Undersheriff

Cityofnewyork; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York's NYC Department of Finance Sheriff's Office seeks an Undersheriff to lead and manage operations at the Brooklyn Law Enforcement Bureau. The role involves supervising staff, coordinating with agencies, and ensuring compliance with Civil Practice Law and court orders.

The position requires a permanent Supervising Deputy Sheriff civil service title and a bachelor’s degree with 30 credits in accounting, law, or related fields, reflecting the high responsibility and administrative

Qualifications

• Must hold a permanent civil service title in Supervising Deputy Sheriff.
• Bachelor's degree with 30 credits in accounting, law, criminal justice, economics, business administration, public administration or related field.
• Ability to supervise staff and coordinate with law enforcement and court systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operation of a unit or county command within the Sheriff's Division.
• Supervise Deputy City Sheriffs and staff; assign duties and monitor activities.
• Manage execution of court mandates, seizures, writs, warrants, and evictions; review property exemptions.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree with 30 credits in accounting, law, criminal justice, economics, business administration, public administration or related field

Job description

IMPORTANT NOTE: CANDIDATES MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE SUPERVISING DEPUTY SHERIFF CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER YOUR PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

DOF's Sheriff's Office serves and enforces court mandates, orders of protection, warrants, decrees, and property seizures. Additionally, the Sheriff's Office conducts criminal investigations of real property fraud, tax crimes, and the trafficking of illegal and untaxed tobacco products and synthetic narcotics, and monitors defendants referred by the courts for electronic monitoring.

The Sheriff's Office is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented and responsible candidate to serve as an Undersheriff, at the Brooklyn Law Enforcement Bureau. Under general direction, with wide latitude for independent or unreviewed action or decision, the ideal candidate will perform work of a difficult and responsible nature in managing the operations of the County Division, or other equivalent assignments, to approve new processes as to legal sufficiency and enforce court orders in accordance with the law. The position encompasses supervisory and responsible administrative work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in the administration of activities. The Undersheriff acts for, and in the name of the City Sheriff in carrying out duties prescribed by the Civil Practice Law and Rules and other laws.

Reporting to the First Deputy Commissioner, the selected candidate's duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Oversee the operation of a unit, tour, joint operation, or county command of the Sheriff's Division.
• Supervises Deputy City Sheriffs Assignment Levels I, II, Supervising Deputy Sheriff Level I and other assigned staff. Assign staff and monitors unit activities, files, reports, logbooks, records, etc. Evaluates the performance of subordinates.
• Supervises Deputy City Sheriffs in the execution of court mandates and orders, including seizures of property, writs of assistance, and warrants of evictions. Reviews and verify property that is exempt by law from seizure or when property is required to be seized through breaking and entering.
• Coordinates with law enforcement agencies, litigants, court systems, and other government agencies in the execution of process, joint operations, patrol work and other field functions.
• Sets priorities of work assignments such as process executions, seizures, evictions, arrests and service of process to reflect workflow needs. Determines if an individual has immunity from service and/or arrest.
• Oversee Deputy City Sheriffs during criminal arrests and arraignments and the apprehension of people pursuant to civil orders and warrants of arrest. Responds to unusual occurrences during arrests.
• Advises staff on application of laws, rules, and procedures, including Civil Practice Law and Rules, Penal Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, and other applicable laws of the State of New York and other jurisdictions. Arranges for and supervise all aspects of Sheriff's sales including the sale of real property.
• Uses automated office systems and other computer technology to input and retrieve information, including researching databases to identify judgment debtors and stolen property.
• Reviews or approve documents related to the collection of money.
• Reviews legal documents for legal sufficiency and filing fees and takes appropriate action.
• Prepares written correspondences such as letters to lawyers, bankers and government agencies.
• Directs and approves the seizure, delivery, transfer, sale or release of all property and monies.
• Oversee the investigations of companies or individuals for the purpose of executing a legal process and other unusual incidents.
• Supervise investigations involving Electronic Monitoring clients who violate regulations illegally cut their monitoring bracelet and abscond from the program.
• Ensure that mandates of the court are followed in preparing case recommendations on defendants applying to enter the Electronic Monitoring Program.
• Prepare court ordered reports and ensure that absconders that are caught are delivered to the court safely and securely.

Additional Information:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

SUPERVISING DEPUTY SHERIFF - 30315

• 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 30 semester credits in accounting, law, criminal justice, economics, business administration, public administration or other closely related f