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SHERIFF’S TRAI NING OFFICER
The purpose of this order is to o utline the responsibilities of the Sheriff’s Training
Officer. I. General
The Sheriff’s Training Officer, a Communications dispatcher or Sheriff’s Service
Representative (SSR), is under t he direct supervision of the wa tch supervisor
with input from the training serg eant and the bureau commander relative to
training matters.
II. Sheriff’s Training Officer Responsibilities
A. Trainee Development: Developin g the potential of each dispat cher or SSR
trainee through instruction, couns eling, and practical applicat ion of the
basic job skills needed to perform competently in their respect ive job
classification. Ideally, at the completion of the training cycl e, the trainee
shall need only to refine thes e skills, through experience, to become a
competent employee.
B. Trainee Evaluations: Complete accurate and prompt evaluation of each
assigned trainee.
C. Documentation: Documenting each trainee’s progress and notif ying the
watch supervisor and the traini ng sergeant of any deficiencies in training
or any inability to perform on the part of the trainee.
III. Leadership
A. The Sheriff’s Training Officer shall provide leadership by d isplaying the
following qualities:
1. Integrity – honesty at all times. 2. Loyalty – to our mission. 3. Humility – when in error. 4. Tenacity – at all times.
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5. Courage – to confront difficult situations. 6. Responsibility – as an indi vidual to the trainee and the bur eau.
7. Confidence – in oneself, in t he trainee, and the training pr ogram.
IV. Professional Standards
A. The training officer is expec ted to meet and maintain the hi ghest degree of
conduct in performance, attendance, appearance, professionalism and
evaluations.
V. Additional Duties of the Training Officer
A. The Sheriff’s training office r participates in administrativ e hearings as
required and in any court or civ il service actions which arise from such
hearings.
B. The training officer, with t he watch supervisor, has specifi c supervisory
responsibility for their assigned trainee.
C. The training officer is a we ll-trained and experienced emplo yee who is
expected to give advice and make recommendations to less experi enced
employees regarding Communica tions Bureau operations.
D. The training officer will be assigned to the same station as their trainee to
monitor the trainee’s work (with the exception of a dispatcher trainee who
can be monitored from the S1 cons ole). This will continue until the training
officer and training sergeant conc ur that a trainee may be rele ased to
independent training.
E. The Sheriff’s training offi cer will not be assigned a traine e for more than
one training period (four to five weeks) unless circumstances e xist that
necessitate an extension. Any ext ension must be approved by the training
sergeant.