Law Enforcement Deputy

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Job Description

The law enforcement deputy will administer the laws of Sarasota County, the State of Florida and of the United States in a fair, impartial and professional manner. The deputy will have duties that consist of, but not limited to patrolling areas, conducting traffic stops, informing suspects of their rights, arresting suspects, mediating domestic disputes, protecting crime scenes until assistance arrives, reviewing BOLOS, pursuing vehicles, preparing reports or affidavits and any other law enforcement duties deemed appropriate. This is a safety sensitive position.

General Description of Duties

Tasks: Complete assignments as directed; maintain work areas; collect/recover latent prints; collect and preserve evidence/property; examine bodes of deceased; investigate/document injury to inmate; monitor/respond dispatch and calls for service, secure crime scene; apprehend suspects; respond to traffic accidents; monitor and report road/traffic conditions and hazards; retrieve and enter information from mobile computer; provide assistance to patrol deputies/detectives/other units; guard persons in custody; originate new cases; administer field check to suspected intoxicated drivers; transport persons (such as injured, threatened, deceased, or lost persons, mental patients, prisoners or suspects; administer first aid/CPR; confront and control or disperse demonstrators, rioters, or crowds; conduct active patrolling of assigned area, conducts traffic stop, search for missing. lost, or runaway juveniles; informs victims of victims' legal rights; counsel and/or separate people involved in domestic disputes; investigate non-police action calls (such as animal calls, rescue calls); Conduct traffic crash investigation; conduct dwelling, building, or grounds check (EP); Photograph/video tape crime scene/evidence; seize, impound, or confiscate vehicle/watercraft or property; noncustodial and custodial interview of persons such as suspects, victims, witnesses, or informants; review Be-On-The-Look-Out (BOLO); act or respond to hostage or kidnapper; File complaints with state attorney's office; conduct field frisk or pat down search; respond to bomb/explosive threat; pursue vehicle/watercraft; control disorderedly or irate persons; testify at trials, hearings, grand juries or dispositions; located/contact property owners; conduct minor investigations; establish identity of suspect/arrestee.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must be a US citizen
• Must be able to work 12 hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays

• Must also have one of the following:

• Associate's Degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university;

• Prior military services with completed military contract and Honorable discharge OR three (3) years active military reserve service;
• Three (3) years prior full time Law Enforcement experience. Experience must have occurred within three (3) years of application;
• Three (3) years prior experience as a corrections deputy with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

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SCSO Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $78, $85,285.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Sarasota, FL Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sarasota, FL 34232: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person