DUTIES
The Corrections Deputy will be responsible for a wide variety of duties including but not limited to:
- Escorting inmates to and from their housing locations.
- Overseeing various inmate activities, controlling and resolving inmate incidents, conducting searches, preparing inmate records, monitoring security, and conducting inmate counts.
- Preventing escapes, participating in facility transports, preparing appropriate paperwork, counseling inmates, responding to emergencies, providing guard duty, and performing any other related duties as needed.
- Under the Performance Management Plus (PMP) evaluation system, any RI’s shall be accomplished at least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the closing date on the memorandum.
- Must have no sustained level 3, 4, or 5 complaints, and no sustained complaints of any level pertaining to moral turpitude, integrity or insubordination, for two (2) years prior to participation in the selection process.
- Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen. If naturalized, citizenship papers are required.
- Candidate must be at least nineteen (19) years of age and have a valid birth certificate.
- Candidate must possess a valid High School Diploma or G.E.D.
- Candidate must possess a valid Driver License.
- Candidates without at least an Associate’s Degree or the equivalent amount of credits from an accredited institution must successfully complete the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test and achieve a score of 267 or higher in Verbal Skills and 241 or higher in Quantitative Skills (math).
- If the candidate has prior military service, he/she must have received an “Honorable Discharge” (Form DD 214 required) and have completed his/her military contract. For purposes of meeting the eligibility requirement, candidates who have prior military service with an Honorable Discharge; however, did not complete their military contract shall be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Candidate must meet the minimum standards of the agency approved Physical Abilities Test (P.A.T.).
- Candidate must never have been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement.
- Candidate must successfully complete an oral review board.
- Candidate must submit to a psychological screening exam with satisfactory results. Exam shall be administered by a licensed professional provided by the Sheriff’s Office.
- Candidate must submit to a complete physical examination meeting FDLE requirements, to include but not limited to: drug screening, hearing and vision screening, and EKG testing.
- Oath of Office: Upon appointment, after state certification is acquired, and before being assigned to any duties in the Sheriff’s Office, all deputies shall take and subscribe to an oath of office to enforce the laws and uphold both the Florida State and U.S. Constitutions. Civilian employees shall take and subscribe to an oath of loyalty. Deputies shall also abide by the “Law Enforcement Code of Ethics,” which is adopted by this agency. All oaths and the code of ethics are located in General Order 1.1 [CFA 13.01]