PROTECTIVE SERVICE SUPPORT- PT. BAILIFF (GENERIC)

Responsibilities

• Ensures courtroom security, protects Judge and collects and retains unauthorized weapons from persons entering the room.
• Maintains decorum, enforces courtroom rules of behavior and makes announcements.
• Sits jury panels, gives instructions to juries, escorts juries to and from jury room, and numbers and delivers jury lists.
• Carries out judge's orders, makes arrests and searches prisoners, delivers prisoners to courtroom ordered, and serves subpoenas.
• Delivers reports or other items.
• Displays exhibits for the benefit of the jury as required.

Qualifications

• Education, Experience and Training:
• Requires completion of two (2) years as a Detention Service Officer (DSO), OR
• Completed thirty (30) hours of college from an accredited college or university with a grade “C” or better with no DSO experience, OR
• Two (2) years of continuous military service with honorable discharge with no DSO experience.

Special Requirements/Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments and the general public.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.

Physical/Environmental Requirements

• Must be able to perform defense tactics against individuals.
• Requires one or more of the following: prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and running, ascending and descending of stairs, both inside and outside.
• Must be able to work varied days and shift schedules, to include weekends and holidays.
• Potential exposure to communicable diseases.