Limited Duty Jail Deputy (Lea12)

Are you passionate about justice and community safety?
Do you want to make a positive difference in the community where you live?
If you answered YES then we want YOU!!

Take the next step towards a career in law enforcement and apply to be a
Limited Duty Jail Deputy in the Benton County Sheriff's Office!

Benton County is committed to continuously providing a workplace
where equal employment opportunity is afforded to all people.
We encourage women and minorities to apply!

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. We will train.

• This is an on-call position not to exceed 1040 hours worked in a fiscal year.

• Monitoring, inspecting, searching, counseling and providing direct services to the population of adults in custody and control room operations.

• Assist with bookings and releases of adults in custody including, clothed and unclothed searches, data collection, verifying and entry; screening for medical and or mental health concerns; inventory and securing of property and funds belonging to adults in custody.

• Maintaining accurate and current custody documents, computerized activity logs, visitation log, receipts, distribution of facility reports, and completing officer reports related to routine and emergency incidents, rule violations, possible criminal activities, and use of force incidents.

• Answering phones, scheduling visits with social and professional visitors, maintaining positive working relations with other criminal justice professionals and addressing concerns and questions from adults in custody's family and friends.

• Setting up and administering medicines and medical orders as ordered or directed by Facility Medical Staff.

• Assist with educational or rehabilitative programming to the population of adults in custody.
• Counseling and referral of adults in custody.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 18 years of age at time of hire
• Valid State issued Driver's License with good driving record.

• Successfully pass a background investigation, psychological exam, and medical evaluation before being hired.
• First Aid and CPR Certifications within 3 months of hiring
• Ability to work any shift
• Must successfully pass the written POST (Police Officer Selection Test) by a minimum of 70% overall. Test is no cost to you and consists of Math, Reading, Grammar and Writing.

Joining the Benton County Sheriff's Office will give you the opportunity to be a part of a progressive, professional law enforcement office that serves a county of over 90,000 citizens. Involvement opportunities are ample with these positions/duties available: Honor Guard, Peer Support Team, Field Training Deputy, Instructors (Firearms, Defensive Tactics, CONSIMS, ATV, 1st Aid/CPR, Taser, etc.), Search and Rescue, Transport Deputy, Work Crew Coordinator and more!

Sgt. Ryan Roth, Training & Recruiting Sergeant

Benton County Sheriff's Office

Telephone: (541) 766-6853

ryan.roth@bentoncountyor.gov

Living in Benton County

• To apply for this position, click on the "Apply" button to fill out all information in the online application and complete the questionnaire. Failure to do so may result in your application being removed from consideration.
• Only complete applications received by the posted application deadline date, or the first review date will be considered.
• Answer all supplemental questions.

• You will get an email stating your application has been submitted. Log in to your NeoGov account before the job announcement closes to see if you have any pending tasks or notifications, and make sure to complete these tasks before the job announcement closes. These can be found under the “My Applications” section.
• Be sure to check both your email and NeoGov account for updates regarding this recruitment.
• There will be two rounds of interviews for this position.

• This is a FLSA non - exempt position.
• Hiring is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
• This position requires driving and may require use of a personal vehicle. A driver's license is required.
• This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
• This recruitment may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates for future vacancies.
• Please save a copy of this job announcement for your reference, as it may not be available for you to view after the job closes.
• Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For further information, please see the following website: Veterans Resources. NOTE: If claiming veterans’ preference please be sure to attach your DD214 or Disability letter from the VA.
• Benton County does not offer VISA sponsorships. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. Benton County will review these documents to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.
• If you wish to identify yourself as an individual with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and will be requesting accommodation, please contact the Benton County Human Resources Department by calling 541-766-6081.

Benton County is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to work force diversity, fair employment practices and non-discrimination, including pay equity for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, marital status, family status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or source of income.