Detention Deputy Post

Fort Morgan, CO
Morgan County Sheriff Colorado

Position Summary:

The primary mission of a Deputy Sheriff is to support, uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and protect the Constitutional rights of others, as well as to support, uphold and defend the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, and enforce laws of the State of Colorado.

Essential Functions:

  • Keep and preserve the peace and quiet, prevent acts of malicious mischief, disperse unlawful assemblages, and arrest persons violating laws relative to such acts.
  • Apprehending and securing persons who commit criminal acts or serious traffic violations per statute of Office policy
  • Properly serve and execute, according to law and Office policy, all processes, writs, precepts, decrees and orders issued or made by lawful authority and directed to the sheriff, or presented to the Office for service, in a timely and efficient manner; serve courts of record held in the county.
  • Charge and custody and supervision of the county jail and its prisoners.
  • Transportation of prisoners to correctional facilities or other place of confinement all prisoners who may have been convicted and sentenced and who are ready for such transportation.
  • Pursue and recapture escaped persons
  • Represent the sheriff in assisting with, and/or the coordination of fire suppression efforts in case of prairie, forest, or wildland fires or wildfires occurring in the unincorporated area of the county outside the boundaries of a fire protection district or that exceed the capabilities of the fire protection district to control or extinguish.
  • Conducting thorough, efficient and timely investigations into all criminal activity or reports, as well as non-criminal incidents a Deputy Sheriff has the duty by Office policy or procedure, good practice, or by delegation, direction or order, to investigate,
  • Seeking out persons who are violating the law by committing criminal, and/or unsafe/careless/reckless driving, acts, and making arrests and/or issuing lawful summons as appropriate,
  • Timely and lawful service of assigned civil process and court orders per state statutes and Office policy.
  • Responding to medical emergency, accident, fire, or search and rescue incidents; provides emergency medical care to the sick and injured; assists fire departments in management of prairie, wildland or other fires or hazardous material incidents; assists with traffic and crowd control
  • Assisting other deputies/investigators as directed or requested; assists other law enforcement agencies, criminal justice and human/social services agencies when directed or appropriate.
  • Attend all court appearances when so lawfully summoned or otherwise directed/requested/approved by Office command staff; testify truthfully and completely

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 21 years of age, except those Deputy Sheriffs who will be assigned exclusively to Master Control operations, must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
  • Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Possess a current valid Colorado Driver’s License, or be able to obtain a valid Colorado Driver’s License within ten (10) days of appointment.
  • Must be able to read, write and comprehend, and speak fluently the English language (to at least a twelfth-grade level).
  • Must not have been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor charge which would deny certification as a Peace Officer according to Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training rules or Colorado Revised Statutes, including conviction in a municipal court or a court other than the state of Colorado which would have the functional equivalent of a crime that would deny certification by P.O.S.T.
  • Must be able to complete all training requirements of a Deputy Sheriff assigned to Jail Operations, as dictated by sheriff’s office policy