Court Security Deputy

Applications will be accepted until position is filled and removed from the Delta County jobs website.

GENERAL POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Position performs routine work in maintaining the security and safety of employees, of the Detention Facility, Courthouse, all county buildings and offices in and around the complex, ensuring security both inside and outside buildings and courtrooms.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Opens the building at the beginning of the day and conducts a general security check of the entire building.
• Provide front door security using a Magnascanner, hand wand, and physical examination of hand carried articles and/or suspicious persons.
• Checks for weapons and any type of contraband to prevent their entry into the building.

GENERAL JOB DUTIES:

• Maintains general security throughout the Courthouse.
• Provides outside security consisting of a roving patrol to check the building, parking lots, and the public as they come and go from the facility.
• Provides courtroom security whenever required by the judges or other staff members.
• Assists transport officers in returning inmates to jail, as needed.
• Patrols secure areas of the building.
• Makes arrests when required.
• Monitors Magnetrometer.
• Responds to all alarms within the building. This includes panic alarms, open doors and fire alarms.
• Provides security upon request at the individual offices within the building.
• Provides information to the public regarding different courtrooms and offices in the building.
• Conducts a security check of the building at day’s end, after locking doors, and ensuring that all non-employees have left the building. This security check is the same as the check done at the beginning of the workday. It includes but is not limited to:
• Doors and windows
• Ceilings and walls
• Benches, desks, tables and chairs
• Trash cans
• Holding cell areas
• Waiting rooms, restrooms and hallways
• Maintenance rooms
• Judge’s chambers
• All other offices in the building
• Attorney/client conference rooms
• Jury deliberation rooms
• Restricted and secured passageways
• Perform other similar and related duties as assigned.
• Assist in Detention facility when needed.