Deputy Sheriff

Law Enforcement Officer

Craven County offers a position for a full-time law enforcement officer in New Bern, NC, with a salary of $48,341.00 annually. The position is within the Sheriff's Office and is non-exempt under the FLSA.

The primary purpose of this role is to perform general duty law enforcement work in protecting the lives, property, and rights of citizens in the County. Employees in this class perform a variety of law enforcement duties in the areas of patrol, criminal and civil paper processing, community policing, crime prevention, and community service, school safety, and search and rescue. Work includes patrolling a geographic region within the County during a shift in a patrol car; preventing, detecting and investigating disturbances and crime; helping victims; performing traffic control work and criminal interdiction, serving as K-9 officer, apprehending suspects; testifying in court; and executing related assignments. Duties also include serving criminal court papers such as warrants and subpoenas, as well as receiving and serving civil process papers such as civil summons and executions.

Essential functions of the position include : patrolling a geographic region of the County to detect and deter crime; responding to calls for assistance; conducting preliminary investigations of crimes and complaints; transporting prisoners and mental patients; detecting unusual conditions; and maintaining surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects. Additionally, the officer responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior, and other needs; completes calls by determining the true nature of the situation and takes whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted. The officer serves criminal papers such as warrants, subpoenas, notices of hearing, order of forfeiture, and commitment papers; locates people to serve papers, explains briefly the meaning of the papers being served, and makes arrests when necessary. The officer serves civil process papers such as civil summons, magistrate summons, notice of rights, subpoenas, and court orders dealing with child support, child custody, and domestic violence; explains briefly the meaning of papers served and remains on the scene after serving certain papers until the civil process is completed.

Minimum education and experience for this position include completion of high school and some law enforcement training or experience preferred; possession of a Basic Law Enforcement Training Certificate; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Before assignment to sworn duties, the employee must possess a valid North Carolina driver's license and have completed requirements established by the North Carolina Justice Sheriff Training and Standards Council for certified law enforcement officers.

Additional information includes performing Interstate Highway Interdiction by monitoring traffic moving through the County for speed control, driver's safety, safety inspections of trucks, possible alcohol or drug violations, and any or all NC motor vehicle laws. The officer performs investigations of accidents and crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks assigned by Detective, arrests and processes criminal suspects. The officer serves in a community policing role, provides community security, attends local government meetings, stays abreast of community affairs and serves as security liaison and contact regarding law enforcement matters. The officer advises the public on laws and local ordinances; provides information to the general public. The officer regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times or when traffic signal malfunction or accidents require; maintains order at public gatherings. The officer operates a radio to receive instructions and information from or to report information. The officer is required to serve during times of disaster.