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DEPUTY SHERIFF I - JAIL

Starting Salary Up To $64,164 (based on 12 hour shift)

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED; no previous experience required. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license. Must obtain and maintain Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Jail Officer Training certification. Must be certified in basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). May be required to pass a background investigation and obtain and maintain a GCIC/NCIC certification. May be required to attain and maintain other certifications as related to position. Must be 18 years of age.

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Functions

Enforces all correctional institution rules and regulations; maintains inmate discipline; maintains a secure and peaceful environment in the county jail. Supervises, observes, and monitors inmate activities inside the facility on a continual basis; supervises inmates working in the jail and while in the yard; takes counts of inmates as required. Monitors security of jail facility; manages key control for the housing floor; inspects doors, fences, and other areas to assure facility security; monitors alarms and observes closed-circuit television screens; operates security doors and gates via master control panel. Searches inmates, visitors, mail, cells, building, and grounds to locate and remove contraband or weapons; perform lockdown of all inmates and checks cell doors.

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Processes incoming inmates per established procedures; takes pictures and fingerprints; completes applicable documentation; secures and records personal property; explains jail rules and regulations; assigns housing quarters.

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DEPUTY SHERIFF II - MOTORCYCLE OFFICER

Starting Salary Up To $29.98/hour - 8 hour shifts (including nights, holidays, weekends)

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED; Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license & motorcycle license. Must have and maintain Georgia Basic Law Enforcement (POST) certification and be POST Motorcycle Certified. Will be required to pass a background investigation and obtain & maintain a GCIC/NCIC certification. May be required to attain & maintain other certifications as related to position. Must be 18 years of age.

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Functions

Enforces all local and state codes, ordinances, laws, and regulations - both traffic and criminal - in order to protect life and property, to promote security, and to maintain law and order. Patrols designated areas via motorcycle, motor vehicle, watercraft, bicycle, or on foot, to detect and deter criminal activity, watercraft transgressions, and traffic violations; conducts surveillance and investigations into illegal activities. Prevents/discovers commission of crime; apprehends, arrests, and processes criminals, fugitives, and offenders; writes citations.​

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Primarily patrols on motorcycle, responding to calls relayed by dispatchers, including alarms, domestic deputies, assaults, burglaries, traffic accidents, lost or missing persons searches, rescue operations, public service duties, stranded motorists, or other calls for assistance.

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DEPUTY SHERIFF II - PATROL (LATERAL)

Starting Salary Up To $70,791 (based on 12 hour shift)

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED. Must possess a Georgia Basic Law Enforcement (POST) certification, along with three (3+) years of POST law enforcement experience as a patrol officer. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license. Will be required to pass a background investigation and obtain & maintain a GCIC/NCIC certification. May be required to attain & maintain other certifications as related to position. Must be 18 years of age.

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Functions

Enforces all local and state codes, ordinances, laws, and regulations - both traffic and criminal - in order to protect life and property, to promote security, and to maintain law and order. Patrols designated areas via motor vehicle, watercraft, bicycle, or on foot, to detect and deter criminal activity, watercraft transgressions, and traffic violations; conducts surveillance and investigations into illegal activities. Prevents/discovers commission of crime; apprehends, arrests, and processes criminals, fugitives, and offenders; writes citations.​

 

Responds to calls relayed by dispatchers, including alarms, domestic deputies, assaults, burglaries, traffic accidents, lost or missing persons searches, rescue operations, public service duties, stranded motorists, or other calls for assistance.

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DEPUTY SHERIFF II - COURTHOUSE SECURITY (LATERAL)

Starting Salary Up To $29.05/hour - 8 hour shifts

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license. Must possess a Georgia Basic Law Enforcement (POST) certification. Will be required to pass a background investigation, and obtain/maintain GCIC/NCIC certification. Must be 18 years of age.

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Functions

Enforces all local and state codes, ordinances, laws and regulations, both traffic and criminal, in order to protect
life and property, to promote security, and to maintain law and order.

 

Provides courtroom security; maintains a security presence in the courtroom to ensure the safety of court personnel, to identify/prevent disturbances of court proceedings, and to identify/prevent potential violence or use of weapons; assists with courtroom proceedings and documentation process as required.

 

Conducts security checks of courthouse offices, judges' chambers, parking lots, or other areas of courthouse; performs electronic and visual security screening of jurors, spectators, or other individuals; secures inmates in court; secures and detains new prisoners.

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INMATE SERVICES SPECIALIST

Starting Salary $39,451 Annually

Minimum Qualifications

Applicant must provide proof of High school diploma or GED. Applicant will be required to obtain & maintain GCIC/NCIC certification. Experience and basic knowledge of operating a computer preferred. Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

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Functions

Reviews the database or calendar for scheduled releases - interprets court paperwork dictating when releases are to occur and lengths of sentencing, bond amounts, or when no bond is available; processes scheduled releases; enters release data in the record management system; makes any necessary notations.


Provides information to public regarding posting bond; determines type of bond needed for an inmate's release; answers questions regarding bond conditions, forms, fees, and related issues; collects fees and processes cash for bond fees, purge fees, and other court associated monies during the release process.


Processes files of inmates being released on bond; completed bond forms; reviews applicable bond conditions with inmate; gathers appropriate signatures; utilizes the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) system to complete checks for outstanding warrants or holds for inmates prior to release; submits files to supervisors for review.

 

Coordinates actual release of inmates; communicates with detention center staff; reviews and submits appropriate forms and paperwork, etc.

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COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER - COURTHOUSE/JAIL

Starting Salary $41,091 - 10-hour shifts, four days per week (no weekends)

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED and successful completion of in-house training and state certification program in emergency communications required. Must obtain and maintain a POST Communications Officer Certification, GCIC/NCIC Certification and be certified in basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within the first year of employment. May be required to attain and maintain other certifications as related to position. Will be required to pass a background investigation. Must be 18 years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license. Typing speed of 30 words per minute required.

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Functions

Monitors multiple radio frequencies and cameras while answering/processing telephone calls or other radio frequencies and responding to in-person requests for services or records; monitors alarm systems at specific locations within the jail or any court building. Controls access to secured areas via electronic gate and lock controls: monitors video and radio communications to identify individuals seeing access to secured areas; operates master control panel to open and close security doors and gates to permit access to and movement between secured areas as appropriate.

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Runs criminal and driver histories and computer background checks; handles inquiries on driver’s licenses (OLNs), vehicle identification numbers/tags, warrants/summons, and stolen articles/property. Maintains assorted logs detailing daily activity, including warrants, CAD system dispatching, messages, GCIC/NCIC entries/retrievals of information, facsimiles, and teletypes.

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Performs various administrative support activities: enters, updates, and retrieves information from databases; enters law enforcement information into databases; maintains communication logs; queries data bases upon request.

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PROGRAM COORDINATOR - PET ADOPTION RESOURCE CENTER

Starting Salary $46,010 Annually

Minimum Qualifications

Applicant must provide proof of High school diploma or GED. Applicant will be required to obtain & maintain GCIC/NCIC certification. Experience and basic knowledge of operating a computer preferred. Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

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Functions

Coordinates the resource center’s volunteer program, recruits, trains and maintains the schedule of all volunteers and student community service volunteers; facilitates monthly volunteer meetings; maintains database and records of volunteers and organizations who provide assistance to the resource center.

In conjunction with the Director of External Communications, serves as the liaison between the Pet Adoption & Resource Center and the news media, business/professional/civic groups, the general public and other individuals in an effort to distribute information concerning resource center activities and programs. Organizes special events and community outreach programs; recommends strategies and outlets for promoting programs and services; performs and/or participates in marketing, publicity, and community outreach activities.  Maintains the Resource Center’s social media and website pages.

 

Coordinates the resource center’s animal transfer program and animal foster care program. Promotes animal foster care; recruits and screens volunteers to serve as foster homes; provides approval/denial of applicants to serve as a foster home; assigns animals to foster families; monitors and tracks animals placed in foster care to ensure that they receive proper care and treatment; and maintains all related paperwork and documentation.

 

Provides customer assistance related to the adoption of animals: assists with animal adoptions; supervises introduction of potential adoptions, enters animal records into the assigned computer system, takes pictures for animal records and updates the computer system as necessary; prepares and/or processes a variety of documentation such as microchip forms and animal cage cards.

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Assists in the cleaning and disinfection of the adoption cat areas as needed. Provides assistance to other employees or departments as needed; performs other related duties as required.

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Forsyth County Sheriff's Office 
Sheriff Ron H. Freeman
100 East Courthouse Square Cumming, GA 30040

www.forsythsheriff.org  |  Sheriff’s Office: 770.781.2222  |  Dispatch 770.781.3087

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Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace. 

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