Court Deputy

County of Riverside; Riverside (CA); In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office invites applications for multiple Court Deputies to provide security in Superior Courts across Riverside County. Deputies will enforce court regulations, maintain order, assist judges, and help in serving civil and criminal documents.

Candidates should have prior law enforcement courtroom or patrol experience. A high school diploma or GED is required, along with a California driver’s license and a POST Basic/Intermediate/Advanced certificate or completion of

Competenze

• High school diploma or GED or Certificate of Proficiency.
• California Driver's License required.
• POST Basic/Intermediate/Advanced certificate or Basic Academy completion.
• U.S. Citizenship by time of appointment.
• Vision and hearing standards as specified for peace officers.

Mansioni

• Maintain security in Superior Court and enforce court regulations.
• Take charge of jurors during deliberations and assist court participants.
• Take defendants into custody and arrange transportation for court and inmates.
• Serve civil and criminal documents and assist in processing office paperwork.

Conoscenze

Court security

Jury handling

Civil/criminal process service

Written communication

Formazione

High school diploma or GED

Certificate of Proficiency (California State Board of Education)

Descrizione del lavoro

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office has an opportunity for multiple Court Deputies throughout Riverside County. Incumbents will serve as a peace officer responsible for maintaining security in the Superior Courts of the County of Riverside, maintaining order in the courts, providing assistance to the judges, assisting in the service of civil and criminal documents, and performing other related duties as required.

Competitive candidates will have previous experience working for a law enforcement agency in the court room or on-patrol.

The Court Deputy is a journey level classification and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents have peace officer authority while on-duty as Court Deputies in the Superior Courts of the County of Riverside. When not needed in the courtrooms, they serve civil and criminal documents in the field or assist in processing office paperwork.

Meet the Team!

The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California. The Sheriff's Office is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.

• Maintain security in Superior Court and enforce the regulations of the courts; preserve order among spectators and participants in court proceedings.
• Respond to requests from the judges or commissioners for assistance.
• Take charge of jurors during their deliberations to ensure that legal procedures and regulations are accurately carried out; answer inquiries from jury members, the general public, attorneys, and participants in such matters as court procedures, customs, and regulations.
• Take defendants into custody; arrange for transportation for the court and jury to scenes in questions.
• Obtain and deliver requested legal papers, books, and documents.
• Transport inmates to and from the courtroom and detention facility.
• When not needed in the courtrooms, serve limited civil and criminal documents or assist in processing office paperwork.

Education:

Graduation from high school, or possession of a Certificate of Proficiency issued by the California State Board of Education, or attainment of a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. test.

License

Possession of a California Driver's License is required.

Certificate:

Possession of a State of California Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic, Intermediate or Advanced Certificate.

OR

Successful completion of a State of California Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Academy.

Note:

If a period of three years has elapsed since employment as a full-time peace officer in California and/or completion of the P.O.S.T. Basic Academy, successful completion of the California Basic Course Equivalency Examination administered by P.O.S.T. is required prior to employment.

Legality for Employment:

Candidates must obtain U.S. Citizenship by time of appointment.

Special Requirements:

Applicants must meet the following State of California Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements: Vision: Applicants who wear glasses or hard contact lenses must have uncorrected vision of no worse than 20/40 correctable to 20/20. For soft contact lenses being worn for up to one year or more correctable to 20/20, there are no uncorrected requirements. Please note: Applicants must have normal peripheral fields and color vision. Hearing: Applicants must not have hearing loss greater than 25dB frequencies of 500 to 6,000 in either ear. Hearing aides are not permitted to meet these requirements.

Ability to:

Accept and complete assignments without close supervision; learn, interpret, and apply laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to court procedures and the serving of civil and criminal processes; analyze situations and adopt effective and reasonable courses of action; anticipate and prevent or control emergency situations; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; communicate effectively orally and in writing.