Employment Opportunities

RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY

The Grady County Sheriff's Office is an E.O.E. It is the department's policy not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, handicap, or national origin in the hiring, retention, or promotion of employees: or the compensation of fringe benefits paid to them.

Minimum Qualifications

United States citizen
Be at least 21 years of age
Possess a high school diploma or G.E.D.
Have 20-50 vision in each eye, correctable to 20-20.
No conviction of felony crime or crime of moral turpitude Complete a physical examination / physical fitness test Complete a rigorous background examination
May be asked to take a polygraph examination
The Sheriff and the Undersheriff share the responsibility for recruitment of persons for all positions.
1. When a position becomes available, the department policy is to promote from within, therefore all vacancies will be posted in a conspicuous place for a period of 10 working days, if however the best candidate cannot be found in this manner, the Sheriff and the Undersheriff reserve the right to recruit from outside the department to find the best possible candidate.
2. Written examinations, oral interview boards, and other hiring processes may be given to potential candidates for the job of a deputy sheriff.
HIRING PROCEDURE

The following is a tentative list of the hiring procedures for the Grady County Sheriffs Office for position of deputy sheriff.
1. Each applicant will submit a completed application to the secretary of the Sheriff or Undersheriff.
2. The Undersheriff will review all applications and conduct or cause to be conducted, a brief criminal background investigation.
3. A written examination of the Police Officer's Standard's Test will be administered with a passing score of 70% (POST)
4. An oral interview board which will be graded on a minimum passing score of 70%will be completed by the Undersheriff, and a hiring  board consisting of one field supervisor, and two patrol deputies.
2.09 CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION-DEPUTY SHERIFF

JOB SUMMARY

The Deputy will he assigned upon employment to one of the functional divisions within the Sheriff Department, i.e., patrol. Deputies are at all times, considered to be Sheriffs Department employees, and may be assigned to any division or specialized detail as deemed appropriate by the Sheriff or Undersheriff.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Statutory Responsibilities

O.S. 19-516 states: "it shall be the duty of the Sheriff, Undersheriff and Deputies to keep and preserve the peace of their respective counties, and to quiet and suppress all affrays, riots and unlawful assemblies and insurrections may call to their aid such person or persons of their county as they may deem necessary."
In addition to the above mentioned duties and responsibilities mandated by Oklahoma State law, shall also have the following duties:
Serve and execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authorities.
Insures prompt service and return to the proper court of all process filed and submitted for service by the Sheriff s Department.
Serves and executes, according to law, all criminal subpoenas issued by courts out of county or out of state.
Serves and executes, according to law, criminal warrants and subpoenas issued by lawful authority within the State of Oklahoma, to persons residing within Grady County.
Transports prisoners in state and out of state in accordance with orders of lawful authorities.
Performs follow-up investigations on criminal cases as required.
Patrols primarily unincorporated areas of Grady County to prevent crime and to respond quickly to calls for assistance.
Completes initial investigation of criminal acts when responding to calls for assistance.
Transports mentally ill persons to medical facilities for treatment and to court hearings lli necessary.
Takes individuals into protective custody on service of detention orders and guardships, transporting to appropriate facility or location.
Transports prisoners in state and out on prisoners held in other jurisdictions and wanted in Grady County.
Originates and coordinates all extraditions within Grady County.
Transports prisoners, in accordance with writs, to the Grady County Jail.
Deputies have major responsibilities in specialized areas, i.e., cattle theft, narcotics, sex crimes, organized crime, homicide, burglary, robbery, etc. Examples of job functions are:
Works with federal and state law enforcements agencies, undercover law enforcement officers and informants gathering intelligence inform action for case work.
Assumes direct command of crime scenes, gathering and analyzing evidence, and performing follow-up investigations of the case.
Develops cases, interrogates witnesses and suspects, and files charges on individuals in criminal court.
Makes probable cause arrests.
JOB REQUIREMENTS

Although some assignments may require additional or specialized skills or knowledge, al deputies employed by the Grady County Sheriff s Department must meet the following requirements :
Common sense.
Ability to adapt behavior in relation to the working environment.
Skill in oral communication.
Ability to make decisions.
Ability to be objective.
Knowledge of laws and legal requirements.
Skill in solving problems.