Divisions

Clerical

Clerical Division employees perform various functions in assisting Deputies in general transcription of dictated materials and assist in completing accident forms.

Essential Clerical Duties & Responsibilities

The Clerical Division performs, in an efficient and accurate manner, general clerical responsibilities such as:

• Answering the telephone
• General clerical duties
• General office operations
• Maintaining a filing system
• Processing various legal documents
• Reading and reviewing reports
• Transcribing
• Typing accident reports
• Typing

Communication

Sheriff's Dispatchers:

• Perform a wide variety of communication-related tasks
• Receive complaints and requests for services from citizens and public safety personnel
• Operate varied and complex communications equipment
• Monitor and direct the status of public safety personnel
• Control access to secured jail areas
• Perform related work as required

Dispatcher Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Operates radio transmitters in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations and maintains radio traffic logs
• Operates:
  • The Time System teletype machine (TIME) used for driver's license checks, registration checks, checks for wanted persons, etc. and other data processing systems
  • Maintains confidentiality and secrecy of information
• Answers incoming emergency and nonemergency telephone calls
  • Identifies the nature of the report and the proper agencies to respond
• Controls access to secured jail areas
• Acts as liaison between public officials and the general public

Detective

The Detective Division performs police work in the maintenance of law and order, prevention of crime, and the protection of lives and property. Detectives conduct criminal investigations in an effort to obtain information and evidence to apprehend persons involved in illegal activity.

Detective Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct criminal investigations and follow-up including, but not limited to:
  • Interview techniques
  • Oral communications
  • Investigative analysis/judgment
  • Investigations of:
    • Arson
    • Battery
    • Burglary
    • Child abuse
    • Criminal damage to property
    • Death
    • Robbery
    • Sexual/physical assault
    • Theft
    • Welfare fraud
• Interact with other departments, which would include attending meetings, periodically meeting with the District Attorney, social services workers, and other agencies
• Responding to major crimes
• Processing crime scenes and follow-up investigations

Jail

Sheriff's Jail Officers perform various functions including:

• Monitoring daily jail operations
• Assessment
• Supervision of inmates
• Documentation of activities
• The general safety and security of county jail inmates

Jailor Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Maintains security and discipline in the jail by:

• Managing actions of prisoners incarcerated
• Intervening to stop disturbances
• Enforcement of jail rule violations
• Conducting searches and inspections
• Surveillance of all inmates
• Taking custody of and releasing inmates
• Serving inmate meals
• Admitting visitors
• Preparing reports and other required paperwork
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Patrol

Sheriff's Deputies are visible representatives of Green County and the Green County Sheriff's Office, providing protection to the citizens we serve. Sheriff's Deputies perform various functions including:

• Patrol
• Traffic law enforcement
• Supervision of inmates
• Criminal investigations
• Court bailiff
• Serving warrants and civil papers
• Other law enforcement related duties

Patrol Officer Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Sheriff's Deputies have the general authority to enforce state statutes and ordinances of the county. They may also enforce town or other municipal ordinances established under law.

Sheriff's Deputies have authority and powers granted under law to enforce the following:

• Alcohol violations
• Unlawful assemblies
• Issue citations
• Answer citizen complaints
• Emergency detentions and detox
• Domestic abuse
• Fish and game enforcement
• Jail rule violations
• Take juveniles into custody
• Assist in mutual aid
• Investigate jail rule violations
• Investigate child abuse, domestic abuse, and harassment
• Search when authorized
• Seize property
• Stop and question
• Enforce traffic laws, and other federal, state and county violations

Learn more about the specialized units of the Green County Sheriff's Office by visiting the Special Units page.

Support Staff

The Support Staff Division includes many employees whose duties assist the Sheriff's Office in continuing to provide service to the community.

Kitchen

Kitchen staff provides quality meals for inmates and maintains proper sanitary conditions.

Essential Kitchen Duties & Responsibilities
Performs all cooking-related tasks for meal preparation for inmates. Maintains equipment and insures sanitary working conditions, clean equipment and serving utensils.

Maintenance

Maintenance staff are responsible for repair and maintenance of the Sheriff's Office, which includes the jail and other buildings on the property.

Maintenance Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs repairs and maintenance to fixtures and equipment as needed
• Performs grounds maintenance tasks
• Maintains building and office security
• Assists with the overall maintenance of buildings and grounds