Deputy Sheriff Full-Time

Benson, MN
Swift County Sheriff

Salary: $63,398.40 – $82,721.60 Annually

Position Summary:

Performs intermediate protective service work maintaining order; enforcing laws and ordinances; protecting life and property within the County; civil process serving papers; conducting investigations; teaching and training, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Chief Deputy.

Essential Functions:

  • Operates a patrol vehicle to observe for violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons and disturbances of law and order; responds to radio dispatches and answers calls and complaints; provides foot patrol.
  • Serves warrants, summons, subpoenas, civil process papers and make arrests, forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints; prepares and executes juvenile petitions, criminal complaints and protective services petitions.
  • Enforces traffic laws; issues citations for traffic violations; performs radar enforcement, DUI checks, traffic control, motorist assists, etc.
  • Assists other law enforcement officers and agencies on various tasks.
  • Operates computer to run checks, criminal histories, missing persons checks, etc.
  • Assists with criminal investigations by preserving, recording and presenting evidence, interviewing victims and witnesses and testifying in court; works with the County Attorney as well as private attorneys.
  • Performs a variety of special tasks and duties such as desk officer, training officer, court security, DARE or other special assignments as qualified and assigned.
  • Conducts and documents security checks of homes, neighborhoods and businesses; conducts welfare checks on residents when requested including door checks of businesses within the County.
  • Ensures vehicle and equipment are in proper working order; reports unsafe or non-functioning equipment to Chief Deputy.
  • Undertakes crime prevention activities and crisis interventions.
  • Prepares and maintains a variety of records and files and prepares various reports.
  • Performs other duties as requested by the Chief Deputy or Sheriff.

Requirements:

  • Thorough knowledge of organization and office Lexipol policies, practices, procedures, departmental legal guidelines, recommendations, best practices, ordinance and laws; thorough knowledge of E charging, records management systems: thorough knowledge of Swift County through plat maps as well as all Cities and districts within the County; thorough knowledge of evidence rooms, incident reports, civil notices, juvenile detention forms, vehicle impound forms, Chain of Custody, and mobile data terminals;
  • Ability to use personal protective equipment: pepper spray, baton, semi-automatic pistol; pump shotgun and assault rifle; ability to defend self or others;
  • Ability to work rotating and/or extended shifts 24 hours/day, 7 days/week;
  • Ability to perform emergency first aid, CPR, rescue and recoveries and use AEDs;
  • Ability to provide credible testimony in court; comprehensive skill operating standard office computer equipment and applicable hardware and software;
  • Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals;
  • Ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages;
  • Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with elected officials, associates and community members.