Cadet Deputy Job Leonardtown area,Maryland USA,Government

Position: Cadet Deputy - Hourly (Minimum 24 hours per week, Maximum 40 hours per week)

Sheriff’s Cadets are college students, working part-time for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. They perform duties relative to police and corrections work but not requiring police or correctional officer authority. Sheriff’s Cadets experience on-the-job training to learn to enforce laws related to the protection of life and property, traffic control, crime prevention, and station clerk duties. Sheriff’s Cadets may also work in the St.

Mary’s County Detention Center providing assistance in areas that do not involve direct contact with the inmates of the Detention Center. Sheriff’s Cadets receive close direction from supervisors and carry out their assignments in accordance with established operating procedures. During this period of employment, Sheriff’s Cadets are periodically evaluated for efficiency, general performance of duties, and continued eligibility for appointment as a Police Recruit or Correctional Officer.

Successful Sheriff’s Cadets may be appointed as Police Recruits or Correctional Officers to the first academy class for which they become eligible, provided they serve a minimum of one year of service in the Cadet program, satisfactorily pass the required psychological, physical, and polygraph examinations. Work is evaluated through observations, conferences, and reports.

Specific duties and responsibilities may vary, depending on the assigned location. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the direction of

management, formally or informally, verbally or in writing;

Assist members of the Agency in accomplishing work objectives, as assigned;

Respond to emergency calls (domestic and civil complaints) requiring police action with a sworn police officer to include, but not limited to, intrusion alarms, child abuse, robberies, traffic accidents, etc;

Learn and practice civil procedures and custodial responsibilities;

Observe writing of citations for traffic and other minor violations;

Assist in writing detailed incident, investigation, activity, and other reports;

Learn to interpret and apply laws contained in various state codes and local ordinances;

Learn and practice basic criminal and traffic accident investigation procedures;

Learn and practice techniques, including crime scene preservation, witness interviewing, and evidence collection;

Provide assistance to accident and other victims;

Provide assistance to correctional officers in the Detention Center in areas such as central control and administration, and perform other various duties not requiring direct contact with the inmates;

Perform the duties of the position of Station Clerk, as assigned;

Assist the Traffic Safety Unit with various duties such as commercial vehicle inspections; school bus safety inspections, child safety seat inspections, and participate in crime prevention and traffic operations public education programs;

Staff Agency informational displays or booths;

Assist with crowd and traffic control at public events and at crime scenes, fires, traffic light outages, and other unusual occurrences, as assigned;

Perform administrative duties throughout the Agency, as assigned;

Qualifications:

Sheriff’s Cadets must meet the same qualifications of a sworn deputy and correctional officer and maintain those qualifications while in the Cadet Program. Failure to maintain these standards and qualifications while in the Cadet Program will result in dismissal from the program and the Agency.

Must be between the ages of 17 and 19 years of age at the time of application. Applicants may not be appointed until they are 18 years of age and must be appointed before their 20thbirthday.

Must be a United States citizen.

Ability to pass the following examinations: written police examination and physical agility test. Physical, polygraph, and psychological pre-employment examinations must also be satisfactorily completed.

Must successfully pass additional physical, polygraph, and psychological examinations prior to transfer to Deputy Recruit or Correctional Officer.

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Environmental Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while…