Deputy Sheriff Bailiff

County of San Mateo; California (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A County Sheriff's Office is seeking an experienced Deputy Sheriff Bailiff to maintain courtroom order and security during trials. Responsibilities include enforcing courtroom rules, managing incarcerated individuals, and assisting judges. Applicants must be current peace officers with a valid California Basic POST Certificate. This role demands significant experience and integrity in law enforcement, emphasizing safety and courtroom procedures. Join a dedicated team focused on justice and community safety.

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess a valid California Basic POST Certificate.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Should have experience as a peace officer.

Responsibilities

• Maintain security and order in the courtroom.
• Enforce courtroom rules of behavior.
• Assist judges as needed.
• Transport incarcerated individuals to and from court.

Skills

Experience as a peace officer

Ability to enforce courtroom rules

Skills in maintaining order

Knowledge of civil laws

Effective communication

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

California Basic POST Certificate

Tools

Firearms

Job description

Are you an experienced peace officer? The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is seeking current peace officers for the position of Deputy Sheriff Bailiff. Under general supervision, Deputy Sheriff Bailiffs maintain courtroom order and security during trials, enforce courtroom rules of behavior, and oversee the transportation of incarcerated individuals, alongside other law enforcement and crime prevention tasks as assigned. They focus primarily on bailiff duties, contrasting with Deputy Sheriffs who handle a broader range of law enforcement responsibilities such as crime investigation, area patrolling, detainee supervision and transportation, and public safety.

To avoid delays in processing your application for this position, please read all the information contained in this job posting prior to submitting an application.

This is NOT an ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION.

Successful candidates must have experience as a peace officer and must possess a valid California Basic POST Certificate. The Basic Certificate is awarded to current full-time peace officers of a POST-participating agency that have satisfactorily completed the prerequisite Basic Course requirement and the employing agency's probationary period. A copy of a valid California Basic POST Certificate or Basic Course Waiver Letter must be attached to the application.

California Basic POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) Certificate - The Basic Certificate is awarded, as defined in Regulation 1012, to currently employed full-time peace officers of a POST-participating agency who have satisfactorily completed the prerequisite Basic Course requirement and the employing agency's probationary period.

Out-of-state applicants: Completion of the Basic Course Waiver process is an option for meeting California's Regular Basic Course training requirement for out-of-state applicants. An individual must successfully complete the entire four-step Basic Course Waiver (BCW) process to obtain a waiver. To begin or learn more about the Basic Course Wavier process, please visit https://www.post.ca.gov/basic-course-waiver-process.aspx.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining security and order in the courtroom and court premises.
• Preserving order among participants and spectators during court proceedings.
• Enforcing courtroom rules of behavior.
• Escorting the jury to and from areas outside the courtroom and acting as a liaison for jurors during court sessions and deliberations.
• Preparing incarcerated persons for court and release, escorting them to and from court, and guarding them while in court.
• Assisting judges as needed.
• Calling participants to the stand.
• Providing information to the public and participants during court proceedings regarding court procedures, customs, and regulations.
• Collecting and retaining unauthorized firearms, weapons, and other contraband from persons entering the courtroom.
• Possibly physically restraining incarcerated persons.
• Potentially arresting individuals violating laws during proceedings.
• Possibly testifying in court.
• Serving legal papers such as subpoenas, summonses, complaints, writs of attachment, execution, and restitution.
• Supervising incarcerated persons at detention facilities and in court holding areas.
• Transporting jail inmates when security requires an armed peace officer.
• Preparing crime and/or incident reports.
• Serving arrest and bench warrants.
• Preparing records and reports relating to the business of the courts and/or the Sheriff’s Office.
• Performing related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

As required by state law, candidates for Deputy Sheriff classifications must have the following qualifications: Education: A high school graduate or passing the General Education Development (GED) test or other high school equivalency test approved by CDE, or completion of at least 60 college units from an accredited or approved institution to apply. Certificate: As required by the State of California, incumbents at this level must possess a valid California Basic POST Certificate.

Knowledge of

• Civil laws, codes, ordinances, and recent court decisions.
• Principles and practices of law enforcement, criminal investigation, and basic psychology.
• Rules of evidence, laws of arrest and court procedure.

Skill/Ability to

• Identify and analyze complex socioeconomic issues and problems.
• Plan, direct, coordinate, implement and evaluate programs and services on a comprehensive, County-wide level to meet community needs.
• Integrate a variety of activities and services to achieve program goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Apply principles and techniques of community organization.
• Speak effectively to diverse audiences, including client, professional, civic and citizen groups.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with other program managers and staff, other agencies, and the community; enlist and mobilize community support for programs.
• Prepare complex and detailed written reports, program policies, procedures, and contracts.
• Train staff and coordinate activities of contractors, volunteer groups and staff.
• Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

Licensure

• Possession of a Class C California driver license or equivalent.

Other Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age per P.O.S.T and AB-89 Peace Officers: Minimum Qualifications.
• Refrain from using tobacco products at any time for employees hired by the County after October 1, 2004.

Application/Examination

Anyone May Apply. Responses to supplemental questions must be submitted in addition to our County of San Mateo application form along with a copy of your California Basic POST Certificate. An application screening committee may select those applicants whose education, experience, training, and knowledge most closely match the requirements of the position and the needs of the Sheriff's Office.

This is a continuous recruitment which may close at any time. The final filing date will be posted 5 days in advance in the County of San Mateo Human Resources Department.

Qualified candidates will be notified of the date, time and place of the examinations. Subsequent phases of the selection process include a psychological evaluation, polygraph test, and medical examination. The Sheriff's Office will conduct final interviews with candidates who pass all required tests and evaluations. Final selection of candidates is made by the Sheriff's Office and is based on panel interview performance and information gathered in the background investigation, psychological and polygraph assessments, and medical evaluations. The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied, and any provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice. All examinations will be given in San Mateo County, California, and applicants must participate at their own expense.

IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the “Apply” button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to https://jobs.smcgov.org/ to apply. Online applications must be received by the Human Resources Department before midnight on the final filing date.

For specific questions regarding retirement, the San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association ( www.samcera.org ) can be contacted by email ( [e-mail] ) or by phone [phone]).

Apply immediately. This recruitment is open on a continuous basis and selections may be made at any time within the process.

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