Travis County Sheriff's Office M-2-CO Military to Corrections Officer - Job Training Program

Sheriff Deputy – Facilities position. This position is responsible for providing security at designated Travis County facilities, which include Courthouses, Commissioner’s Court, and the Combined Transportation, Emergency and Communications Center (CTECC); ensures the safety of those entering and exiting assigned facilities; safely operate x-ray machines and metal detectors; search individuals and packages entering the facility; conduct patrol of the interior and exterior of assigned facility; make onsite arrest for violations of State law; serve as an escort for elected officials and victims; and complete administrative tasks and duties associated with the role that may include complaints, arrest affidavits, and writing reports.

Maintain safety and security of courthouse visitors, judges, judicial staff, court employees, jurors, and the general public and the same for those entering other assigned facilities. Provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators of State Laws. Conduct screening of persons and properties entering designated facilities.Take control of incident scenes to maintain or redirect traffic flow, assist victims and aid in incident resolution.Conduct foot or vehicle patrol for specific areas in and around assigned facility. Investigate complaints, make arrests, book offenders, and prepare reports to include documentation of evidence.Record daily activities as necessary and submit related reports and paperwork to appropriate Chain of Command. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.Control emotions and focus on the professional duties and obligations in all circumstances regardless of provocations or stresses encountered. Apply active listening when communicating to ensure understanding, communicate necessary information to others in a calm, clear, dispassionate, and purposeful speaking voice in all circumstances. Create accurate, clear, concise, comprehensive relevant and grammatically correct documents. Work with employees and citizens from diverse population groups in order to comply with the department mission and best serve the public interest. Focus personal and team efforts toward continuous performance improvement. Actively seek opportunities to increase and improve knowledge, skill and abilities needed to improve personal performance. Use interpersonal skills to foster positive working relationships with team members (peers, supervisors, and subordinates) required to provide superior services in the public interest. Take appropriate action to accomplish assigned duties and accept responsibility for outcomes. Respond to unexpected situations in a reasonable manner. Maintain physical endurance and agility.Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up 50 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, walking, jogging, running, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling balancing, client/customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to stressful environments, exposure to excessive heat and cold (outdoor conditions) and client customer contact for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift and wear approximately a 40lb Self-Contained breathing apparatus for emergencies during fires and must be able to partially lift and drag an average weight person of 150lbs, a distance of 75 feet for the evacuation of individuals unable to assist themselves during emergencies.Must be able to communicate in clear English during emergencies.