Patrol & Investigations Deputy

Agnello & Rogers; Sarasota (FL); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is seeking a law enforcement deputy to administer laws at the county, state, and federal levels with fairness and professionalism. Duties include patrolling, traffic stops, rights advisement, arrests, evidence handling, and coordinating with other units.

Responsibilities cover extensive field work, incident responses, court testimony, and maintaining public safety. Applicants must meet age, education, citizenship, and shift requirements, with multiple

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Must be able to work 12 hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must have one of the following: Associate's Degree or equivalent, prior military service with Honorable discharge, or three years of active military reserve service.
• Three years prior full-time Law Enforcement experience within three years of application.
• Three years prior experience as a corrections deputy with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

Responsibilities

• Complete assignments as directed.
• Maintain work areas.
• Collect/recover latent prints.
• Collect and preserve evidence/property.
• Examine bodies of deceased.
• Investigate/document injury to inmate.
• Monitor/respond dispatch and calls for service, secure crime scene.
• Apprehend suspects.
• Respond to traffic accidents.
• Monitor and report road/traffic conditions and hazards.
• Retrieve and enter information from mobile computer.
• Provide assistance to patrol deputies/detectives/other units.
• Guard persons in custody.
• Originate new cases.
• Administer field check to suspected intoxicated drivers.
• Transport persons (such as injured, threatened, deceased, or lost persons, mental patients, prisoners or suspects).
• Administer first aid/CPR.
• Confront and control or disperse demonstrators, rioters, or crowds.
• Conduct active patrolling of assigned area, conducts traffic stop, search for missing, lost, or runaway juveniles.
• Inform victims of victims' legal rights.
• Counsel and/or separate people involved in domestic disputes.
• Investigate non-police action calls (such as animal calls, rescue calls).
• Conduct traffic crash investigation.
• Conduct dwelling, building, or grounds check (EP).
• Photograph/video tape crime scene/evidence.
• Seize, impound, or confiscate vehicle/watercraft or property.
• Noncustodial and custodial interview of persons such as suspects, victims, witnesses, or informants.
• Review Be-On-The-Look-Out (BOLO).
• Act or respond to hostage or kidnapper.
• File complaints with state attorney's office.
• Conduct field frisk or pat down search.
• Respond to bomb/explosive threat.
• Pursue vehicle/watercraft.
• Control disorderedly or irate persons.
• Testify at trials, hearings, grand juries or dispositions.
• Located/contact property owners.
• Conduct minor investigations.
• Establish identity of suspect/arrestee.

Skills

Valid driver's license

US citizen

Education

High school diploma

Associate's degree or equivalent

Military service or honorable discharge

3 years law enforcement experience

3 years corrections deputy experience

Job description

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is seeking a law enforcement deputy to administer laws at the county, state, and federal levels with fairness and professionalism. Duties include patrolling, traffic stops, rights advisement, arrests, evidence handling, and coordinating with other units.

Responsibilities cover extensive field work, incident responses, court testimony, and maintaining public safety. Applicants must meet age, education, citizenship, and shift requirements, with multiple