Deputy Sheriff/Deputy Sheriff - Trainee



Job Details

Deputy Sheriff/Deputy Sheriff - Trainee
Employer

Humboldt County, Nevada

Salary

$49,379.20 - $61,609.60 Annually

Location

Winnemucca, NV

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

00002

Department/Office

Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Opening Date

11/16/2017

Closing Date

Continuous

Description

DEFINITION:   Under general supervision, provides law enforcement services including patrol, citizen assistance, investigations, crime prevention, traffic control, transportation, and court security; and performs other work as assigned.
 
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:  The class of Deputy Sheriff – Trainee is the entry level class for employees who do not have a current Nevada POST Category 1 or Category 3 certificate.  Employees in this class must complete the requirements for Nevada POST certification and perform the duties of a Deputy Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff – Detention under immediate supervision.  Employees in the Trainee class are normally expected to qualify for promotion to the class of Deputy Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff – Detention within eighteen months of initial appointment.
 
Employees in the class of Deputy Sheriff are distinguished from those in the class of Deputy Sheriff – Detention by possession of a Category 1 Basic POST certificate and regular assignment to patrol and/or investigative functions. Employees in either class may be assigned to work in the detention facility as a regular assignment.

Examples of Duties

The duties listed below are examples of the work typically performed by employees in this class.  An employee may not be assigned all duties listed and may be assigned duties which are not listed below.  Marginal duties (shown in italics) are those which are least likely to be essential functions for any single position in this class.
 
1.   Performs patrol functions:  maintains vigilance for the occurrence of criminal activity and need for assistance from the law enforcement personnel; responds to occurrences by apprehending, detaining, arresting, and transporting criminal suspects; handles sensitive, emotionally charged, and/or potentially explosive confrontations to preserve or restore peace.
 
2.   Investigates crimes to identify suspects and their whereabouts; conducts interviews and interrogations; searches for and seizes evidence; documents steps of investigation; testifies in court; uses specialized investigative techniques, including undercover operations, to develop a prosecutable case.
 
3.   Organizes and analyzes data:  reviews data to extract information to meet specific needs; presents information in a narrative and/or statistical form so that it is readily understandable by the requester or recipient.
 
4.   Prepares information for presentation in court and makes presentations in court; studies the details of a case; assembles and organizes needed documentation; orally presents information requested in meetings and court appearances.
 
5.   Enforces public safety regulations:  issues warnings, citations, and summonses to ordinarily law-abiding members of the public who may be in violation of laws regulating traffic, licensing, or environmental health; interacts with upset and agitated individuals to provide explanations and directions.
 
 
 
6.   Enhances community relations:  creates positive, professional, non enforcement relationships with individuals and groups within the community in formal and informal settings; provides non enforcement services and arranges for activities consistent with department policy.
 
7.   Maintains operation proficiencies:  stays abreast of the latest information relevant to assignments and areas of responsibility.
 
8.   Provides instruction and training:  formally presents a body of knowledge to students in classroom settings; informally orients new personnel to their work environment.
 
9.   Performs deputy coroner functions.
 
10. Responds to hazardous materials incidents:  using technical aids and expertise, takes actions consistent with level of training to protect life and property and to render harmless explosive or hazardous materials.

Typical Qualifications

Knowledge and Ability:
 
Deputy Sheriff Level
 
Knowledge of current traffic, domestic violence, and criminal case laws; principles of civil rights and scope of law enforcement officer authority; procedures for processing and preserving crime scenes and evidence; interview and interrogation techniques; first aid procedures; procedures for initial response to hazardous materials incidents; local geography and referral agencies.
 
 
Both Levels
Ability to read and apply regulations and policies of; describe people, actions and scenes; identify and solve problems; communicate effectively with individuals in a variety of different emotional states, from a variety of different backgrounds and with different educational backgrounds and mental capacities; rapidly shift among communication styles; communicate by radio; evaluate the behavior of detainees; respond to and make decisions under stress of emergency and confrontation; remember and make a written record of observations and actions taken; use a computer to enter and retrieve information; apply classification and coding systems; apply general information and principles to specific situations; perform basic math
 

Supplemental Information

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  
 
Strength and stamina to sit for long periods of time in a patrol vehicle and to enter and exit the vehicle quickly and frequently; strength, stamina, coordination and balance to stand and walk for long periods, walk and run on uneven surfaces, bend and reach to conduct inspections, climb ladders, fences and other obstacles, run in pursuit of other individuals, physically restrain uncooperative and violent individuals, drive vehicles in high speed pursuit, carry equipment and supplies; remain alert in a confined space on all shifts and with limited contact with others; vision to see detail in low light; hearing to identify tone signals and perceive conversation activities; coordination, vision and strength for use of firearms; coordination, vision and dexterity for use of computer terminals; remain alert; continue physical exertion under stress, strength to move the weight of a human body.
 
WORKING CONDITIONS
 
Shift work with periodic change in shifts; working along in isolated geographic areas, outside in all types of weather and conditions; movement from indoor to outdoor environments; work in confined spaces; stress of working with detainees, persons under the influence of alcohol and drugs, emotional individuals, and resistive and combative persons; stress of exposure to personally dangerous individuals and circumstances including dead, injured and sick individuals; exposure to individuals with communicable diseases.  

State and Local Income Tax

  • The Constitution of the State of Nevada prohibits the taxation of income.
Retirement 
Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)(1):
  • Humboldt County, Nevada contributes 28% of an eligible Regular Member's salary for retirement.
  • Humboldt County, Nevada contributes 40.50% of an eligible Sheriff's Office Deputy's salary for retirement.
Nevada Deferred Compensation Program (NDC):
  • The NDC is voluntary retirement savings program for employees of the State of Nevada, NSHE and other local government employers.
  • The program is designed to supplement other retirement savings and pensions.
  • Contributions are made pre-tax and investment earnings are tax-deferred or you may invest on pre-tax(Roth) basis and your investment earnings will be tax free upon eligible withdrawal.
  • Both types of deductions are made through payroll.
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Stipend:
  • Humboldt County, Nevada provides a monthly insurance stipend to assist employees who elect to participate in any of the County offered insurance plans.
  • The stipend for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 is $910.00 per month.
Health Insurance Eligibility:
  • Employees working 30 hours or more per week are eligible for health insurance coverage.
  • Eligible employees as defined in the group health insurance plan are eligible to enroll in the group health insurance plan effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
  • Dependents of employees, as defined in the current plan booklet, are also eligible for coverage under the insurance plan at the employee's expense.
  • Employees must authorize a payroll deduction of any share of the health coverage premium, which is to be paid by the employee.
Health Plan Options (Administered by Hometown Health):
  1. Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
    1. Monthly coverage costs are:
      1. Employee only: $841.26,
      2. Employee and Spouse: $1,850.75,
      3. Employee and Child/Children: $1,514.25, and
      4. Employee and Family: $2,207.88.
    2. The calendar year deductibles for this plan are;
      1. Individual In Network: $1,000.00,
      2. Individual Out of Network: $2,000.00,
      3. Family In Network: $2,000.00, and
      4. Family Out of Network: $4,000.00.
    3. After deductible has been met, a coinsurance(2) of the following will be applied:
      1. In Network: 20%, and
      2. Out of Network: 40%.
  2. High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) 2600 with Health Savings Account (HSA)
    1. Monthly coverage costs are:
      1. Employee only: $706.25,
      2. Employee and Spouse: $1,553.72,
      3. Employee and Child/Children: $1,271.23, and
      4. Employee and Family: $2,189.33.
    2. The calendar year deductibles for this plan are;
      1. Individual In Network: $2,600.00,
      2. Individual Out of Network: $5,200.00,
      3. Family In Network: $5,200.00, and
      4. Family Out of Network: $10,400.00.
    3. After deductible has been met, a coinsurance of the following will be applied:
      1. In Network: 0%, and
      2. Out of Network: 30%.
  3. HDHP 3000 with HSA
    1. Monthly coverage costs are:
      1. Employee only: $659.38,
      2. Employee and Spouse: $1,450.60,
      3. Employee and Child/Children: $1,186.87, and
      4. Employee and Family: $2,044.04.
    2. The calendar year deductibles for this plan are;
      1. Individual In Network: $3,000.00,
      2. Individual Out of Network: $6,000.00,
      3. Family In Network: $6,000.00, and
      4. Family Out of Network: $12,000.00.
    3. After deductible has been met, a coinsurance of the following will be applied:
      1. In Network: 0%, and
      2. Out of Network: 30%.
  • Please contact Humboldt County Human Resources for additional information on available health insurance plans.
Prescription Drug Insurance (Administered by Hometown Health):
  • Humboldt County, Nevada offers prescription drug coverage to eligible employees. Please contact Humboldt County Human Resources for additional information on the County's dental insurance plans.
Dental Insurance Plan Options (Administered by Standard Insurance Company):
  • Humboldt County, Nevada offers two dental insurance plans available to eligible employees. Please contact Humboldt County Human Resources for additional information on the County's dental insurance plans.
Vision Insurance Plan (Administered by Standard Insurance Company):
  • Humboldt County, Nevada offers vision insurance to eligible employees. Please contact Humboldt County Human Resources for additional information on the County's vision insurance plan.
Leave Plans
Annual Leave:
  • All full-time employees will earn annual leave beginning from their initial date of hire at a rate of .0385 hours earned per hour's paid(3).
  • Part-time employees who regularly work 20 hours or more per week will earn annual leave on a pro-rata basis. 
  • Employees earn additional annual leave hours at 5, 10, 15, and 25 years of service up to a maximum of 240 hours (30 days) per year.
  • While on probationary period, an employee cannot take annual leave for the first six months; the employee still accrues vacation leave during this time.
Sick Leave:
  • Eligible Humboldt County, Nevada employees accrue sick leave at the rate of .0577 hours for each hour worked up to a maximum accrual of 120 hours per year with a maximum accrual of 980 hours.
Holiday Leave:
  • Eligible Humboldt County, Nevada employees enjoy 11 paid holidays per year plus one additional day as a floating holiday(4).
  • Holidays eligible for paid holiday leave include;
    • New Year's Day,
    • Martin Luther King Day,
    • President's Day,
    • Memorial Day,
    • Independence Day,
    • Labor Day,
    • Nevada Day,
    • Veteran's Day,
    • Thanksgiving Day,
    • Family Day (Friday after Thanksgiving), and
    • Christmas Day. 
Tuition Reimbursement
  • Humboldt County, Nevada values its employees and empowers them to enhance their skills by taking career related higher education courses as well as participating in job related workshops and seminars.
  • To that end, the County has a generous Tuition Reimbursement policy for accredited courses, reimbursing up to $1,500 per year(5) in educational expenses.
Note: Humboldt County, Nevada provides benefits to regular employees. Most part time positions are ineligible for benefits.
 
1: PERS retirement benefits are only available to employees hired in positions that work 20 hours per week or more on a regular basis.  Positions of less than 20 hours per week (or less than 1040 hours in a fiscal year) will instead receive Social Security contributions.
2: Coinsurance is the percentage of costs paid by employees after they have paid/met their respective deductibles.
3:  Employees will accrue annual leave during their introductory period but are not allowed to use annual leave until you they have been employed continuously for at least 6 months.
4: Employees are eligible to receive the additional floating holiday after successful completion of 1 year of service with the County.
5: Restrictions apply. Please contact Humboldt County Human Resources for more information.

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Are you P.O.S.T Certified
  • POST Cat I
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  • POST Cat III
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Employer
Humboldt County, Nevada
Address
50 West Fifth Street
Room 205
Winnemucca, Nevada, 89445
Phone
(775) 623-6300
Website
http://www.hcnv.us/

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