Court Security - Deputy Marshal - TE

Abilene Zoological Gardens; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Abilene Zoological Gardens seeks a dedicated law enforcement professional to perform security, transport, and arrest duties under the Division Manager – City Marshal.

The role requires completion of the Texas Basic Peace Officer Academy, a valid Texas Driver’s License, and the ability to travel to courts and facilities across the state while maintaining order and safety. You will coordinate with local police, court staff, and attorneys to ensure smooth operations and detainee handling.

Qualifications

• Two years of prior law enforcement experience preferred.
• Completion of the Texas Basic Peace Officer Academy is required.
• Texas Basic Peace Officer License and a valid Texas Driver’s License are required.

Responsibilities

• Execute all lawful service, including arrest warrants, subpoenas, and mental health commitments.
• Safely transport all prisoners, inmates, and mental health clients.
• Defuse potentially violent situations involving court personnel, the mentally ill, and others.
• Coordinate information with Abilene Police Department, Taylor County Jail, Legal Department staff, attorneys, and court staff.
• Attend court sessions to assist the judge and transport documents, cash, or persons between facilities.

Skills

Motor vehicle operation

Maintain order & safety

Police equipment operation

Firearm safety & handling

Education

High school diploma or GED

Texas Basic Peace Officer Academy

Job description

General Description

Under direction of the Division Manager – City Marshal, to perform a variety of duties involved in performing law enforcement-related functions in facility security, transports, and arrests.

Under direction of the Division Manager – City Marshal, to perform a variety of duties involved in performing law enforcement-related functions in facility security, transports, and arrests.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

This position exercises no supervision.

Important And Essential Duties

• Execute all lawful service, including arrest warrants, subpoenas, and mental health commitments.
• Safely transport all prisoners, inmates, and mental health clients.
• Exercise authority in preventing or defusing potentially violent situations involving court personnel, the mentally ill, and others.
• Communicate with Abilene Police Department personnel, Taylor County Jail personnel, Legal Department staff, attorneys, and other court staff members, to obtain and disburse information necessary to court operations, transports, and arrests.
• Enter, retrieve, and interpret all types of data.
• Operate a City vehicle daily to various locations.
• Perform fundamental tasks associated with service or process including telephone calls to defendants and others, verifying identifying information, addresses and other identifying documents, etc.
• Attend all court sessions to assist the judge, record document dispositions, maintain order, and direct defendants, jurors, and witnesses. To include, legibly hand writing log entries, forms, etc. and transporting documents, cash, or persons to and from the court office, jail, and the Taylor County Law Enforcement Center, or other facilities throughout the state.

Other Job Related Duties

Perform other job related duties and responsibilities as assign

Knowledge Of

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Law enforcement methods, practices, and pertinent laws.
• Office practices, methods, and computer equipment.
• English language including spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation.

Skill To

• Safely operate a motor vehicle.
• Maintain order and safety in various situations.
• Operate office and police equipment, including computer equipment.
• Safely use and care for firearms.

Ability To

• Cope with situations firmly, courteously, tactfully, and with respect for others.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Maintain records and files; assemble and organize data and prepare logs.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Safely and effectively transport detainees or mental health clients.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, both internally and externally.
• Follow and embrace the City of Abilene Core Values – Respect, Integrity, Service Above Self, and Excellence in All We Do.
• Perform as a team member in a manner that accomplishes the Division’s mission and treats team members with dignity, courtesy, and respect.

Experience And Training Guidelines

For positions with more than one level, all listed requirements at the lower levels are required at the higher levels. Any combination equivalent to experience and training to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be qualifying. Knowledge, skills, and abilities may be obtained through:

Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years of prior law enforcement experience is preferred.
• Some knowledge of security and court operations is preferred.

Education/Training

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• The completion of the approved Texas Basic Peace Officer Academy is required.

License Or Certificate

• A Texas Basic Peace Officer License is required.
• A valid Texas Driver’s License is required.

Special Requirements

Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment:

• Safely and effectively maintain custody or transport detainees or mental health clients to various locations and facilities.
• Must be available for on-call duty in order to respond to operational needs and/or to respond to emergencies or immediate transport, to include travel throughout the state of Texas.
• Ability to run, stoop, bend, kneel, and twist.
• With or without accommodation, the “X” indicates the overall strength demand of the position during a typical workday:
• ___ Sedentary – lifting of no more than 10 pounds
• ___ Light – lifting no more than 20 pounds; carrying up to 10 pounds
• _X__ Medium – lifting no more than 50 pounds; carrying up to 25 pounds
• ___ Heavy – lifting no more than 100 pounds; carrying up to 50 pounds
• ___ Very Heavy – team lifting over 100 pounds; carrying more than 50 pounds

Physical Demand Codes:

Codes For How Often

• N = No
• E = Extensive (100 – 70% of the time)
• M = Moderate (60 – 30% of the time)
• I = Infrequent (20 – 10% of the time)
• A = Almost Never (<10% of the time)

Code / Task

• _M_ Standing
• _M_ Sitting
• _M_ Walking
• __I_ Lifting
• __I_ Carrying
• __I_ Pushing/Pulling
• __I_ Overhead Work
• __I_ Fine Dexterity
• _M_ Kneeling
• _M_ Crouching
• __I_ Crawling
• _M_ Bending
• _M_ Twisting
• _I__ Climbing
• _M_ Balancing
• _E_ Vision
• _E_ Hearing
• _E_ Talking