8306-Senior Deputy Sheriff

Job Description

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

JOB CODE TITLE: SENIOR DEPUTY SHERIFF JOB CODE: 8306

Business Unit: COMMN

DEFINITION:

Under direction, functions as a lead worker or specialist in a variety of duties relating to supervision of prisoners in custody; serves as a bailiff in civil, criminal, and juvenile courts; receives and enforces civil processes; performs specialized law enforcement and administrative duties related to investigations, training, technical services, warrants service, prisoner transportation, personnel management, fiscal administration, and public building and grounds security; performs related law enforcement duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:

The class of Senior Deputy Sheriff is distinguished from that of a Deputy Sheriff in that a Senior Deputy Sheriff serves as a lead worker or specialist in assigned duties, and may direct sworn or civilian staff as lead worker or supervisor. The class of Senior Deputy Sheriff is further distinguished from that of Sheriff's Sergeant in that a Sheriff's Sergeant serves as a line-level supervisor in assigned duties, and regularly serves as an Assistant Watch Commander or Section Commander in a jail, court security, field and support services, administrative, or specialized division or subdivision of the Sheriff's Department.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

The Senior Deputy Sheriff may supervise sworn and civilian personnel as the need arises.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties as assigned to this class(es) and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Leads or supervises sworn staff in the care and control of prisoners in the county jail or jail alternative programs; leads or supervises maintaining of order and security in and around jail facilities; leads or supervises line staff in the performance of routine jail duties such as cell inspections and searches, contraband searches and seizures, movement, recreation, counts, meals, visits, mail, commissary, medical calls, and other day-to-day jail operations; performs related line-level administrative duties involving operating a computer terminal, making arithmetical calculations, posting policies and procedures, investigating prisoner grievances or disciplinary actions, and preparing detailed narrative reports; instructs line staff as jail training officer; may serve as acting Assistant Watch Commander or acting Watch Commander in the absence of a regularly assigned commander of higher rank.

2. Assumes first-responder scene command in the event of jail emergencies or extraordinary events such as fights, riots, fires, criminal acts, or other situations; intervenes to diffuse potential problem situations, by identifying prisoner emotional and physical conditions; leads or supervises movement of prisoners under exceptional circumstances; assures proper documentation of jail emergencies.

3. Services as a bailiff in civil, criminal, and juvenile courts; leads or supervises in multiple-bailiff courts; instructs court security staff as training officer.

4. Receives and enforces civil processes, including writs of attachment and garnishment, eviction orders, and property sales to satisfy civil judgments.

JOB CODE TITLE: SENIOR DEPUTY SHERIFF JOB CODE: 8306

Business Unit: COMMN

5. Performs specialized law enforcement and administrative duties related to criminal, internal affairs, or background investigations; performs specialized duties as law enforcement and jail operations training officer assigned to the Training Section; leads or supervises warrants services units for the Central Warrants Bureau or Alternative Programs, including day-today administrative oversight and field operations; leads or supervises prisoner transportation, including inter facility transportation, out-of-country transportation, and transfers of arrestees from Police Department district stations to the county jail; leads or supervises personnel functions including hiring, performance evaluations, disability accounting, and related operations; leads or supervises sworn and civilian staff in public building and grounds security operations, including monitoring of visitor ingress through metal detectors, maintaining order in public building and grounds, and roving patrol of access points; may serve as acting Section Commander in the absence of a regularly assigned commander of higher rank.

6. Performs related law enforcement duties as assigned.

JOB RELATED AND ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Working Knowledge of: Federal, state, and local standards of prisoner care, penal laws, facility security requirements, departmental work rules, defensive tactics, approved restraint methods, use of force techniques, lethal and non-lethal weapons, proper search techniques, first aid, CPR, and laws and procedures related to discrimination and harassment.

Ability to: Follow written and oral directions, provide clear and concise instructions to subordinates, lead subordinates effectively both by example and by verbal direction, prioritize assignments, resolve conflicts, develop and maintain team values in subordinates, listen effectively, show appropriate sensitivity to ethnic and cultural diversity, deal tactfully and courteously with the public, control prisoners individually and in groups, deal with the persons fairly and impartially, react quickly and calmly in emergency situations, speak and write effectively, observe situations correctly, write reports accurately and concisely, and maintain accurate records.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES:

Experience: Completion of the entry-level probationary period and a total of two (2) years of experience in the Sheriff's Department in classes 8302 Deputy Sheriff I and 8304 Deputy Sheriff.

Training: Successful completion of STC Core Training and a POST Basic Academy

Licenses: Valid California Driver's License.

Effective Date:

Amended Date: 9/27/00

Reason for Amendment: To accurately reflect the current tasks, knowledge, skills, and abilities defined in the most recent job analysis conducted for this job code.

Standard Information

Disaster Service Work

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

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