SUMMARY : This is a variety of routine and specialized work in performing security duties for the courts and court personnel, and enforcing order among prisoners at the county jail. Work involves responsibility for preventing escape, maintaining order, and for escorting prisoners to and from their cells. This classification has no supervisory responsibility.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties include but are not limited to:
• Providing security and transportation of inmates to and from locations such as hospitals, boot camps, doctors’ offices, et cetera
• Coordinating with hospitals and medical staff in transporting mentally ill and alcoholic patents to appropriate medical facilities under doctor and court orders
• Keeping logs and records of every person transported
• Locating warrants that active on subjects being transported to jail on warrant arrest
• Observing and maintaining order and movement of individuals in custody
• Maintaining security and order in the court
• Providing security for sequestered juries
• Transporting and guarding juveniles for court
• Performing duties as Bailiff as required
• Serving subpoenas from court upon citizens as required
• Assisting Public Defenders and attorneys with prisoner/client conferences at the courthouse
• May be assigned to transport or patrol divisions and perform designated tasks
• May be assigned to work as Emergency Medical Technician in the Jail Clinic
• All responsibilities may not be performed by all incumbents
• Performing other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability necessary. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Two year community college degree or vocational school training in police science, law enforcement, criminal justice administration, public administration, or a related field
• Two years law enforcement or corrections experience
• Successful completion of a technical or college program in Basic Emergency Medical Technology if required by assignment
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Must meet all eligibility requirements established by the Sheriff’s Department for promotion to this classification.
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be a citizen of the United States or legally qualified to work in the United States
• Must have the ability to pass a physical examination
• Must have no record of any felony conviction
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
• Possess and maintain a valid Georgia Driver's License (Class C) and a satisfactory motor vehicle record (MVR)
• Basic mandate certification as Deputy Sheriff; maintain certification
• Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician by the State of Georgia if required by assignment; maintain certification
• Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid; maintain certification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
• Knowledge of county and department operations, ordinances, policies, procedures, terminology, codes, radio signals, and/or materials as they relate to assignment
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state, laws, rules, and regulations as they relate to assignment
• Knowledge of business English, spelling, and grammar
• Knowledge of basic business mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Knowledge of the Douglas County courts and criminal justice system; legal processes as they relate to assignment
• Knowledge of or ability to learn the Douglas County geography as related to assignment
• Knowledge of local Board of Health regulations and requirements as they relate to assignment, facility, equipment, and vehicles
• Knowledge of modern law enforcement and corrections principles, practices, operations, procedures, techniques, and equipment; federal, state and local criminal, traffic, and juvenile laws; legal procedures, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures related to county government and correctional institutions and to apply such knowledge to specific situations; the nature and risks of law enforcement; and the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the Sheriff’s Office
• Knowledge of modern office practices, methods, and equipment
• Knowledge of municipal infractions and county ordinances
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions necessary for the safe operation of equipment, tools, machinery, and vehicles as required by assignment
• Knowledge of specialized software, machinery, materials, terminology, and/or forms essential to the assignment
• Skill in analytical thinking; ability to apply a wide range of abstract and concrete concepts to problems and issues
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Assorted modern office equipment
Cameras Hand cuffs/restraining devices
Batons/Tasers/Pepper spray
Assorted modern law enforcement equipment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any 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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste and smell. The employee is occasionally required to run, jump, break through barriers, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed in locations which include a detention center, office environment, and vehicles
• Work includes indoor and outdoor responsibilities with exposure to weather conditions, and with ammunition
• Work is performed in both daylight and at night and may require travel speeds in excess of posted limits through areas of varying population densities and traffic congestion, and under a variety of unsafe road conditions caused by inclement weather conditions
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock
• Work involves an exposure to personal danger and psychological stress
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
