Patrol Deputies are responsiblefor enforcing Federal, State, and Local laws related to public safety andwelfare and deterring, detecting, and apprehending those individuals involvedin criminal activity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The most important and essentialjob function of the position is to have an attitude of service to others. Attitude is essential to maintain positiverelationships with co-workers, respond professionally, calmly, and politely tomembers of the community, work as a team member, function under pressure, andrespond in a professional manner to supervision. Other duties and responsibilities are listedbelow.

•Attend shift briefings for information on recentincidents, crime trends, wanted persons, missing persons, stolen vehicles, etc.

•Compose reports daily

•Conduct proactive policing through officerpresence and foot patrols in high-crime areas and neighborhoods

•Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls

•Conduct initial investigation of criminal lawviolations

•Conduct and complete traffic crash investigation

•Provide assistance to the public

•Apprehend suspects and violators

•Foster positive relationships with members ofthe community

•Investigate suspicious persons, vehicles, andestablishments

•Conduct appropriate field interviews, takephotographs, obtain fingerprints, and collect DNA

•Report hazards and protect citizens from thosehazards

•Render first aid based on training

•Provide traffic control at traffic crashes, fires,and other disruptions of traffic flow

•Conduct traffic enforcement, through the use of citationsand warnings

•Drive patrol unit within Office guidelines

•Maintain a presentable uniform in accordancewith policy

•Assist other agencies inside assigned zone asdirected

•Other duties as directed by a supervisor

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisoryresponsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below arerepresentative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required to perform theduties of a Patrol Deputy. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma, generaleducation degree, or equivalent and current or past P.O.S.T. Certification orequivalent.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, andinterpret laws, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmentalregulations.

Ability to write reports, composeor reply to emails, and complete Office forms.

Ability to effectively communicatewith the public and members of this Office.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract,multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, commonfractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio,and percent and interpret information represented in charts and graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common senseunderstanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.Ability to deal with complex problems involving several variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Louisiana driver’s license.

Obtain and maintain P.O.S.T.Certification and all other weapons and control device certifications.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands describedhere are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of a Patrol Deputy. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions. Physical demands include the following.

•Ability to walk, sit, stand, use hands to handleor feel, reach with hands and arms, speak, smell, and hear

•Ability to wear all required uniforms, ballisticvests, duty gear, footwear, headwear, or other specialized equipment associatedwith specific patrol or enforcement duties

• Ability to safely handle and operate Officeapproved firearms in accordance with Office policy

•Occasionally required to run, climb, balance, stoop,kneel, crouch, or crawl

•Frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds andoccasionally lift or move more than 100 pounds

•Specific vision abilities required by this jobinclude close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, andability to adjust focus

•Ability to sprint for short duration inapprehension of suspects and be able to physically detain resistant persons

MENTAL STABILITY

The nature of this importantpublic safety position requires that an employee maintain a high level ofmental stability. The employee must demonstrate reasonable judgment in avariety of stressful and non-stressful situations.

The employee must maintain apositive attitude, positive interpersonal relationships, and be free fromdebilitating anger or hostility. There must be no evidence of problems withdrugs, alcohol, or other addictive behavior or the necessity for psychotropicmedications that would affect the employee's ability to perform the essentialfunctions of this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those encountered whileperforming the essential functions of a Patrol Deputy. Reasonable accommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.

Deputies are required to directtraffic on busy and noisy roadways, enter homes with various noise levels,search building with alarms sounding, and various other duties involvingdifferent noise levels.

A Patrol Deputy is regularlyexposed to outside weather conditions and may be exposed to wet or humidconditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. PatrolDeputies are occasionally exposed to elevated or precarious places, toxic orcaustic chemicals, extreme cold or heat, risk of electrical shock, explosives,and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usuallymoderate.