Volunteer

Description

The purpose of the Civilian Volunteer Program for the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is to enhance the agency's ability to provide services to the community.

Duties

• Duties may include, but are not limited to, any of the following tasks:
• Clerical duties such as filing, forwarding, and/or receiving documentation to/from other Units or Sections of the agency or organizations from outside the agency, sending and receiving communications via fax, shredding non-sensitive documents as directed by supervisors, that have been approved by the Records Section Manager or designee for purging.
• Answering agency telephones, documenting telephone calls, and information relayed in person by visitors to agency facilities.
• Attend community events on behalf of the OCSO Crime Prevention Unit
• Distribute crime prevention and awareness materials
• Crime prevention services such as Cody Checks via the RSVP program

Qualifications

• Be at least 16 years of age.
• Provide written authorization and appropriate access to facilitate a thorough background check by an agency background investigator.
• Be of good moral character as determined by a thorough background check.
• Not have been convicted or plead no contest to a felony or any offense that would be a felony if committed in Florida.
• Not have been convicted or plead no contest to a misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement.
• Have no discharge from any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States other than honorable.
• Possess a valid driver license; this requirement may be waived dependent upon the position the volunteer is filling.
• Have his/her fingerprints searched through FDLE and FBI files.
• Have a completed, processed OCSO Volunteer application on file.
• Successfully complete all required training and familiarization as required by the OCSO.
• Be able to perform the essential functions required of assigned duties.

Benefits

N/A

Employer

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Contact Information

• Address: 50 2nd Street, Shalimar, Florida, 32579
• Phone: 850-609-2017, 850-651-7410
• Website: http://www.sheriff-okaloosa.org