Community Service Aide

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. An evaluation of foreign high school diploma may be required.
• One (1) year of full-time, paid, work experience and/or training demonstrating knowledge of approved principles and practices of corrections and law enforcement work.
• Experience in customer service and/or dealing with the public is preferred.
• All candidates must successfully pass the Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT). Your test results must be submitted with your application.
• Must possess and maintain throughout employment a valid Florida driver license without any restrictions affecting job performance. Driver license must show current address.
  All candidates must submit with the application a Certified Department of Motor Vehicles "entire" driving history.
  • Florida driving histories can be obtained at any courthouse in Broward County. Three year, 7 year, and online Florida driving history records will not be accepted.
  • If you have possessed a driver's license in any other state in the past 10 years you will need to submit an "entire" driving history from that state. For non-Florida driving histories, please contact that state's division of motor vehicles.
  • The search date for all driving histories must be within one month of the date the application for employment is received by the Bureau of Human Resources.
  • Driving history records must be attached to the online application.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered. Such experience must be clearly documented for consideration.

Compliance with requirement to adhere to uniformed dress code criteria. Depending on functional area of assignment, additional licensure, certification, or training will apply to meet and maintain compliance with established regulatory standards and guidelines. Ability to work any shift, including holidays, and weekends at any location according to agency needs.

• CJBAT test results.
• If ever arrested, submit official court disposition, police report, and written statement for review.
• Certified entire driving history.
• DD214 Member 4 form (if claiming Veterans' Preference).

Do not submit the online application until you have completed the CJBAT and have obtained the required driving history as stated above. Both documents must be attached to the application in order to be considered complete. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for public safety work in various divisions, districts, offices, or specialized sections of the Sheriff’s Office. An employee in this classification performs a variety of duties in support of certified law enforcement personnel including preliminary non-violent investigations, investigations of automobile accidents, minor crime scene processing of crimes against property and other routine non-emergency law enforcement activities.

Employee performs various community service functions in order to allow certified law enforcement personnel to handle higher priority incidents and to provide a more efficient and effective response to calls for service. Performs related law enforcement activities as directed.

Conducts preliminary investigations and assists sworn law enforcement personnel in non-violent criminal offenses; prepares appropriate offense/incident reports; answers non-priority calls such as larceny vehicle and boat theft, animal complaints, worthless documents, thefts, grand and petit etc. Investigates automobile accidents, prepares State of Florida accident reports, issues traffic and parking citations and testifies in related court proceedings; directs and maintains traffic flow.

Investigates citizen's complaints; prepares and serves notices or corrects existing violations; issues citations for parking violations. Processes property crime scenes for latent fingerprints and other physical evidence; uses powder, tape and cards to lift latent fingerprints found; performs basic crime scene photography; prepares crime scene reports; performs minor crime scene processing as assigned. Performs liaison functions between law enforcement agencies and the community;

makes daily contacts with businesses and residents in assigned work areas; attends community meetings and assists in community programs and events. Operates a motor vehicle on a continual basis in varied traffic conditions; conducts routine patrolling. Performs administrative functions such as maintenance of investigative logs and the collection, sorting and filing of police reports, pawn slips and evidence slips and the recording of supplemental information from victims of crimes;

assists citizens with vehicle identification number verifications for title applications; makes notification to victims of crime recovery of their property. Performs data entry relative to crime analysis and crime reporting. Transports lost and…