Law Enforcement Officer II / CORPORAL (Columbia)

Job Responsibilities

Coordinate and supervise Public Safety Officers in maintaining surveillance of the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities grounds, by routine checking doors, windows and fence and conducting routine searches of patients, employees and visitors.

Coordinate and supervise Public Safety Officers in investigating reports of patient abuse, employees misconduct, missing or stolen property, complaints of visitors, deaths, suicidal attempts, and altercations where patients, staff, or visitors are injured.

Interview suspects, victims and witnesses to develop and secure information to be used in legal and administrative proceedings. Prepare detailed reports to include diagrams and photographs, pursue charges and make arrest as required.

Coverage of patients who become unmanageable. Transport unmanageable and court unit patients to clinics and Probate Court Hearings.

Maintain order by observing suspicious persons or unusual incidents or enforces hospital rules, regulations and policies, as well as state laws.

Conduct routine property checks as needed, when buildings are not occupied.

Ensure that patients are properly searched and restrained acquired during transports.

Maintain applicable records, logs and incident reports.

Conduct routine searches of visitors, employees, packages and vehicles as required.

Be on call as needed, work shifts as requires, carryout job assignments as directed by supervisor and work overtime as needed.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• A high school diploma and experience performing patrol or investigative duties with a public law enforcement agency.
• A bachelor's degree may be substituted for the required law enforcement experience.
• Two (2) years of experience in law enforcement.
• Must have certification through SC Department of Public Safety in accordance with statute 23-23-40 of code of laws SC 1976.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Additional Comments

Post Hire, Employee Must Have Knowledge of state laws, agency regulations and facilities rules and requirements.

Ability to establish and maintain a satisfactory professional relationship with staff, patients and visitors, entering these grounds.

Ability to adjust to fluctuating situations, disturbances, while enforcing rules/regulations.

Ability to work fluctuating hours.

Maintain applicable records, logs and incident reports.

Have considerable knowledge of State Laws, rules, and regulations of the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited to, lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.