Job Description

Posting number: 26-52261-02

Department: Sheriff

Division: Media Info Bureau - Admin

Job classification: SHERIFF'S SERVICE OFFICER I

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Administrative Assistant

Summary

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The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for Sheriff's Service Officer I to support their team at locations across Riverside County.

Under general supervision, performs a variety of support services, maintenance tasks, and supply and record-keeping activities for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, and performs other related duties as required.

Meet the Team!

The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California. The Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty, and believes in service above self.

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Examples of duties

• Supervise trustees, work release, and labor program workers in performing routine vehicle and facility and grounds maintenance; ensure vehicles are cleaned, inspected, maintained, and serviced in order to meet the operational needs of the facility; maintain records of trustees, work release, and labor program worker's hours.
• Maintain the working order of a wide variety of equipment including safety equipment, emergency equipment, weapons, radios, radar equipment, and security cameras, and send out or pick up and deliver equipment for repair or adjustments as needed.
• Enter, track, and maintain various equipment inventories, logs, or other departmental records; maintain storage areas, store rooms, and inventory for facilities, vehicles, and equipment; order, pick up, and stock assigned forms, supplies and other necessary items such as keys, gas credit cards, license tags and plates; arrange vehicle painting; install department decals on vehicles; maintain records on vehicles concerning mileage, registration, repairs, and related requirements; ensure vehicles have necessary supplies and equipment such as trauma kits and fire extinguishers; conducts quality control inspections of vehicles.
• Perform background checks/investigations for permits and licenses; fingerprint the public; fingerprint, photograph, process and register identified members of the public, such as drug, sex, and arson registrants and suspects, as mandated by law.
• Take phone calls concerning background inquiries, internal, civil, and criminal issues, furnish information to the public and authorized law enforcement personnel over the telephone or at a counter in accordance with established departmental policy; write documenting reports; perform front counter duties at stations or bureaus; receive or prepare deliveries of equipment, supplies, and other materials.
• Enforce vehicle code parking regulations at a City/County facility by issuing warnings or citations for illegal parking; assist motorists and advise the general public of County parking regulations and parking violation procedures; report irregular circumstances to on-site law enforcement staff; appear in court to give testimony relative to citations.
• Process a variety of police reports by reviewing for complete and correct information, resolving errors, or obtaining missing information from deputies; gather background information on persons or property such as arrest record, outstanding warrants, stolen or recovered property, etc. for use in further investigations.
• Enter and retrieve on-line confidential law enforcement information; send messages over law enforcement data systems by computer terminal; process traffic citations and vehicular traffic incident reports; sort citations to appropriate courts; review citations for correct reporting code, vehicle code section, court date and time; obtain driver's license and driving record history from Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Transport vehicles, laboratory specimens, supplies, new or surplus equipment; transport evidence and other items as required to various locations including the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• Assist sworn or forensic personnel with evidence collection, entry into ELEETS system (Law Enforcement Evidence Tracking System), and storage of evidence.
• Tasked with the scheduling and tracking of training for station personnel, completion of registration paperwork, and arranging temporary housing, transportation, and per diem for personnel undergoing training.
• Perform specialized routine functions, such as the cleaning, repair, assembly, and disassembly of equipment, scheduled equipment maintenance, and preparing computer equipment for delivery or disposal.
• Assist with facility inspections, maintain compliance of facility-specific logs, and conduct monthly log audits.
• Perform facility-specific tasks as necessary.

Qualifications

Education: Graduation from high school, possession of a certificate of proficiency issued by the California State Board of Education, or attainment of a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. examination.

Knowledge of: Community structure and the relationship of law enforcement service to the community at large; correct written and verbal usage of the English language; basic mathematics; laws, procedures, and precautions related to the safe operation of vehicles.

Ability to: Develop and maintain effective working relationships with employees, vendors, and the public; effectively oversee inmates; safely control and maintain the security of assigned trustees, work release, and labor program workers; understand, interpret, and apply basic laws, rules, regulations, and law enforcement policies and procedures; follow oral and written instructions.

Other Requirements

License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for lifting up to 25 lbs. Must be able to walk, sit, and stand for extended periods of time. Incumbents may work in extreme weather for long periods of time (e.g., high temperatures). Incumbents may be required to work mandatory weekends, rotating shifts, and holidays.

Supplemental information

Who may apply?

This recruitment is open to all. Current Riverside County Sheriff's Office and Riverside County employees will receive priority consideration.

For questions regarding this recruitment:

Contact the recruiter, Mary Miller, at 951-955-3464 or via email at mmiller@rivco.org with any questions regarding this recruitment. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.