DEPUTY SHERIFF, Sheriff's Office

About the role

Provides law enforcement and protection to the citizens of Tarrant County including performing duties in the Operations Division, which includes but is not limited to Judicial, Patrol, Investigations, Warrants and Community Relations-Training.

Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned county area.
• Maintains awareness of area for crime prevention.
• Responds day or night by traveling to major offense locations for on-scene investigations; recording offenses and accidents; interviewing complainants, witnesses and defendants; and handling vehicular traffic control and enforcement (tickets/warnings).
• May also be required to photograph major/fatality accidents, investigate crime scenes, collect and submit evidence, complete reports and assume control of and responsibility at crime scene by directing/assigning duties to patrol and crime scene officers.
• May locate fugitives using background investigations, office equipment computations, developing informants, and conducting surveillance and search and seizures.
• May file detailed chronological reports with the appropriate authorities and prepare sworn affidavits for the issuance of or actual execution of search/arrest warrants.
• May assist with case preparation and completion and process evidence.
• May file charges with the District Attorney.
• May get arraignments, present fugitives to court, arrange attorney appointment and handle renditions.
• May gather and prepare the necessary documents to transfer sentenced felons to other jurisdictional institutions.
• May keep, maintain and handle narcotics detention canines as part of specific departmental assignments.
• May participate in the intra or interstate transportation of prisoners/inmates or escorts inmates from jail to court and back after court appearance.
• May provide courthouse security and act as court bailiff.
• May testify in court.
• May coordinate and implement initial and in-service training programs for departmental office while developing new training course and updating existing courses.
• May teach DARE curriculum to public sector students and prepare/give presentations to faculty in-service, PTA and civic groups including scheduling and coordinating the DARE graduation.
• Performs occasional administrative duties such as answering phones, scheduling appointments for supplier/purchasing and other related clerical duties.
• Provides assistance to qualified recipients of various crime programs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• U.S. Citizen.
• Completed a Texas Basic Peace Officer course and be licensable by TCOLE at the time of hire.
• Valid Texas Driver's License and/or obtain a license within 30 days.
• Willing to work nights, evenings, overtime, weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts.

Qualifications

• Must have good interpersonal and public relations skills.
• Experience or training in public speaking desirable.
• Must be able to understand, interpret and properly apply court orders, relevant State statutes including the Code of Criminal Procedure, Penal Code, Transportation Code, and all other statutes, ordinances, policies and procedures required to perform essential job duties of the position assigned.
• Must be able to prepare official documents required to perform assigned functions including but not limited to interoffice memos and letters to other agencies, affidavits, investigative reports, and case filing documents.
• Must be proficient in the use of defensive tactics requiring physical force including the use of intermediate impact weapons and firearms.
• Must have a working knowledge of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Penal Code, Transportation Code and other State statutes, and County ordinances.
• Must have a working knowledge of department organization and functions.
• Must have a working knowledge needed to use basic Microsoft Office Word functions.
• Must have the ability to control emotions and focus on professional duties and obligations in all circumstances regardless of provocations or stresses encountered.
• Must be able to communicate necessary information to others in a calm, clear, dispassionate and purposeful speaking voice in all circumstances.
• Must be able to create accurate, clear, concise, comprehensive, relevant and grammatically correct documents.
• Must be able to work with employees and citizens from diverse population groups to meet Department mission and serve public interest.
• Must be able to focus personal efforts and participate in team efforts toward continuous performance improvement.
• Must be able to actively seek opportunities to increase and improve knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to improve personal performance.
• Must be able to actively listen by aggressively practicing good listening techniques.
• Must be able to use interpersonal skills to foster positive working relationships with team members (peers, supervisors, and other providers) required to provide superior services in the public interest.
• Must be able to take appropriate action to accomplish assigned duties and accept accountability for outcomes.
• Must be able to use appropriate physical force including deadly force when imminently necessary to prevent death or serious bodily injury to others or self.

Skills

• Good interpersonal and public relations skills.
• Experience or training in public speaking desirable.
• Ability to understand, interpret and properly apply court orders, relevant State statutes including the Code of Criminal Procedure, Penal Code, Transportation Code, and all other statutes, ordinances, policies and procedures required to perform essential job duties of the position assigned.
• Ability to prepare official documents required to perform assigned functions including but not limited to interoffice memos and letters to other agencies, affidavits, investigative reports, and case filing documents.
• Ability to use defensive tactics requiring physical force including the use of intermediate impact weapons and firearms.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Physical Demands And Work Environment & Other Requirements

• Regularly required to stoop, sit, walk, run on occasion, strenuously climb stairs or ladders and lift up to 100 lbs.
• Exposure to communicable diseases.
• Exposure to household type cleaning agents (such as diluted bleach, alcohol based window cleaner, chlorine based cleanser).
• Occasional exposure to pesticides.
• Occasional exposure to inmate control devices that emit pepper agents via aerosol spray, gel or foam.
• Occasional exposure to toxic smoke.

Special ADA Physical Statement

• Distant and near vision of 20/30 corrected or uncorrected in each eye and must be able to read typewritten material with or without glasses.
• Able to see without glasses (with or without the use of contact lenses) in order to wear an air mask.
• Able to distinguish basic colors (without the use of x-chrome lenses).
• Able to hear the conversational voice, with or without the use of hearing aid.
• Able to lift an approximately 40 lb Self Contained Breathing Apparatus for emergencies during fires.
• Able to physically restrain hostile and combative subjects.
• Able to participate in defensive tactics training and annual refresher training.
• Able to work any shift.
• Able to communicate in clear English during emergencies.