Deputy Sheriff

Polk County Sheriff's Office; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Education Incentives

Free Employee Health Clinic

Wellness Incentives

FRS Retirement

EAP

Job summary

Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeking a Deputy Sheriff to perform a broad range of duties to protect life and property. The role emphasizes professional conduct, teamwork, and adherence to procedures while handling stressful situations and operating under 24/7 coverage.

Essential functions include testifying, serving legal documents, maintaining equipment and firearms, and conducting investigations. Required education includes a high school diploma, a Florida driver’s license, and completion

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Valid Florida driver's license is required.
• State of Florida Basic Recruit Certificate of Compliance or equivalent training.
• Completion of the Polk County Sheriff's Office Field Training Program.
• Prior law enforcement experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Testify at trials, hearings, and Grand Juries.
• Testify at depositions and serve subpoenas.
• Prepare orignal and supplemental reports.
• Maintain issued equipment and firearms.
• Inspect and maintain patrol vehicle.
• Interview victims, witnesses, informants and suspects.
• Complete field interrogation reports.
• Investigate crimes and pursue law violators.

Skills

Testify at trials/hearings

Serve subpoenas

Interview victims/witnesses/informants

Interview suspects

Maintain firearms

Education

High School or GED

Florida driver's license

Florida Basic Recruit Certificate of Compliance

Mandatory in-service training proficiency (General Orders 33.5)

Polk County Sheriff's Office Field Training Program completion

Job description

Position Concept SIGN-ON BONUSES FOR NEW HIRES SWORN/CERTIFIED DEPUTIES.........$2,000 $1,000 UPON HIRE AND $1,000 UPON PROBATION COMPLETION 1ST TIME SELF-SPONSORED LE.........$1,000 $500 UPON HIRE AND $500 UPON PROBATION COMPLETION MOVING ALLOWANCE (SWORN/OUT OF COUNTY)........$2,000 MOVING ALLOWANCE (SWORN/OUT OF STATE)........$5,000

The Deputy Sheriff performs a variety of duties and tasks related to the protection of life, limb and property. The most important and essential job function of the position is attitude which includes the following: interacting positively and cooperating with co-workers, responding politely to customers, working as a team member, functioning under intense time pressure and responding in a positive manner to supervision. The Deputy Sheriff may perform other related duties and tasks, as required and shall have the physical, mental and emotional abilities to perform the essential job duties of the position.

Employee Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Direct Deposit, Bi-Weekly Pay Checks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Education Incentives
• Free Employee Health Clinic
• Wellness Incentives
• FRS Retirement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free Employee Gym
• Life Insurance
• Deferred Compensation Plan

Essential Functions

• Testify at trials, hearings, and Grand Juries
• Testify at depositions
• Serve subpoenas
• Serve injunctions for protection
• Serve court ordered Baker Acts
• Prepare orignal and supplemental reports
• Maintain issued equipment
• Maintain firearms
• Inspect and maintain patrol vehicle
• Maintain attendance record
• File complain affidavits/notice to appear
• Review statutes, ordinances, and directives
• Review *BOLOs, requests, agreements
• Maintain notes of warnings, arrests, and contacts
• Maintain gas log
• Update and maintain, review manuals and files
• Prepare correspondence
• Collect latent fingerprints
• Photograph persons, evidence, crime scene
• Seize, impound vehicles and evidence
• Secure evidence
• Seize or confiscate illegal substances
• Secure found or acquired property
• Interview victims, witnesses, informants
• Interview suspects
• Complete field interrogation reports
• Investigate crimes against the state
• Investigate property crimes
• Initiate persons crime investigation
• Initiate death investigation
• Search for evidence or suspect
• Conduct active patrol in assigned area
• Conduct frisk or pat-down search
• Pursue vehicles
• Respond to rescue situations
• Conduct felony stop
• Respond to bomb threats
• Respond to civil unrest or riots
• Counsel persons involved in disputes
• Respond to alarm calls
• Conduct self-initiated arrest
• Control disorderly or irate persons
• Serve arrest warrant
• Transport inmate or arrestee
• Locate or retrieve body
• Examine abandoned vehicle
• Establish contacts/confidential informants
• Escort funeral
• Conduct dwelling, ground check
• Provide information to citizens
• Investigate, isolate hazardous materials
• Assist special needs, intoxicated persons
• Assist other agencies
• Warn citizens of dangers, hazards
• Provide security for special functions
• Conduct traffic stop, traffic controls
• Conduct DUI investigations
• Conduct parking enforcement
• Conduct traffic crash investigations

Primary Functions

• A deputy sheriff in this position is required to meet the primary duties of the pursuit, apprehension and arrest of law violators or suspected law violators and maintain same apprehension of suspects, inmates/prisoners or trustees during transportation.

Education, Professional Certification or License

• High School or GED
• Valid Florida driver's license
• State of Florida, Basic Recruit, Certificate of Compliance after completion of training in accordance with *CJSTC or comparable out of state training
• Successful maintenance of proficiency in mandatory in-service training as delineated in General Orders 33.5
• Successful completion of the Polk County Sheriff's Office Field Training Program

Professional Experience

• Prior law enforcement experience is preferred but not mandatory

Environmental Conditions

• Work may involve rotating 12 hour shifts
• Physical acts requiring strength and endurance may be required
• Works during inclement weather
• Involves exposure to dangerous and sometimes life threatening situations, events or persons
• Works under extreme varying degrees of stress
• Subject to call 24 hours a day
• Some exposure to morbid crime scenes involving the human body
• Works with a firearm and other required weapons
• Works with a great deal of autonomy requiring discretion and field decision-making
• May have to inflict bodily harm or kill another human being

Knowledge of

• PCSO policy and procedures
• Florida State Statutes
• Criminal Justice System
• Geographical area
• Resistance/Control Continuum
• Radio codes, signals, Unit identifications
• Case Reporting Manual
• Manufacture's standards
• Issue weapon nomenclature
• Surfaces conducive to fingerprinting
• Fingerprinting techniques
• Appearance of fingerprints
• Camera operation
• Evidence handling
• *RIC
• Types of evidence
• Evidence collection
• Illegal substance appearance
• Narcotics field test procedures
• Officer safety techniques
• Case law
• Domestic violence procedures
• Child/elderly abuse procedures
• Specialty team procedures
• Area characteristics
• First aid/CPR

Crowd control techniques

• Human anatomy
• Firearm safety procedures
• Public safety concerns
• Building/area search techniques
• Mobile field force system
• Defensive techniques
• Reference data
• Support units available
• Community services
• Referral sources
• Social and public assistance agencies
• Abnormal behavior
• Special function requirements
• Roadblock equipment
• Effects of intoxicants/drugs
• Field sobriety testing
• Crash investigation

Ability to

• Draw diagrams
• Operate public address system
• Conduct pat down, search for weapons
• Follow commands
• Recognize bas