Deputy

Job Purpose

DEPUTY

Department:
Sheriff's

Office Job Status:
Hourly

FLSA Status:
Non-

Exempt Reports To:
Corporal

Grade/Level: 66 Amount of

Travel Required:
>50%

Job Type:

Regular Direct Reports:
No

Location:
Sheriff's Office, Graham, NC

Under occasional supervision, an employee in this position performs a variety of general law enforcement work for Alamance County in one of the major divisions of the Sheriff's Office including uniformed patrol, civil courts and criminal investigation.

After becoming familiar with duties and responsibilities, the employee is expected to display actions at all times that demonstrate a protection of lives, property and the rights of citizens within Alamance County.

Within this role the work done is under the general supervision of the Sheriff and is reviewed through daily written reports, conferences and the general effectiveness of law enforcement throughout the County.

Responsibilities

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs in an assigned area of the County, answers complaints and requests for assistance, investigates crimes and disturbances; interviews witnesses, questions suspects, gathers and preserves evidence, makes arrests and testifies in court.
• Provides patrol of highways and roadways within the county for safety and compliance of laws.
• Serves various types of civil papers; explains briefly the meaning of papers being served, conducts sale of personal and real property at public auction; ensures proper amount of money is collected.
• Opens and closes courts at designated times; maintains order in the courtroom; assists defendants in completing affidavits, sears defendants in; seats jury in place when selected; escorts trial jury to jury room when directed by judge; assist and escorts grand jury.
• Prepares papers for and assists in the transportation of prisoners; escorts prisoners to court and maintains custody there; escorts defendants to clerk's office to pay fines; prepares the necessary papers for defendants ordered into custody by the courts; obtains release orders and searches prisoners and logs property, records arrest.
• Cooperates with law enforcement officials of other governmental agencies, local, State and Federal, in making investigations and arrests.
• Provides protective escorts and maintains order at public gatherings and events.
• May operate speed detection devices and/or breathe analyzers.
• Prepares and maintains daily reports concerning criminal activity; prepares related reports as requested.
• Assists in the preparation of crime prevention programs, develops contacts amount local community organizations and businesses.
• Preforms any other related work as directed and needed.

Qualifications

COMPETENCY STATEMENTS:

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Concentration, Ability to concentrate on tasks through many distractions.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful, maintain high level of confidentiality and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Judgment - Ability to use good judgment and discretion as it relates to interpreting policies and procedures.
• Multi-tasker - Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Reliability - Assumes responsibility for doing assigned work and meeting deadlines.
• Safety-Minded - Creating a safe work environment; managing risks; reducing exposure liabilities.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines

Skills & Abilities

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Education:
High School Diploma or G.E.D. required. Associate's Degree or further education preferred. Completion of Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) required.

Experience:

One to two years of experience in law enforcement work preferred; Prior to assignment of sworn duties, employees must be at least 21 years of age.

Computer Skills:
Must have a basic to intermediate functional knowledge of computers.

License/Credentials/Requirement:
Possession of a valid NC driver's license.

Successful completion of the entire certification process established by the NC Sheriff's Training and Standards Commission for CLEO, preferred or obtained within one year of sworn position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.

O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time hrs./day)

F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time hrs./day)

C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs./day)

Physical Demands

Stand F

Walk F

Sit O

Manually Manipulate F

Reach Outward F

Reach Above Shoulder F

Climb O

Crawl O

Squat or Kneel O

Bend F

Talk/Hear C

See C

Taste/Smell O

Lift/Carry

10 lbs. or less F

11-20 lbs. F

21-50 lbs. F

51-100 lbs. O

Over 100 lbs. O

Push/Pull

12 lbs. or less F

13-25 lbs. F

26-40 lbs. F

41-100 lbs. O

Other Physical Requirements

• Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral)

Color Discrimination:
Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Majority of shifts will be spent in vehicle.
• Carries a firearm and may have to discharge it in the line of duty
• Unpredictable environments that vary based on calls and duties assigned

The County has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the County reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

Health Insurance - Full-time employees are eligible for medical/health (Cigna Insurance) benefits upon the 1st of the month following the 30-day waiting period.

Changes to elections can then be made during the annual open enrollment period, usually in the fall, or within 30 days of a qualified life event (marriage, divorce, birth or adoption of a child, change in child's dependent status, death of a spouse or other dependent and other change in employment status).

Alamance County Government currently offers three plans of medical/pharmacy benefit options including a COPAY Plan 70, COPAY Plan 80 and a QHDHP with HSA.

Dental Benefit - Alamance County offers one dental insurance (Delta Dental) plan for FT employees. The plan, if elected, would be effective the first of the month following 30 days of FT employment. Coverage must be elected within your first 30 days of FT employment or upon a qualifying event.

Vision Insurance - A voluntary vision program (Superior Vision) is available to FT employees.

The current PPO style plan allows employees to seek treatment and hardware from any vision care provider of their choice.

The plan, if elected, would be effective the first of the month following 30 days of FT employment. Coverage must be elected within your first 30 days of FT employment or upon a qualifying event.

Voluntary Benefits:

Alamance County Government provides a variety of voluntary health related benefits (Voya) to allow employees to purchase protection from what life may bring.

A sampling of voluntary benefits includes Flexible Spending Accounts with dependent care opportunities, Health Saving Account with an employer contribution, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Cancer Protection Plan, Group Critical Care Insurance and more.

Death Benefit - Alamance County Government has elected to contribute towards a Death Benefit associated with the Retirement System for all employees that are contributing Retirement System members.

Once an employee has met at least one (1) year as a contributing member to the retirement system, the employee will have a benefit payable to their beneficiary of no less than $25,000 and no more than $50,000 based on the employee's salary.

Benefit is payable if the employee is actively working and has not reached 70 years of age.

Life Insurance - Basic term life insurance is the amount of one times the annual salary (no greater than $70,000) is provided for all FT employees.

Additional coverage is available for purchase through payroll deductions for employee and eligible dependents.

Retirement Benefits - Membership in the NC Local Government Employees Retirement System (NCLGERS) is a requirement for all full-time and regular part-time employees (working more than 1,000 hours annually).

Employees contribute six percent (6%) of their annual compensation before it is taxed.

If you leave the County service before retirement, you may withdraw your retirement contributions or elect to freeze your contributions in anticipation of future local government employment.

If you have at least five (5) years of service, you are considered 100% vested in NCLGERS. Alamance County will be contributing a percentage as required by NCLEGRS on your behalf as well.

Time Off Accruals:

Vacation Time - All Alamance County full time employees immediately earn a bank of vacation hours that can be used after 6 months of employment (exhausting their probationary period).

Vacation time accrues based on the full-time hire date (most recent hire date is used in the case of rehires).

Employees with a hire date before the 15th of the month will receive vacation credit for that month; otherwise, time will not be earned.

Time will be contributed to the employee's time off bank on the 15th of the month based on a monthly proration of the schedule below.

Years of Service - Days of Vacation Annually

0-4 years of service 10 days equivalent to 80 hours

5-9 years of service 13 days equivalent to 104 hours

10-14 years of service 16 days equivalent to 128 hours

15-19 years of service 21 days equivalent to 168 hours

20 years or more 25 days equivalent to 200 hours

Sick Time - All Alamance County full-time employees will earn a bank of sick hours to be used when they are away from work for instances related to their own illness or the illness of an immediate family member, death of an immediate family member or when they (or an immediate family member) need to attend a health-related appointment.

All County employees earn 12 days of sick leave per year with an earnings of 8 hours per month if employed on or before the 15th of the month.

County Observed Holidays - Alamance County will observe the State of North Carolina Holiday Schedule. Holidays will include the following and will be paid at 8 hours holiday pay. Exceptions have been made for certain departments given the nature of the services provided.

Wellness Benefits & Programming:

Employee Assistance Program:
There are times when everyone needs a little help or advice.

The confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through a local provider can help you with things like stress, anxiety, depression, chemical dependency, relationship issues, legal issues, parenting questions, financial counseling and dependent care resources.

Best of all it's free for County employees and available for your household to utilize. Utilization of the EAP is completely confidential and participation isn't recorded.

Help is available 24/7/365 by telephone.

Alamance County Employee Health Center opperated by

Everside Health:

Available to employees and spouses who are covered under the Alamance County Insurance Plan and their covered dependents, 18 years of age and older.

Retired employees under age 65 are also eligible to use the clinic. Depending on insurance coverage elected, care at the clinic ranges from free to a fair market value cost.

Services Available:
Treatment of injuries or illnesses such as Flu, Sinus Infection, pink eye, sprains, strains or fever.

Monitor chronic conditions (Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Health Disease, Asthma, etc...)

Assistance with finding a Primary Care Provider

Health Education and Counseling

Triage and referrals to specialists when appropriate.

Alamance County provides a variety of additional benefits including bereavement pay, Paid Parental Leave (up to 4 weeks), Wellness Leave to focus on work-life balance initiatives, Volunteer Time Off (paid time) opportunities to be a part of the Alamance Community, to opportunities for professional certification pay.

Employee Fitness Center:
Alamance County encourages all employees to maintain a healthy lifestyle both at home and at work.

In support of this philosophy an Employee Fitness Center is available for all County employees to use at their convenience during non-work hours and is open 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday-Sunday.

This center includes weight training equipment, cardio equipment, a small aerobics room along with restrooms, changing room and lockers.

Agency Alamance County Government

Address 124 West Elm Street

Graham, North Carolina, 27253

Phone

Website http:
//www.alamance-

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