Job Description

Examples of Duties

• Ensuring courtroom security; serving civil process legal papers; supervising and transporting prisoners; preparing and maintaining files and records; assisting with other legal services.
• Serves summons, notices, court orders, notices, attachments, claims and deliveries, ejections, executions, capias and other legal papers;
• Transports prisoners and mental cases;
• Makes arrests, forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints;
• Subdues resisting suspects using weapons and maneuvers and other approved self-defense methods;
• Inventories personal property, holds Sheriff's sales;
• Testifies in court;
• Ensures the security and order of courtrooms prior to and during court sessions;
• Transports and supervises the movements of prisoners to and from court;
• Removes unruly individuals from the courtroom;
• Responds and carries out all orders of the judge;
• Checks court calendar, ensures availability of witnesses, jurors, plaintiffs and defendants;
• Escorts jurors to and from the courtroom;
• Searches courtroom and prisoners for contraband;
• Receives and processes civil papers and maintains appropriate records;
• Assists patrol deputies as required;
• Prepares periodic reports;
• Performs related tasks as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of police methods, practices, and procedures; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to prepare clear, comprehensive reports; ability to deal courteously, firmly, and tactfully 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; possession of physical agility and endurance; skill in the use of firearms and the operation of a motor vehicle; possession of all qualifications as required by the Code of Virginia, the Department of Criminal Justice Services, and the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.

Education and Experience

Graduation from high school or high school equivalency.
Possession of an appropriate driver’s license valid in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Must obtain and maintain all Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, and the State Criminal Justice System training and education requirements for the position.
Required to be a United States citizen and must be 21 years of age at time of hire or will reach 21 prior to an academy graduation.
The successful applicant must pass physical agilities testing, interview, polygraph examination, full background investigation to include a criminal history check, physical examination, psychological examination and drug and alcohol testing.
Physical Requirements:
This is heavy work requiring the exertion of 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects; and some work requiring the lifting or dragging, for short distances, of 165 pounds of weight occasionally; work requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for depth perception, color perception, night vision, peripheral vision, preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, operation of machines, operation of motor vehicles or equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, noise, vibration, hazards, atmospheric conditions, and wearing a respirator. The worker may be exposed to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment.