Deputy Sheriff - Uniform Services - Baldwin County Sheriff's Office

A Deputy Sheriff provides safety and well-being of the general public, to deter criminal activity within communities, and to enforce all laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, and regulations, and performs a variety of general law enforcement functions consisting of patrol, court services, investigations, arrest, apprehension, supervision of offenders and special details or specific assignments within the assigned division.

Successful applicants must pass a criminal background check and will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen. As of October 1, 2017, all Deputy Sheriff candidates that are not APOSTC certified or have an Associate's degree or higher from a College or University accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), or an equivalent accreditation system, must take the Basic Abilities Test (BAT) before hire.

The BAT test can be scheduled at a participating Alabama Community College. Locally, the test is offered at Coastal Community; please contact them at . If you need to schedule the test at another location, the complete list of Alabama Community Colleges is available on the Employment tab of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office website. The candidate is responsible for scheduling the test, as well as, the $45 testing fee.

• All branch locations of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office
• Courthouses located in Baldwin County and surrounding areas
• All schools located in Baldwin County
• All interstates, highways, and county roads in Baldwin County and surrounding areas as necessary.

The position may involve exposure to and require the officer to function in the presence of the following: inclement weather, to include extreme heat/cold, rain, ice, wind, etc.; light conditions associated with day and night; fire, smoke, chemical leaks/spills – as close proximity as necessary to provide emergency services; personal danger, including but not limited to armed and/or dangerous persons, and animals, persons and/or articles with contagious/communicable diseases, hazards associated with emergency driving, traffic control and working in and around traffic.

• Enforces all applicable codes, ordinances, laws and regulations (both traffic and criminal) in order to protect life and property, prevent crime, and promote security.
• Prevents/discovers commission of crime; apprehends, arrests and processes criminals, fugitives and offenders; writes citations.
• Patrols assigned area and watches for suspicious activity.
• Responds to calls relayed by dispatchers, including domestic disputes, assaults, burglaries, traffic accidents, lost or missing persons searches, public service duties.
• Conducts preliminary investigations; interviews victims, complainants and witnesses and takes statements; gathers information and evidence; secures crime scenes.
• Inspects premises of residential /commercial buildings/properties to detect suspicious conditions.
• Attends court; testifies in judicial proceedings; attends bond hearings.
• Creates/maintains positive public relations with the general public
• Performs various court-related functions as assigned (e.g., serves warrants, subpoenas, and civil process documents; performs court security functions; monitors/supervises offenders etc.)
• Provides assistance and back up support to other deputies as necessary; substitutes for co-workers in their absence; performs flexible unit assignments as needed in emergency response; provides emergency response on a twenty-four-hour basis as needed.
• Contacts and cooperates with other law enforcement agencies in matters relating to the investigation of crimes and the apprehension of offenders.
• Assists local fire departments and emergency medical technicians.
• Inspects and maintains assigned patrol vehicle, uniform, issued equipment, weapons, etc.
• Confers with supervisors, staff, deputies, and others as necessary to obtain information or resolve problems; contacts command/ supervisory personnel by radio, telephone, voice mail, etc., for emergency response and critical incident communications.
• Communicates effectively and coherently over law enforcement radio channels while initiating and responding to radio…