Description

We are looking for part-time Deputy Sheriffs. Please note - this position is to be put on a eligibility list. When a vacancy becomes available, applicants will be notified.

Duties and Responsiblities

* Transports prisoners, sometimes after normal business hours

* Provides security in the Frederick-Winchester Joint Judicial Center

* Maintains order in their assigned courtroom

* Transport, by vehicle, inmates and other individuals under custody

* Transport mental patients to assigned institutions

* Responsible for transferring male or female inmates from holding cells into the courtroom

* Take appropriate action in emergency situations (i.e. breaking up fights, crowd control, handcuffing disorderly subjects, etc.)

* Execute and make returns of civil and criminal process, orders, levies, and evictions;

* Searching inmates prior to placing them in holding cells

* Assist area agencies

* Perform routine law enforcement duties as required (e.g. traffic enforcement, accident response, back up, special patrols, etc.) and issue summons for violations

Requirements

* Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma or GED

* Valid driver's license

* Ability to be certified by the State within twelve months of date of appointment

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Some knowledge of police methods, practices and procedures. Some knowledge of the geography of the City and locations of important land marks/buildings. General knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Sheriff?s Office. Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to prepare clear comprehensive reports. Ability to deal courteously but firmly with the public. Ability to analyze situations and to adopt quick, effective and reasonable courses of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances. Ability to develop skill in the use of firearms and the operation of motor vehicles. Possession of physical agility and endurance.

Required Physical Activities: Requires considerable physical effort working continuously with average and frequently with heavy or frequent requirement for long periods including but not limited to climbing, flexibility, talking, balancing, stooping, bending kneeling, crouching, walking, running, jumping crawling, lifting and pushing.

Vision Requirements: Minimum standards as required by the Division of Motor Vehicles and no proven symptoms of being color blind.

Job Posting Statement

NOTE: This classification specification is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee will also perform other reasonably-related job responsibilities as assigned and required by management. City of Winchester reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This classification specification does not constitute a written contract of employment. In accordance with ?15.2-1507 of the Code of Virginia, this position is excluded from the City?s grievance process.