Jennifer Van Der Wende
Hamburg
Summary
Resourceful Sheriff's Officer known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialized skills include emergency management, law enforcement procedures, and community relations. Excel in leadership, communication, and problem-solving to uphold law and order effectively.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sheriff’s Officer Corporal
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
Newton
09.2024 - Current
- Bureau of Law Enforcement – L.EA.D. Instructor
- Instructor for youth drug prevention program,school bullying and violence education initiatives . Assigned to various schools in Sussex County.
Reservist/PA Specialist
Continuity Operations Group
05.2023 - Current
- Service the community by further developing professional Emergency Management related skills for the Emergency Management Reservist Program (EMRP) under the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) with the purpose to deploy training and desired skills and funded resources to support emergency management operations before, during and after disasters.
- Grant writer for federal, state, county and local governments, as well as educational institutions.
Sheriff’s Officer Corporal
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
Newton
09.2021 - Current
- Bureau of Law Enforcement – Courts and Transports
- Upon completion of the Basic Course for Police Officers, assigned to training within the courthouse for maintaining order and security in the courtroom, serving court processes, criminal identification, investigations, traffic control and enforcement, motor vehicle accident response, patrol duties, public safety/service assistance and other related assignments which may include Emergency Management.
Sheriff's Officer Corporal/Deputy Coordinator
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
Newton
09.2021 - 06.2023
- Office of Emergency Preparedness
- Assigned to the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
- Tasked with various duties including planning and implementation for various projects and deployments throughout the County to include the Sussex County Fair and other large events, as well as health clinics in coordination with the Health Department; meeting with municipalities to help develop and review their Emergency Operation Plans (EOPs), continued as the liaison between educational facilities and long-term care facilities throughout the COVID19 pandemic; played a lead role in the 2021 Sussex County Hazard Mitigation Plan; FEMA reimbursements and grants for projects through OEM; qualified AH ICT3.
County Correctional Police Officer/Deputy Coordinator
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
Newton
04.2020 - 08.2021
- Office of Emergency Preparedness
- Assigned to the Office of Emergency Preparedness upon the start of the COVID19 pandemic to assist in documentation, allocation, and procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the County of Sussex.
- Assisted educational institutions and long-term care facilities with PPE attainment and delivery.
- Partook in various roles to include planning, resource, and documentation to assist in the creation, running and breakdown of the Sussex County Testing Site located at Sussex County Community College and the Sussex County Vaccination Site located at the Sussex County Fairgrounds.
County Correctional Police Officer
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
Newton
10.2005 - 03.2020
- Bureau of Corrections
- County Corrections Officer role from October 10/2005-12/2016 focused on care, custody and control, field training officer and background investigations.
- I was assigned to the Administrative Division from 01/2017-03/2020 where I was tasked with scheduling, background investigations, training, assisting with internal affairs investigations, documentation, and statistics as well as handling of confidential and sensitive materials.
- Presenter of Sussex County Sheriff’s Office 'Active Shooter Civilian Response' training to various churches and organizations throughout the County of Sussex.
- Assisted in the creation, implementation, and training of staff of the jail management system.
Education
Master of Arts - Justice Administration And Public Service
College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown05-2020
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Seton Hall University
South Orange08-2004
Skills
- Emergency management
- Court security
- Crisis response
- Community outreach
- Training delivery
- Public speaking
- Grant writing
- Team leadership
- Risk assessment
- Conflict resolution
- Summons and subpoena serving
- Courthouse security
- Background investigations
- Medical aid
- Report writing
- Search and rescue operations
- Patrol procedures
- Weapons training
- First Aid/CPR
- Effective communication
- Communication skills
- Civil processes
- Time management
- Investigate suspicious activities
- Crowd control
- Court testimony
- Public safety
- Organizational skills
- De-escalation techniques
- Prisoner transport
- Physical fitness
- Building security check
- Traffic control
- Problem-solving
- Scene security
Certification
- Passiac County Police Academy, Wayne, NJ - Basic Course for Police Officers (October 2021-March 2022)
- Passaic County Police Academy, Wayne, NJ - Basic Corrections Officer Course (October 2006-January 2007)
- Passaic County Police Academy, Wayne, NJ - Methods of Instruction (September 2014)
Accomplishments
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office – Exceptional Duty Award 10/2022
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office – Grand Cordon Award 10/2022
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office – Bureau of Corrections – Commendation 09/2018
Office of the Prosecutor – County of Sussex 03/2018
Office of the Prosecutor – County of Sussex 10/2017
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office – Good Conduct Award 12/2016
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Michael Strada Letter of Recognition 12/2016
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office – Certificate of Recognition 12/2016
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office – Bureau of Corrections – Commendation 11/2016
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office – Bureau of Corrections – Commendation 11/2014
Timeline
Sheriff’s Officer Corporal
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
09.2024 - Current
Reservist/PA Specialist
Continuity Operations Group
05.2023 - Current
Sheriff’s Officer Corporal
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
09.2021 - Current
Sheriff's Officer Corporal/Deputy Coordinator
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
09.2021 - 06.2023
County Correctional Police Officer/Deputy Coordinator
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
04.2020 - 08.2021
County Correctional Police Officer
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
10.2005 - 03.2020
Master of Arts - Justice Administration And Public Service
College of Saint Elizabeth
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Seton Hall University
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