles and special equipment during emergency, high risk situations;
• Preparing clear, comprehensive, and accurate reports;
• Effectively communicating in written and verbal forms.

Abilities Required

• Fully and quickly comprehend spoken words;
• Read and write minimum High School level;
• Solve problems sensibly and swiftly;
• Memorize and recall;
• Multi-task;
• Operate and maintain a variety of firearms, impact weapons, and chemical agents;
• Collect data, analyze information, and make logical conclusions based on facts;
• Secure crime scenes, and recognize evidence and causes of crime, death and accidents;
• Operate a personal computer and specialized software applications;
• Operate special equipment, attend to reception areas, and perform watchmen duties;
• Lift work related materials that are under 25 lbs., and up to 75 lbs.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to physically restrain persons;
• Routinely sits to complete report, to operate computers, to complete a program and to attend to other duties;
• Occasionally sits to operate special equipment, to attend to reception areas and to perform watchmen duties;
• Routinely sits to complete report, to operate computers, to complete a program and to attend to other duties;
• Occasionally walks to and from work sites and kneels and twists to examine evidence;
• Routinely bends to examine evidence;
• Rarely stoops, crawls to reach and grab.

Work Environment

• Incumbents in this position perform work in internal and external environments with exposure to inclement weather, and varying temperatures.

Safety Risk Exposure

• Subject to physical danger such as dangerous vehicles, gun shots and physical attacks;
• May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, drugs, infectious and communicable diseases;
• Mechanical hazards, chemical hazards, electrical hazards, bloodborne pathogens, communicable diseases, fire hazards, explosives, respiratory hazards, extreme temperature, noise and vibration, wetness and humidity;
• Subject to extended periods of intense concentration in review of crime scenes, investigations and preparing law enforcement reports.

Specific Employment Conditions

• Must have an unrestricted Arizona Driver’s License upon appointment and must be a US citizen.
• Prior to employment, incumbents must successfully complete a background check as well as medical, polygraph, psychological, written and oral examinations prior to being appointed.
• Must pass Certification requirements by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission;
• May be required to obtain additional specific skills training and technical certifications.