Salary: $0.00 Hourly
Location : Corvallis, OR
Job Type: Volunteer
Job Number: 25-00006
Department: Sheriff
Opening Date: 01/07/2025
Closing Date: 12/31/:00 AM Pacific
Bargaining Unit Temporary
Classification Law Enforcement Volunteer
FLSA Exempt Status: Overtime Non-Exempt
Job Summary THIS IS AN UNPAID VOLUNTEER POSITION.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies and/or establish a pool of qualified candidates for future vacancies.
This position performs law enforcement and crime prevention activities relating to federal, state, and local traffic and criminal laws and ordinances. Arrests and books suspects; transports prisoners; investigates crimes and criminal complaints; provides field service of civil process; and prepares necessary reports. Performs other work as required.
Essential Functions: These examples do not include all the specific tasks that a volunteer may be expected to perform:
- Patrol county roads, businesses and residential areas to enforce traffic and criminal laws; issue warnings or citations; make security checks.
- Respond to calls including major crimes, property crimes, assaults, domestic disturbances and assaults, runaway juveniles, trespasses, and harassment and take appropriate action.
- Investigate crimes and criminal complaints, which involve securing the crime scene, interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects, collecting evidence, and assisting with follow-up investigation work.
- Investigate traffic accidents, which include checking for injured persons, administering first aid, controlling the accident scene, measuring and diagramming the accident scene, and interviewing participants and witnesses.
- Make arrests as necessary; book prisoners; handle suspects and prisoners in accordance with established procedures; and transport prisoners.
- Appear as a witness in court; provide security in the courtrooms; escort prisoners to and from court. Maintain accurate written records of activities and prepare reports as necessary.
- Assist with crime prevention activities, which include surveillance patrols and dissemination of information to the public; inform the public and answer inquiries regarding directions, laws, ordinances, civil procedures or cases on file, complaint procedures and provide other general assistance as required.
- Develop and maintain proficiency in the use of a variety of equipment associated with law enforcement duties including firearms, police radio and communication codes, vehicles, breathalyzers, crime scene kits, fingerprinting equipment and radar.
- Serve civil process including such documents as summons and complaints, orders, citations, petitions, subpoenas, various writs; serve and enforce eviction notices.
- May conduct research in order to determine the location of the persons named in civil documents received for service; provide forwarding information if recipient has moved from county.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: - Must be a U.S. Citizen
- 21 years of age at time of hire.
- Must possess a valid Oregon driver's license with a good driving record as driving is a requirement of this position. DMV driving history will be checked.
- Have no adult felony convictions or major misdemeanors as defined by Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) that would bar certification, (list available from DPSST).
- Possession of, or ability to obtain within 6 months of appointment, a first-aid and CPR certifications.
- Must successfully pass the written POST (Police Officer Selection Test) by a minimum of 70% overall. Test is no cost to you and consists of Math, Reading, Grammar and Writing.
Successful candidates will be required to pass a background investigation, psychological exam, and medical evaluation before being hired.
Additional Information: - All uniforms, protective equipment and weapons are agency provided.
- If you successfully pass the written test, there is a $200 background investigation deposit which is returned to you upon successful advancement to Level II status.
Questions regarding this position can be directed to Sgt. Ryan Roth, Training & Recruiting Sergeant
Benton County Sheriff's Office
Telephone:
Appointments below .5 FTE are not eligible for benefits.
The following are examples of employment categories not eligible for benefits:
Temporary Employee: Employees hired for the purpose of meeting short-term, emergency workload needs. A temporary appointment or position is not expected to exceed the equivalent of six calendar months or 1040 hours in a fiscal year (7/1 to 6/30) period. Temporary employees are not members of the collective bargaining units and are not eligible to accrue holiday, vacation, or personal leave. Temporary employees can, however, apply for regular status positions open to internal candidates only and, if appointed to a regular position of the same or equivalent classification, in the same department in which the temporary position was situated, may receive credit toward their probationary period.
Intermittent (On-Call) Employees: Employment category. Employee who is scheduled and unscheduled as necessary without guarantee of hours.
Intern: Employment category. Employee works for school credit and/or a wage in order to combine classroom theory with practical experience in the workplace.
Part-Time Employees (under .5 FTE) 01
Are you currently 21 years of age or older? Please select the appropriate response below.(Note: Applicant must be 21 years of age at time of hire. Applicants close to their 21st birthday are encouraged to apply as there may be a lengthy pre-employment process.)
- Currently 21 years of age or older
- Will be 21 years of age within 6 months of application date
- Will be 21 years of age in more than 6 months from application date
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1. Are you 1st Aid/CPR certified? If yes, when does it expire?
03
Do you speak Spanish fluently?
Required Question