Deputy Sheriff

Salary: $51,537.20 – $59,267.78 Annually

Position Summary:

The Sheriff’s Office is seeking sworn law enforcement officers to join our team! An employee in this class performs a variety of duties in one of the major divisions of the Sheriff’s Office including uniformed patrol, civil, courts, school resource officer and transportation.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols an assigned area of the County, answers complaints and requests for assistance, investigates crimes and disturbances; interviews witnesses, questions suspects, gathers and preserves evidence, makes arrests, testifies in court.
• Serves various types of civil papers; explains briefly the meaning of papers being served; conducts sale of personal and real property at public auction; ensures proper amount of money is collected.
• Maintain safety and security for students, staff and administration to ensure the learning environment within the school system;
• Opens and closes courts at designated times; maintains order in the courtroom; assists defendants in completing affidavits; swears defendants in; seats jury in place when selected; escorts trial jury to jury room when directed by judge; assists and escorts grand jury.
• Prepares papers for and assists in the transportation of prisoners; escorts prisoners to court and maintains custody there; escorts defendants to clerk’s office to pay fines; prepares the necessary papers for defendants ordered into custody by the courts, obtains release orders, searches prisoners and logs property, records arrests.
• Cooperates with law enforcement personnel of other governmental agencies in making investigations and arrests.
• Transports prisoners, mental patients, and intoxicated persons to institutions for confinement or treatment; provides transportation in certain emergencies.
• Provides protective escort; maintains order at public gatherings.
• May operate speed detection devices or breath analyzer.
• Prepares and maintains daily reports concerning criminal activity; prepares related reports as requested.
• Assists in the preparation of crime prevention programs; develops contacts among local community organizations and businesses; conducts seminars.
• Performs related work as needed.

Requirements:

• Graduation from high school or GED and completion of NC basic law enforcement training (BLET).
• Must meet standards set by the North Carolina Sheriff’s Standards and Training Division.
• All applicants must successfully pass a rigorous background process to include, but not limited to, criminal records check, polygraph exam, psychological/medical screening, pre-employment physical fitness testing and standardized reading comprehension test.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.