Court Security - Deputy Marshal - Temporary

Job description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Under direction of the Division Manager – City Marshal, to perform a variety of duties involved in performing law enforcement-related functions in facility security, transports, and arrests. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: This position exercises no supervision. IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Execute all lawful service, including arrest warrants, subpoenas, and mental health commitments. Safely transport all prisoners, inmates, and mental health clients. Exercise authority in preventing or defusing potentially violent situations involving court personnel, the mentally ill, and others. Communicate with Abilene Police Department personnel, Taylor County Jail personnel, Legal Department staff, attorneys, and other court staff members, to obtain and disburse information necessary to court operations, transports, and arrests. Enter, retrieve, and interpret all types of data. Operate a City vehicle daily to various locations. Perform fundamental tasks associated with service or process including telephone calls to defendants and others, verifying identifying information, addresses and other identifying documents, etc. Attend all court sessions to assist the judge, record doc...