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LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO

Class Title: PATROL DEPUTY or LATERL ENTRY DEPUTY PATROL DEPUTY for the

Lemhi County Sheriffs Office

Pay Grade: Grades (5) - (7)

\$18.00*to Approx. \$22.50** hourly

*(If Non-POST Certified, pay rate from \$18.00 to Approx. \$20.00 once POST Certification attained).

**(Lateral TBD Based on Current Idaho

POST Academy Certification(s)/Years as Certified LE as Applicable)

Lemhi County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

****OPEN UNTIL CLOSED****

CURRENTLY TWO OPENINGS BEGINNING JANUARY 2025

Job Description/Need:

The Lemhi County Sheriffs Office is in immediate need of an Entry Patrol Deputy or Lateral Entry Patrol Deputy (which at the minimum has been awarded and currently holds an Idaho POST Academy Basic Patrol Certification Certificate or can attain one via the Idaho Post Academy Challenge Process with Out-of-State certifications).

Note: Geographically Salmon, Idaho is approximately 2.5 hours from either Missoula, MT or Idaho Falls, Idaho and 5.5 hours from Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake, Utah -

Much of Lemhi County is public land, so Real Estate prices and availability at times may be a challenge; but well worth it if you love the outdoors!

Purpose Of Class/Primary Function

The primary function of an employee in this class is to enforce state and local laws and ordinances, respond to calls for the protection of life and property, conduct criminal and non-criminal investigations, and make arrests and to perform other assigned law enforcement and public safety duties. Duties normally consist of patrol and traffic activities in the County on an assigned shift. An individual in the Deputy classification may be assigned to specific areas of responsibility such as patrol, marine patrol, canine officer, field investigation, narcotics investigator, civil process service, or other assignment. Work is performed under the direction of a Mid-Level Supervisor or the Chief Deputy/Sheriff. Considerable latitude is granted to the employee; but work is subject to regular performance audits and annual evaluations. The principal duties of this class are performed in both an office environment and an outdoor environment that may include exposure to adverse weather conditions and to potential personal danger.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (will vary by assignment)

Patrols assigned areas of the County;

Enforces state and local laws and ordinances;

Maintains community presence and/or responds to calls for service and takes appropriate action;

Responds to calls related to the protection of life and property, traffic incidents, domestic incidents, burglaries, juvenile disturbances, civil disturbances, health and welfare assists, civil standby, business and residential alarms, thefts, traffic accidents, animal problems, civil protection order/no contact order violations and services, medical and fire calls, bomb threats, hazardous material spills, and other public and life safety incidents;

Determines the existence of probable cause and identifies and takes suspects and offenders into physical custody, or refers charges for review and prosecution;

Prepares reports of arrests made, activities performed, and unusual incidents observed in a timely manner;

Conducts both preliminary and follow-up investigations and collects evidence in disturbances, criminal incidents, hazardous incidents, vehicle accidents, and deaths;

Verbally interacts with witnesses and victims, suspects, and offenders to obtain information;

Conducts examinations of persons, vehicles, premises, or areas to determine the presence of individuals or illegal activities or articles;

Takes suspect or offender into custody and delivers them to appropriate confinement location, maintaining security and safety of individual being moved from one location to another;

Performs self-initiated patrol consisting of traffic stops, patrolling high crime areas of the County, warrant arrests, DUI patrol, and other relevant law enforcement activities;

Performs patrol, crowd control, traffic control, public information, and related duties during community events, celebrations, and activities;

Participates in and/or leads search and rescue efforts;

Presents testimony and evidence in court and other legal proceedings;

Performs various tasks associated with the service of civil processes, serves as an agent of the court in satisfying criminal warrants and writs of execution, writs, subpoenas, order, tax and sheriff sales, abandoned vehicles, restitution or attachment;

Performs various tasks associated with warrants processes, locates persons named in criminal warrants and executes the warrants, provides courtroom testimony as required;

Transports prisoners and mental subjects/patients to and from courts, prison, jail and mental medical facilities;

Attends training sessions to maintain certification;

Maintains