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Polk County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff

Security Guarding & PatrolPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeWinter Haven, FL, USA$68.7k - $87.4k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • A valid Florida driver's license is required.
  • A State of Florida Basic Recruit Certificate of Compliance is required after completion of training in accordance with CJSTC or comparable out-of-state training.
  • Successful maintenance of proficiency in mandatory in-service training as delineated in General Orders 33.5 is required.
  • Successful completion of the Polk County Sheriff's Office Field Training Program is required.
  • The ability to meet the primary duties of pursuing, apprehending, and arresting law violators or suspected law violators, and maintaining apprehension of suspects, inmates, prisoners, or trustees during transportation, is required.
  • The position requires strength and endurance for physical acts, including lifting, dragging, or carrying 150 pounds, and the ability to jump, climb, crawl, bend, squat, walk, run, sit and stand for long periods, and maintain agility, mobility, balance, and a full range of motion.
  • The employee must be able to work rotating 12-hour shifts, work during inclement weather, be subject to call 24 hours a day, and work under significant stress and in dangerous or life-threatening situations.
  • The employee must be able to work autonomously with discretion and make field decisions, and may be required to use a firearm and other weapons or inflict bodily harm.
  • The employee must be able to draw diagrams; operate a public address system, motor vehicle, calculator, camera, and tape recorder; read maps, gauges, and odometers; disassemble and reassemble a firearm; perform minor vehicle maintenance; and use approved defensive weapons.
  • The employee must be able to conduct pat-downs and searches for weapons, recognize signs and causes of death, follow commands, read and write English, listen and understand, detect suspicious activity, identify vehicle makes and models, locate vehicle identification numbers, evaluate credibility and reliability, recognize hazards and informative placards, and monitor radio traffic.
  • The employee must have computer, basic mathematics, keyboarding, interpersonal, organizational, basic investigation, interviewing, observation, tactical driving, tactical communication, basic crime scene processing, weapons proficiency, communication, and basic English grammar skills.
  • The employee must meet visual, hearing, speech, smell, color recognition, manual dexterity, continence, and independent ambulation requirements, with accommodation where specified.
  • The employee must have knowledge of PCSO policies and procedures, Florida State Statutes, the criminal justice system, the geographical area, resistance and control continuum, radio codes and signals, case reporting, manufacturer standards, issued weapon nomenclature, fingerprinting techniques, camera operation, evidence handling and collection, narcotics field testing, officer safety, case law, domestic violence and child or elderly abuse procedures, specialty team procedures, first aid and CPR, crowd control, human anatomy, firearm safety, public safety, search techniques, mobile field force systems, defensive techniques, available support units, community and social services, abnormal behavior, roadblock equipment, effects of intoxicants and drugs, field sobriety testing, and crash investigation.

Responsibilities

  • Testify at trials, hearings, grand juries, and depositions.
  • Serve subpoenas, injunctions for protection, court-ordered Baker Acts, and arrest warrants.
  • Prepare original and supplemental reports, correspondence, field interrogation reports, complaint affidavits, and notices to appear.
  • Maintain issued equipment, firearms, patrol vehicles, attendance records, gas logs, notes of warnings, arrests, and contacts, as well as manuals and files.
  • Review statutes, ordinances, directives, BOLOs, requests, agreements, and manuals.
  • Collect latent fingerprints; photograph people, evidence, and crime scenes; seize and impound vehicles and evidence; secure evidence and found or acquired property; and seize or confiscate illegal substances.
  • Interview victims, witnesses, informants, and suspects, and establish contacts and confidential informants.
  • Investigate crimes against the state, property crimes, persons crimes, deaths, traffic crashes, and DUI incidents; search for evidence or suspects; examine abandoned vehicles; and locate or retrieve bodies.
  • Conduct active patrol in an assigned area; perform frisks and pat-down searches; pursue vehicles; conduct felony stops and self-initiated arrests; and transport inmates or arrestees while maintaining custody.
  • Respond to rescue situations, bomb threats, civil unrest or riots, alarm calls, hazardous materials, and other calls for service; assist special-needs or intoxicated persons and other agencies; counsel people involved in disputes; and control disorderly or irate persons.
  • Escort funerals; conduct dwelling and ground checks; provide information to citizens; warn citizens of dangers and hazards; provide security for special functions; and conduct traffic stops, traffic control, and parking enforcement.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior law-enforcement experience is preferred but not mandatory.

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