Sergeant

Important Note:

Candidates Must Be Permanent in the Deputy City Sheriff

CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.

Please Include Your Employee Identification Number

(EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER YOUR PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

DOF's The Sheriff’s Office serves and enforces court mandates, orders of protection, warrants, decrees, and property seizures. Additionally, the Sheriff’s Office conducts criminal investigations of real property fraud, tax crimes, and the trafficking of illegal and untaxed tobacco products and synthetic narcotics, and monitors defendants referred by the courts for electronic monitoring.

The Sheriff’s Office is seeking four (4) Sergeants (Deputy City Sheriff, L2).

Under supervision, with some latitude for independent or unreviewed action or decision-making, the ideal candidates will perform law enforcement duties of varying levels of difficulty and responsibility on behalf of the New York City Department of Finance, Office of the Sheriff (“City Sheriff”). Responsibilities include carrying out duties prescribed by the Civil Practice Law and Rules and other applicable laws, including the County Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Penal Law, and Family Court Act.

Candidates must be able to operate a motor vehicle. In addition to performing the duties of a Deputy City Sheriff, Level 2, will be responsible for supervising Deputy Sheriffs and may be assigned cases involving a higher degree of complexity and difficulty.

Reporting to the Supervising Deputy Sheriff, the selected candidates’ duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Execute mandated orders resulting from litigation, issuing from local or State Courts of competent jurisdiction, or occasionally from courts of other states, the Federal Government or foreign countries.
• Executes legal processes involving the seizure of property pursuant to writs, warrants, garnishments and other valid court orders, and is responsible for the safeguarding and sale of property thus seized.
• Provide possession of real property under writs of assistance and warrants of eviction.
• Provide service of processes, such as summonses and complaints, subpoenas, citations, petitions, orders or other papers.
• Apprehends individuals pursuant to warrants of arrest and other court orders. Escorts prisoners to and from correctional facilities, court, and medical facilities, assuming responsibility for their care and custody, and guarding against possible escape.
• Preserve peace and public order, make criminal arrests; issue accusatory instruments for criminal offenses and violations.
• Conducts surveillance and operates surveillance equipment.
• Enforce security procedures on assignment.
• Testify at hearings or in court.
• Oversee and supervise all aspects of Sheriff’s sales and prepares certificates of sale and other related documentation.
• Maintains records of activities and of all monies collected, making regular weekly and monthly reports thereon. May evaluate a subordinate’s performance.
• Uses automated office systems and other computer technology to input and retrieve information, including identifying judgment debtors.

Additional Information: In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

This class of positions is designated for Peace Officer status under the New York State Criminal.

The physical activities and environmental conditions associated with the Deputy City Sheriff, Level 2, position include working outdoors in various weather conditions and walking and/or standing in an assigned area for extended periods during a scheduled tour of duty; driving or sitting in a patrol car during a tour while remaining alert; running after a fleeing suspect; climbing upstairs; gripping persons to prevent escape; restraining a person by use of handcuffs; engaging in hand-to-hand struggles to subdue a person resisting arrest; being physically active for prolonged periods of time; understanding verbal communication over the radio with background noise; reading and writing under low light conditions; carrying or wearing heavy equipment and uniform; and wearing a bullet-resistant vest.

Must carry a firearm and maintain an unrestricted Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York for the duration of employment.

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of honorable full-time U.S. military service or satisfactory professional or paraprofessional experience in law, accounting, auditing, criminal justice, business administration, public administration, investigation, civil enforcement, law enforcement, or closely related fields; or
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. College education can be substituted for the required experience in "2" above on the basis that each 30 semester credits is equated to six months of experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization.

Special Note: To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have at least one year of experience in Assignment Level I or as a law enforcement officer.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.