JOB
Performs difficult advanced protective services work managing the daily operation of the Investigations division and Dispatch division, analyzing equipment and training needs of the division, directing Staff assignments, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the Chief Deputy Sheriff. Continuous supervision is exercised over Investigators, Dispatch Sergeant, and Dispatchers.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Manages daily investigative and dispatch division operations and assignments.Supervises Dispatch sergeants’ work; approves sergeants' work product as well as facilitates their management and leadership needs.Coordinates division goals and objectives to include the review and implementation of policy and directives.Analyzes and coordinates division training needs and assessments.Manages investigative division investigations and caseload; assigns cases for investigation.Manages and analyzes investigative and dispatch division equipment needs and assessments.Coordinates division collaboration with community and external stakeholders.Manages budget analysis and purchase approvals.Authorizes sick time, vacation, compensation time, and overtime of investigators and dispatcher staff; reviews and prepares employee time cards, fills shift openings with the investigative and dispatch division, participates in employee selection, conducts background and internal investigations as directed.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Performs other related functions and duties as assigned or required.It is unlikely an employee will perform all the duties listed on a regular basis, nor is the list exhaustive in the sense it covers all the duties that an employee may be required to perform. The examples are merely indicative, not restrictive.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIESThorough knowledge of County and department policies and procedures to include emergency and inclement weather policies; ability to prioritize and manage multiple, concurrent projects; attention to detail and ability to effectively organize time and anticipate, plan and successfully respond to changing circumstances; ability to manage daily patrol division operations to include patrol assignments and functions; ability to train staff and assess training needs; thorough knowledge of budget preparation and analysis; ability to approve purchases; thorough knowledge of the investigation process; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals; ability to operate and use standard office equipment; knowledge and ability to use standard office and position-specific software; ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other departments and the general public.PHYSICAL DEMANDSThis work requires the regular exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and tasting or smelling, frequently requires sitting, climbing or balancing, reaching with hands and arms and lifting and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, night vision and peripheral vision; 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; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, working with explosives, exposure to vibration, wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Exposure to bloodborne pathogens is considered high for this position.