Deputy Sheriff
Company: Eaton County
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: May 14, 2022
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Job Description:
JOB
As a law enforcement officer, regularly patrols the County to
safeguard lives and property and enforce local, State and Federal
laws. Responds to a variety of calls requiring law enforcement and
serves as a deterrent to crime by presence in assigned area. Work
is performed under direct supervision of the Shift Commander, which
is usually a Sergeant.New employees will be eligible for a $1,500
recruiting stipend after 6 months of employment with the County and
be eligible for $250 monthly retention stipend thereafter through
January 31, 2023.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Reports to accident scenes to render first aid to the injured,
route traffic around scene and investigate the cause of the
accident.Appears in court to present evidence on cases.Operates
speed measuring devices to detect motor vehicle operators exceeding
legal speed limit.Serves subpoenas and other court documents, both
criminal and civil.Affect an arrest, forcibly if necessary, using
handcuffs and other restraints.Climb over obstacles, climb through
openings, jump down from elevated surfaces; jump over obstacles,
ditches and streams; and crawl in confined areas to pursue, search,
investigate and/or rescue.Communicate effectively over law
enforcement radio channels while initiating and responding to radio
communications, often under adverse conditions such as siren usage
and high speed vehicle operations.Communicate verbally and
effectively by listening to people and by giving information,
directions and commands.Conduct searches of buildings and large
outdoor areas which may involve walking and/or standing for long
periods of time and which requires the ability to distinguish color
and perceive shapes.Conduct visual and audio surveillance for
extended periods of time. Detect foreign odors and fumes such as
smoke, fire, gasoline and toxic and/or non-toxic chemicals and
odors such as alcohol and marijuana.Enter and exit vehicles quickly
to perform rescue operations, pursue a suspect or answer an
emergency call.Exercise independent judgment within legal
guidelines, to determine when there is reasonable suspicion to
detain, when probable cause exists to search and arrest and when
force may be used and to what degree.Gather information in criminal
investigations by interviewing and obtaining the statements of
victims, witnesses, suspects, confidential informants and
protecting crime scene.Load, unload, aim and fire handguns,
shotguns, rifles and other agency firearms from a variety of body
positions in situations that justify the use of deadly force while
maintaining emotional control under extreme stress.Manage
interpersonal conflicts to maintain order.Operate an emergency
vehicle during both the day and night; in emergency and pursuit
situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits while
exercising due care and caution and in exception to traffic control
devices and in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions and
environmental conditions such as fog, smoke, rain, ice and
snow.Perform law enforcement patrol functions while working
rotating shifts and unanticipated overtime.Perform tasks which
require lifting, carrying, or dragging people or heavy objects
while performing arrest, rescue or general patrol functions.Perform
searches of persons which involve touching and feeling to detect
potential weapons and contraband.Prepare investigative and other
reports, including sketches, using appropriate grammar, symbols and
mathematical computations.Pursue fleeing suspects on foot both day
and night in unfamiliar terrain.Read and comprehend rules,
regulations, policies, procedures and the law for the purposes of
ensuring appropriate officer behavior/response and performing
enforcement activities involving the public.Subdue resisting
subjects using hands and feet while employing defensive tactics
maneuvers and approved non-lethal weapons.Be able to function
effectively while wearing a gas mask and body armor.Use body force
to gain entrance through barriers to search, seize, investigate
and/or rescue.Other Functions:Checks business establishments after
work hours and homes of residents on vacation to ensure proper
security.Cooperates with other local, State and Federal law
enforcement agencies to exchange information, participate in the
Michigan Blockade System and criminal investigations.Reports
departmental property and equipment requiring maintenance or repair
to the commanding officer.As a certified Breathalyzer operator,
administers breath tests to drivers suspected of OUIL to determine
blood alcohol content.Inspects liquor establishments to ensure
compliance with State law.As an experienced law enforcement
officer, is responsible for the training of probationary police
officers after appropriate training in Department approved
method.Performs County Courthouse security and enforcement
duties.works as a Corrections Officer on a temporary, fill-in basis
and in emergencies.Performs other related duties as directed by a
higher authority.This list may not be inclusive of the total scope
of job functions to be performed. Duties and responsibilities may
be added, deleted or modified at any time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Prefer at least an associate's degree in law enforcement or related
field experience. Prior experience as a law enforcement officer is
desirable but not required.Other Requirements:Must meet the MCOLES
requirements for certification or already be MCOLES certified or be
eligible for recertification under MCOLES guidelines (see below for
more information).Possess normal hearing.Height and weight in
relation to each other as indicated by accepted medical
standards.Be free from an impediments of the senses, physically
sound and in possession of extremities.Possess normal color
vision.Possess 20/20 corrected vision in each eye.Possess normal
visual functions in each eye.MCOLES CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Licensing as a law enforcement officer in Michigan must be approved
through the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards
(MCOLES). This happens when the following two requirements are met
by the candidate: (1) compliance with MCOLES minimum selection
standards which includes satisfactory completion of a basic police
academy or recognition of prior training and experience, and (2)
employment with a law enforcement agency as a law enforcement
officer. Previously licensed police officers in Michigan, or from
another state, who are seeking re-licensure are directed to the
MCOLES Recognition of Prior Training and Experience program. The
qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum
skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties
and responsibilities contained in this job description. The
qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute
employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that
should be considered along with other job-related selection or
promotional criteria.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Physical Requirements:[This job requires the ability to perform the
essential functions contained in this description. These include,
but are not limited to, the following requirements. Reasonable
accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants
unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements]:Medium Work:
Exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 lbs.
of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to
move objects: In additional, an occasion during emergency
situations will have to move unconscious people out of hazardous
situations.Reaching, Handling, Fingering and/or Feeling: (Reaching
- Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction). (Handling -
Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand
or hands (fingering not involved.) (Fingering - Picking, pinching
or otherwise working with fingers primarily (rather than with whole
hand or arm as in handling.) (Feeling - Perceiving attributes or
objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture by means of
receptors in skin, particularly those of finger tips.)Talking
and/or Hearing: (Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by meas
of spoken word.) (Hearing - Perceiving nature of sounds by
ear.)Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the
eye. The important aspects of vision are:1. Acuity, far - clarity
of vision at 20 feet or more.2. Acuity, near - Clarity of vision at
20 inches or less.3. Depth Perception - Three-dimensional vision.
Ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see
objects where and as they actually are.4. Field of vision - Area
that can be seen up and down or to right and left while eyes are
fixed on a given point.Accommodation - Adjustment of lens of eye to
bring an object into sharp focus. This item is especially important
when doing near-point work at varying distances from eye.1. Color
Vision - Ability to identify and distinguish colors.2. Worker must
have the ability to perform the essential functions of the job at
night as well as during the day and specifically must be free from
a condition commonly referred to as "night blindness".Working
Conditions: The workers is subject to both environmental
conditions; activities occur inside and outside in approximately
equal amounts.Hazards: Conditions or situations in which there is
danger to life, health or bodily injury. This category includes a
variety of physical hazards, such as proximity to moving mechanical
parts, electrical shock, working on scaffolding and high places,
exposure to burns and radiant energy, exposure to all types of
explosives and exposure to toxic chemicals and biological
agents.Boat, patrol car, patrol wagon, smoke ejectors, axe, chisel,
crowbar, firearms, handcuffs, hose nozzle, alarms, call box,
camera, hydrant, radio, respirator, telephone equipment, caution
sign, ladder, map, protective clothing, ticket book, computers,
do-rites. Optical scanners, electronic equipment, tape recorder,
charts, diagrams, Federal and State statute books, reference
books.
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