Deputy Sheriff/Coroner I/II

Salary: $74,838.40 – $99,840.00 Annually.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols assigned areas and answers calls for protection of life and property.
• Conducts preliminary investigations and interrogates witnesses.
• Tests for sobriety, performs CPR and First Aid, physically restrains subjects and prisoners.
• Substantiate findings of fact in court.
• Serve warrants, subpoenas and make arrests; serves subpoenas; investigates accidents.
• Responds to death scenes and secures area, examines body and scene for forensic evidence.
• Gathers information to assist in determining cause of death.
• Coordinates and cooperates with responding personnel and release of body and/or organs.
• Secures personal belongings and effects of the deceased, notifies next of kin.
• May assist in the disposition of the deceased due to death by natural causes.
• Refers questionable deaths to the Coroner’s division.
• Delivers and executes civil processes such as writs of attachment, possession and execution, subpoenas, summons and complaints.
• Assists and cooperates with other law enforcement agencies’ investigations and arrests.
• Lifts latent prints, takes pictures or makes sketches of crime scene and takes plaster at crime scenes.
• Gather evidence and take statements in connection with suspected criminal activities.
• Keeps firearms and other equipment in good working condition.
• May function as a SWAT Team member or function as an undercover officer for the detection and prevention of the sale of narcotics and the arrest of drug offenders.
• Performs public relations and community policing activities to include law enforcement education, public safety, and crime prevention.
• May be assigned to schools, community law enforcement offices, correctional facilities, equestrian law enforcement, canine unit, lake patrol, or other special assignments.
• Performs assigned shift responsibilities, maintains confidentiality; follows supervisor’s direction and department rules and regulations; may assist with training new staff.

Requirements:

• Two (2) years of experience in law enforcement work equivalent to Deputy Sheriff/Coroner I.
• High school graduation or equivalence.
• Possession of Certification of Completion from a Basic P.O.S.T Academy and First Aid and CPR certificates. Successful completion of Merced County Sheriff’s Department Field Training Program required within one year of appointment.
• Possess a valid California driver’s license at time of appointment and maintain.
• Must be a United States Citizen