Deputy Sheriff (Detentions POST Certified Lateral)

About the role

This position is appropriate for those who have received POST certification through an academy and have not yet reached two years of patrol experience. Out of State applicants will be evaluated by their agency training and the state POST requirements as they compare to the Colorado POST Board. Out of State applicants must have a CO POST Board provisional certification at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Classifies and assigns inmates to housing locations in the detention facility; supervises inmates during the booking process and advises inmates of rules and regulations;
• escorts inmates and locks prisoners in assigned housing locations;
• attends additional areas of the detention facility, maintaining security and control of inmates and jail;
• prevents inmate violence, breaking up fights and subduing combative inmates, as necessary;
• reviews incident reports from previous shift;
• conducts cell searches for contraband, as required;
• may provide field training and evaluate new deputy sheriff recruits, planning and coordinating training through regular meetings of field training instructors;
• maintains control of inmates’ activities, including supervising distributions of meals, commissary razors, medications, and other items to inmates;
• supervises visitations of inmates and assists visitors;
• inspects items brought to jail for inmates;
• provides security in public lobbies of detention facility;
• receives inquiries and provides information about inmates;
• logs and searches visitors, as required, verifying identity and ensuring authorized access;
• communicates with inmates, giving information and directions, mediating disputes, and advising of rights and processes;
• resolves inmates’ conflicts and problems;
• makes recommendations to the Disciplinary Board or the Administrative Sergeant, as appropriate;
• may supervise inmates on work assignments outside the detention facility;
• operates central control center panel and monitors security cameras and television monitors to view areas of detention facility, as assigned;
• monitors security cameras and television monitors to view areas of detention facility, as assigned;
• controls outside entries, elevators, doors, etc., ensuring entry and exit of authorized persons;
• responds to fire alarms and radio panic alarms, determining the location of the Deputy Sheriff in need of assistance and directing deputies to help;
• transports or escorts inmates within the detention facility and between criminal justice, medical, and other public and governmental facilities;
• maintains safety and security of County and district courtrooms and provides security for persons within the court complex;
• maintains safety and security of the Minimum Security Facility, ensuring inmates are at places of work through phone and personal job checks;
• serves assigned court documents and maintains records of disposition;
• utilizes computerized data entry equipment and various word processing and database programs to enter, store, and/or retrieve information on inmates;
• summarizes data in standard reports;
• prepares various logs, forms, and reports, documenting movement and activities of inmates, grievance allegations, incidents of violation of rules, notable behavior, potential safety hazards, problems with facility hardware, criminal activity, summonses, etc.

Requirements

• Must have attended a law enforcement academy and acquired POST Certification or out of state equivalent.
• Licensure And/Or Certification Required: Certified as a law enforcement officer by the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST).
• Out of State applicants must have a CO POST Board provisional certification at time of hire.
• Possession of a valid driver's license issued by the State of Colorado.

Qualifications

• Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including computers, personal protection equipment, firearms, restraint devices, handcuffs, batons, radar units, first aid equipment, crime scene technician kits, blood kits, drug test kits, two-way radios, etc. Must be able to operate motor vehicles, including motorcycles, light pickup trucks and 4-wheel-drive vehicles. Must be able to exert up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 35 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Work may involve walking, standing, running and physical confrontation. Physical demand requirements are for Medium to Heavy Work.
• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things. Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments or directions from superiors.

Skills

• Ability to use common office machines.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in emergency and routine situations and to adopt quick, effective and reasonable courses of action.
• Ability to maintain discipline and order in a jail and to effectively restrain an inmate.
• Ability to exercise tact, courtesy, firmness and fairness with inmates, families of inmates, attorneys, ministers and other persons concerning the welfare of individual prisoners.
• Ability to exercise considerable judgment and discretion in obtaining and analyzing facts and interpreting the law in specific cases.
• Ability to apply interpretation of laws to specific situations.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports.
• Ability to make observations and remember names, faces, and various details.
• Ability to present court testimony effectively.
• Ability to exercise tact, courtesy and firmness in frequent public contact.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Benefits

This position is eligible for Standard Benefits which includes dental, medical, and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement matching, wellness programs, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

Salary ranges from $38.18 to $54.37 per hour. Lateral pay range based on a one for one year credit.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40