A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of one or more squad units in law enforcement activities of patrol and criminal division of county sheriff's department. Respnsibilities include:

• Reviews duty log of previous shift.
• Assigns units to posts based on activities of log or on order of deputy sheriff, chief.
• Tours patrol areas to ensure execution of orders and adherence to divisional work procedures.
• Inspects uniform appearance of officers and checks patrol vehicles for conformity to standards.
• Directs squad activities in cases of civil unrest or emergency to coordinate deployment of human resources and weapons, first aid units, sniper-suppression teams, search-rescue units, and mounted forces.
• Consults with state and local law enforcement agencies to provide or obtain information.
• Prepares reports about patrol activities, squad efficiency, discipline, and personnel evaluation and submits reports to superior.
• Prepares shift schedules and human resource projections.
• Conducts hearings in cases of misconduct of subordinates.
• Evaluates reports on undercover operations, determines priority, and assigns personnel to cases.
• Supervises officers in obtaining court orders and oversees procedures involved with arrests, fingerprinting, and filing of charges.
• Trains officers in police techniques.
• Assists subordinates in operations, such as surveillance, raids, and arrests.
• May speak before civic groups on law enforcement topics.
• May act as receiving officer for division when accepting delivery of equipment and supplies.
• May act as extradition officer for division.
• May perform duties of absent deputy sheriff, chief.