Deputy Sheriff

The Johnston County Sheriff's Office is currently accepting applications for Deputy Sheriff. 

Employees in this class perform a variety of law enforcement duties in the area of patrol, civil paper processing, crime prevention, and community service. Work includes patrolling a geographic region within the County during a shift in a patrol car; preventing, detecting and investigating disturbances and crime; helping victims; performing traffic control work; apprehending suspects; testifying in court; and executing related assignments. Employees must exercise judgment, initiative and calm control when performing duties, but more difficult problems are normally carried out under the direction of or in conjunction with the Deputy Sheriff/Sergeant. Work involves frequent public contact which requires tact, firmness, and decisiveness. Work is performed in accordance with departmental policy and state and federal law, supplemented with specific directions from superior officers. Work is often performed under stressful emergency conditions and frequently involves personal hazards. 

The employees are subject to hazards associated with law enforcement including working in both inside and outside environments, in extreme cold weather, and exposure to various hazards such as exposure to atmospheric conditions, noise, vibration, and physical conditions. Employees are subject to Level III OSHA Standards on bloodborne pathogens, and may be required to work in close quarters. Work is performed under the direct supervision of the Deputy Sheriff/Sergeant, and is evaluated through observation, review of reports, and discussion concerning how particular incidents or activities were handled.

• Patrols a geographic region of the county to detect and deter crime; responds to calls for assistance; conducts preliminary investigations of crimes and complaints; transports prisoners and mental patients; detects unusual conditions; and may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects.
• Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior, and other needs; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
• Serves criminal papers such as warrants, subpoenas, notices of hearing, order of forfeiture, and commitment papers; locates people to serve papers, explains briefly the meaning of the papers being served, and makes arrests when necessary.
• Serves civil process papers such as civil summons, magistrate summons, notice of rights, subpoenas, and court orders dealing with child support, child custody, and domestic violence; explains briefly the meaning of papers served and remains on the scene after serving certain papers until the civil process is completed.
• Serves as bailiff during district and superior court; maintains court security; transports inmates between the jail and courtroom; opens court; maintains order in the courtroom; assists in swearing jurors and witnesses; directs jurors to their allocated spaces; closes court.
• Prepares lesson plans and presents the D.A.R.E. curriculum in the various schools; serves as School Resource Officer and provides security to the school environment, participants in presentations related to law enforcement; works with staff on disciplinary issues.
• Performs investigations of accidents and crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks assigned by Detective, arrests and processes criminal suspects.
• Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; provides information to general public.
• Regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times or when traffic signal malfunction or accidents require; maintains order at public gatherings.
• Operates a radio to receive instructions and information from or to report information.

• Working knowledge of the operations, functions, procedures, and legal processes of the Sheriff's Office.
• Working knowledge of the state and federal laws, local ordinances and policies relating to arrest, search and seizure, and traffic control.
• Working knowledge of law enforcement principles, practices, methods and equipment.
• Working knowledge of the criminal and civil papers issued by the courts and the practices involved in serving them.
• Some knowledge of scientific crime detection and criminal identification methods and procedures.
• Working knowledge of the geographic layout of the County as to locations of roads, important buildings, and other landmarks.
• Skill in the use of firearms and other law enforcement equipment and in the application of self-defense tactics.
• Ability to act with sound judgment in routine and emergency situations.
• Ability to present effective court testimony.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise activity reports.
• Ability to build and maintain cooperative and effective public relations with the community.

Completion of high school and some law enforcement training or experience preferred; possession of a Basic Law Enforcement Certificate; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Salary : $62,213 - $102,302