Law Enforcement Deputy Pre-Certified

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Compensation Range

$30.68-$43.53

Starting Salary Range

30.68-37.105

Job Description Summary

Perform law enforcement duties to maintain law and order in designated areas of Hillsborough County.

Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities

Note: Depending on assigned responsibilities, employees may perform some or all of the duties below.

• Patrol assigned areas to detect and monitor possible criminal activity and interrogate suspicious persons.

• Respond to emergency calls to provide assistance.

• Investigate incidents for civil or criminal law violations.

• Apprehend and arrest suspected law violators to ensure public safety.

• Prepare and preserve evidence in accordance with directives to maintain chain of custody.

• Testify in court to provide an accurate account of investigation findings.

• Control activities at traffic accident scenes by assisting victims or maintaining traffic flow.

• Enforce traffic laws by observing violations and issuing citations.

• Provide information and assistance to the public.

• Prepare and submit daily activity reports in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOP) and directives.

• Transport prisoners to court, medical, or prison facilities.

• Maintain patrol car, weapons, and other law enforcement equipment to ensure operational readiness.

• Perform other related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of local, state, and federal laws pertinent to law enforcement.

• Working knowledge of law enforcement guidelines and criminal investigation methods and techniques.

• Working knowledge of traffic accident control measures and investigation methods and techniques.

• Working knowledge of court procedures.

• Skill in the use and care of firearms and other law enforcement related equipment.

• Skill in administering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.

• Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

• Ability to act quickly and correctly in emergencies.

• Ability to pay close attention to detail.

• Ability to enforce the law courteously, tactfully, firmly, and impartially.

• Ability to handle confidential information.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

• Ability to use a computer and related software.

• Ability to meet specific physical requirements as may be established by competent authority.

Working Conditions

• Working within an office environment within a law enforcement agency, courthouse/court complex, and/or corrections facility.

• Working outdoors in a subtropical climate in potential adverse weather conditions.

• Remaining in a stationary position for extended periods of time at a scene, event, or workstation.

• May be required to engage in heavy physical exertion (e.g., lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of heavy weight from 160 to 180 pounds).

• May be required to work non-standard hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Required to wear a Sheriff’s Office provided uniform.

Minimum Education & Experience

• A high school diploma or possession of a GED certificate.

• Possession of a valid certification by the State of Florida as a law enforcement officer.

Additionally, the following are required:

• 21 years of age or older.

• United States citizen.

• Of good moral character.

• Six months tobacco/nicotine free at time of application.

• Live within Hillsborough County or within Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Lake, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, or Sumter County as long as the residence is located within the 60-mile parameter of Falkenburg Road Jail at that time of appointment/employment.

Required Pre-Employment Testing

• Successful completion of pre-employment testing.

• Successful completion of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Physical Abilities Assessment (PAA).

Note on the PAA: The course co