Deputy Sheriff - Law Enforcement - Patrol ID- 11081

Summary

Great Career Opportunity!

  • Salary increases to $5,335.16 after one year

  • 2 for 1 retirement contribution (TCDRS)
  • Deferred Compensation Retirement (457) available
  • Health, Vision, Dental and Life Insurance
  • Shift Differential Pay and Duty Differential Pay ($200/$300 per month)
  • Generous Vacation and Holiday Leave
  • Critical Incident Pay $50 per month
  • Uniform Allowance $500 per year
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Longevity Pay
  • Sick, Bereavement, and Military Leave
  • Generous Education Incentive Pay
  • Law Enforcement Certificate Pay
  • Patrol Training Officer Pay
  • Ability to work off duty jobs
  • Paid Court Time
  • Formal Promotion Testing System
  • Sick leave Pool
  • Collective Bargaining/Union Coverage/Civil Service

 

Duties and Responsibilities

 

  • Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests. Investigate illegal or suspicious activities
  • Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders
  • Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody
  • Record daily activities, and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities
  • Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas, in order to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators
  • Place people in protective custody
  • Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes
  • Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders
  • Respond to citizens calls involving vehicle accidents, crimes, neighborhood disturbances, fire and other citizen requests and obtain witness statements
  • Issues citations, serve warrants of arrest, apprehend suspects and arrest persons charged with felonies and misdemeanors
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School or General Education Development (GED) certificate
  • Basic Peace Officer Certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) (Formally TCLEOSE)
  • Must have no prior arrest records for: driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired, no possession or trafficking of illegal narcotics or drugs, assault, stalking, family violence, theft, crimes of moral turpitude, or sexual offenses.
  • Military applicants must disclose any non-judicial discipline involving the Uniform Code of Military Justice
  • Must have never been on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense.
  • Must not be currently under indictment for any criminal offense
  • Must have never been convicted of an offense above the grade of a Class C misdemeanor
  • Good knowledge of Federal, State and Local laws, codes and statutes
  • Must be able to patrol assigned district attempting to detect and suppress criminal activity.
  • Must be able to make criminal justice inquiries on suspects to determine if wanted and making arrest when appropriate
  • Must be able to prepare detailed incident reports
  • Must be able to enforce traffic laws by patrolling and issuing traffic citations to violators
  • Investigate traffic accidents
  • Must be able to testify in court
  • Must be physically fit; initial patrol school will involve physical training and conditioning 
  • Ability to effectively respond to citizen inquires and complaints
  • Skill in communicating effectively both in writing and in person
  • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, Elected/Appointed Officials, Department/Division Heads, County employees, government agencies and the general public
  • Must secure and maintain a favorable background investigation from the Bexar County Sheriff's Office

  • May be required to work shift-work and work more than 40 hours during a workweek
Working Conditions and Physical Demands:  

Supplemental Information

Workstations with internet access are available, if needed, to view job postings and apply online at 211 S Flores, San Antonio, TX 78204, 8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday. Phone: 210-335-2545.
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