DEPUTY 
Department: Sheriff's Office Job Status: Hourly
FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt Reports To: Corporal
Grade/Level: 66 Amount of Travel Required: >50%
Job Type: Regular Direct Reports: No
Location: Sheriff's Office, Graham, NC
 
Under occasional supervision, an employee in this position performs a variety of general law enforcement work for Alamance County in one of the major divisions of the Sheriff's Office including uniformed patrol, civil courts and criminal investigation. After becoming familiar with duties and responsibilities, the employee is expected to display actions at all times that demonstrate a protection of lives, property and the rights of citizens within Alamance County. Within this role the work done is under the general supervision of the Sheriff and is reviewed through daily written reports, conferences and the general effectiveness of law enforcement throughout the County.
 Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs in an assigned area of the County, answers complaints and requests for assistance, investigates crimes and disturbances; interviews witnesses, questions suspects, gathers and preserves evidence, makes arrests and testifies in court.
• Provides patrol of highways and roadways within the county for safety and compliance of laws.
• Serves various types of civil papers; explains briefly the meaning of papers being served, conducts sale of personal and real property at public auction; ensures proper amount of money is collected.
• Opens and closes courts at designated times; maintains order in the courtroom; assists defendants in completing affidavits, sears defendants in; seats jury in place when selected; escorts trial jury to jury room when directed by judge; assist and escorts grand jury.
• Prepares papers for and assists in the transportation of prisoners; escorts prisoners to court and maintains custody there; escorts defendants to clerk's office to pay fines; prepares the necessary papers for defendants ordered into custody by the courts; obtains release orders and searches prisoners and logs property, records arrest.
• Cooperates with law enforcement officials of other governmental agencies, local, State and Federal, in making investigations and arrests.
• Provides protective escorts and maintains order at public gatherings and events.
• May operate speed detection devices and/or breathe analyzers.
• Prepares and maintains daily reports concerning criminal activity; prepares related reports as requested.
• Assists in the preparation of crime prevention programs, develops contacts amount local community organizations and businesses.
• Preforms any other related work as directed and needed.

COMPETENCY STATEMENTS: 
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions. 
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word. 
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Concentration, Ability to concentrate on tasks through many distractions.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures. 
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards. 
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful, maintain high level of confidentiality and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Judgment – Ability to use good judgment and discretion as it relates to interpreting policies and procedures.
• Multi-tasker – Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems. 
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Reliability – Assumes responsibility for doing assigned work and meeting deadlines.
• Safety-Minded – Creating a safe work environment; managing risks; reducing exposure liabilities.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines
 SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D. required. Associate's Degree or further education preferred. Completion of Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) required.
Experience: One to two years of experience in law enforcement work preferred; Prior to assignment of sworn duties, employees must be at least 21 years of age.
Computer Skills: Must have a basic to intermediate functional knowledge of computers.
License/Credentials/Requirement: Possession of a valid NC driver's license. Successful completion of the entire certification process established by the NC Sheriff's Training and Standards Commission for CLEO, preferred or obtained within one year of sworn position.
 N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.
O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5 hrs./day)
F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5 hrs./day)
C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hrs./day)
Stand F
Walk F
Sit O
Manually Manipulate F
Reach Outward F
Reach Above Shoulder F
Climb O
Crawl O
Squat or Kneel O
Bend F
Talk/Hear C
See C
Taste/Smell O
Lift/Carry
10 lbs. or less F
11-20 lbs. F
21-50 lbs. F
51-100 lbs. O
Over 100 lbs. O
 
Push/Pull 
12 lbs. or less F
13-25 lbs. F
26-40 lbs. F
41-100 lbs. O
 •Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral)
Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.