Deputy, Law​/Legal, Police Officer

ESSENTIAL TASKS

The tasks below represent the majority of time spent in this class. Management may assign additional tasks related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Enforces all local, federal and state laws relating to public safety and welfare; performs all duties in compliance with applicable policies, procedures, laws, regulations and standards of safety. State law dictates how or when to do most things; procedures dictate the remainder.
• Serves civil papers such as evictions, summonses, court pleadings, executions, repossessions and judgments; prepares affidavits of service.
• Performs general law enforcement duties as necessary, including but not limited to patrolling assigned areas of the County, responding to public calls for assistance, maintaining order and public safety, apprehending and arresting suspected law violators and criminal suspects, transporting criminal and mental patients, collecting evidence and participating in investigative operations.
• Prepares cases for prosecution; provides court testimony as necessary.
• Performs routine service duties, including but not limited to providing escort service for the protection of persons and/or property, assisting stranded motorists, providing funeral escort, directing traffic, providing security and crowd control at special events, etc.
• Prepares and submits detailed work records and reports.
• Maintains assigned equipment and vehicles.
• Receives and responds to citizens’ inquiries, concerns and complaints concerning law enforcement activities.
• Attends periodic training sessions and attends conferences and meetings to keep abreast of current law enforcement and investigative trends, technology and legislation; maintains required physical fitness and required level of proficiency in the use of firearms.
• Remains on call 24 hours per day, seven days per week, for emergency response.
• Performs general clerical work as required, including but not limited to maintaining logs, preparing reports and correspondence, entering and retrieving computer data, copying and filing documents, answering the telephone, etc.

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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• Performs other related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS
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It is the responsibility of each employee to comply with established policies, procedures and safe work practices. Each employee must follow safety training and instructions provided by their supervisor. Each employee must also properly wear and maintain all personal protective equipment required for their job. Finally, each employee must immediately report any unsafe work practices or unsafe conditions as well as any on-the-job injury or illnesses.

DATA INVOLVEMENT
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Requires gathering, organizing, analyzing, examining, or evaluating data or information and may prescribe action based on such data or information.
PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT
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Requires persuading or influencing others in favor of a service, point of view, or course of action; may enforce laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances.
INVOLVEMENT WITH THINGS
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Requires leading, operating or repairing complex machinery or equipment that requires extended training and experience, such as firearms, emergency response vehicles, etc., or the application of custom administrative software or systems; may involve installation and testing. Involves operations of limited scope.

REASONING REQUIREMENTS
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Requires performing skilled work involving rules/systems with almost constant problem-solving.
MATHEMATICAL REQUIREMENTS
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Requires using addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculating ratios, rates and percentages.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
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Requires reading technical instructions, procedures, manuals and charts to solve practical problems; composing routine reports and specialized reports, forms and business letters with proper format; speaking compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.
MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
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Requires doing specialized technical or entry-level professional work requiring general understanding of operating policies and procedures and their application to problems not previously encountered; application of…