Walton County Sheriff's Office - Crime Prevention Specialist I
Job Overview
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Job Announcement
General Statement of Job
Crime Prevention Specialist are civilian, non-sworn employees of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office that work in coordination with the Crime Prevention Supervisor to organize and maintain crime prevention programs; to educate the public in the techniques of crime prevention, and performs other related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Associate Degree in Criminal Justice or relevant field.
- Two (2) years of experience in Crime Prevention.
- Or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required competencies to perform the job.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
- Or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required competencies to perform the job.
- Within the first year of hire must attend and successfully complete Crime Prevention Through Environmental Training (CPTED) training and obtain advanced Practitioner title.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior Law Enforcement experience.
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Training (CPTED) training and obtain advanced Practitioner title or ability to obtain within (1) one year of hire.
Essential Job Functions
This list of functions, duties, responsibilities, skills, and physical abilities is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employer reserves the right to assign additional functions and responsibilities as deemed necessary:
- Regular and prompt job attendance.
- Updates and maintains a database of existing Community groups/areas, including contact persons.
- Coordinates arrangements of and conducts public speaking/Safety Awareness presentations to community groups, schools, business, and organizations.
- Prepares training modules for specific presentation topics.
- Plans for and conducts public information and media efforts to support program objectives in crime prevention topics/activities.
- Conducts presentations to educate the public to recognize and report suspicious activities and crimes.
- Conducts Security/CPTED Surveys to residents, schools, and businesses and suggest ways to make residential/commercial properties and schools more secure.
- May work with other County Departments, commercial and residential developers to analyze and address efficient and environmentally consistent safety concerns to review residential/commercial building proposals and blueprints and submit safety and security recommendations per the standards of the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).
- Researches, compiles and analyzes criminal data reports for trends and patterns by utilizing the Records Management System (RMS) or Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD).
- Composes crime prevention newsletters, articles, press releases, and posts current safety information on the Public Information Officers Review and department website. Utilizes the social media platforms of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to publicize department activity. Assist our PIO in the preparation of information throughout all the Agency’s social media posts.
- Establishes and maintains contact with public service, volunteer and professional organizations that support department crime prevention programs.
- Coordinates, participates, and schedules staff to attend special events to promote community awareness.
- Orders and inventories community event supplies.
Required Knowledge
- Knowledge of National and state-level community crime prevention programs such as: Operation I.D, National Crime Prevention Council/McGruff/Ad Council, Florida Crime Prevention Association, and Homeland Security
- Experience with various types of public media resources such as: newsletters, public service announcements, websites, electronic and social media platforms.
- Familiar with safety and security concerns of special interest groups such as children, teens, the elderly, etc. and the different ways they are victimized.
- Understanding of Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS).
- Good research techniques, methods, and procedures.
Skills and Abilities
- Effectively communicate orally to conduct training sessions, workshops and/or make presentations to large groups of people.
- Effectively communicate in writing to prepare newsletters, articles, press releases, public service announcements, CPTED surveys and postings on social media platforms.
- Read and interpret written reports to draw conclusions and develop courses of action for implementation of meeting project goals.
- Operate computer systems and programs to include Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoints in order to input data, produce output, and analyze data for various projects.
- Produce graphic designs, brochures and other material for training programs, presentations, and public media requirements.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including all levels of County employees, public officials, government agency representative, law enforcement officials, community and business leaders and members of the public.
- Exercise independent judgement and work with minimum supervision.
Walton County Sheriff's Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Walton County Sheriff's Office will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. Veterans are encouraged to apply. Pursuant to applicable state and federal law, preference and priority shall be given to certain service members and veterans (including spouses and family members of such service members and veterans), and certain service members may be eligible for waiver of post-secondary educational requirements as provided in Chapter 295, Florida Statutes.
Please direct questions regarding this position to work@waltonso.org
Jobs close at 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the deadline date specified, or when the position capacity has been met, or unless otherwise specified in the announcement. If the deadline date is not specified in the announcement, the agency has sole discretion on setting the deadline and jobs may close without notice. It is the applicant's responsibility to thoroughly read and understand the deadline requirements and capacity limits as outlined by the agency.
Applicants are responsible for checking their email and logging into their PoliceApp, PublicSafetyApp, FireFighterApp or EmployementApp account to monitor for emails, scheduling and process updates.