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| The Pennington County Sheriff's Office Senior Volunteer Program was created in 1996 by
Sheriff Don Holloway. Since that time, we have been fortunate to have many senior citizens
donate their valuable time and talents to us by becoming a part of the program. The Pennington
County Sheriff's Office provides a variety of tasks and duties for senior citizens who are looking
to become a volunteer member of our organization. |
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| The Senior Volunteer Coordinator is Melissa Stetson. Melissa is responsible for
hiring and coordination of all the volunteer assignments. She works under Sheriff Holloway in coordinating the
volunteer activities. |
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| Volunteer positions and additional information: |
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Interested in more information about volunteering?
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form or
view the steps to becoming a volunteer. |
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Volunteer Positions at the Sheriff's Office |
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| GREETERS: |
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| Location: The Greeter position is located on the main floor at
the Public Safety Building. There is a greeting desk located directly across from the Sheriff's Office
civil window. Although a greeter may spend the majority of his/her time at the greeter desk, there may
be jobs assigned that take him/her away from the desk for short periods. |
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| Duties: Greeters direct the public to the correct
office, person, or building. Greeters assist the public in applying for concealed weapons
permits. When not busy with these tasks, Greeters do filing, file preparation, and
various tasks usually of a clerical nature. |
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| Hours: The hours for greeters are Monday through Friday mornings from
8 a.m. - 12 noon or afternoons from 12 noon - 4 p.m. |
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| TRAFFIC: |
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| Location: Traffic volunteers spend most of their time in a
marked PCSO vehicle patrolling Pennington County. Traffic volunteers work in teams of two. |
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| Duties: Extra patrol, Hills Patrol, Special Projects as
well as other tasks as assigned by the Patrol Sergeant or Volunteer Coordinator. The main objective
of the traffic volunteers is to provide a higher visibility for the Sheriff's Office in the
county by patrolling areas as directed. |
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| Hours: Traffic volunteers work the same shifts as greeters.
Monday through Friday mornings from 8 a.m. - 12 noon or afternoons from 12 noon - 4 p.m. |
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| RESEARCH/DATA ENTRY: |
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| Location: Civil and Warrants are located on the
first floor of the Public Safety Building. |
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| Duties: The duties of researchers in both civil and
warrants is to find current addresses of persons wanted on warrants or civil papers. There are also
positions for basic computer data entry, state entry of warrants, as well as calling persons who are
wanted on warrants to come in voluntarily. |
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| Hours: Researchers/Data Entry volunteers are able to
set their own hours provided there is computer space available. |
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| SPECIAL PROJECTS: |
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| Location: Varies depending on assignment. |
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| Duties: Some of the special projects that our volunteers
assist with include tape erasing, calibration of PBT machines, and any other one time special
project that may arise. |
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| Hours: Depend on type of activity. |
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Volunteer Positions at the Jail |
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| Location: Jail is located just north of the Public Safety Building (PSB). |
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| Duties: Volunteers at the jail do various data entry,
filing and inventory tasks. |
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| Hours: Depend on type of activity chosen. |
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Additional Information |
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- Most volunteers work 3-4 hours per week. However, there are several who work at more than one
position and put in up to 8 hours per week.
- Every volunteer is issued a PCSO Volunteer vest and ID badge.
- We currently have 44 volunteers in this program.
- A monthly volunteer
luncheon is held on the first Wednesday of every month at the Elks Club for the volunteers to informally
get together and socialize. Additionally, on the third Wednesday of every month, there is an
evening get together at 5:30 p.m. at the Elk's Club.
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All volunteers must complete the following steps
and be approved by Sheriff's Office Administration. |
- Complete a volunteer application and sign a criminal
record check waiver.
- Submit application and waiver to Sheriff's Office Administration.
- Complete an interview with Sheriff's Office Administration.
- Discuss program assignments and expectations using job description.
- Sign the Confidentiality waiver.
- Complete orientation training appropriate to the nature of the volunteer assignment.
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For more information, e-mail or call Melissa Stetson (605)394-6113 |
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