Cadet (Sheriff)

Salary: $38,174.00

Position Summary:

The Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff Cadet is a law enforcement apprenticeship program that offers training and varied work assignments to persons between the ages of 18 and 21 ½. The Cadet provides qualified men and women with a chance to experience the challenges and personal rewards of a police career and serves as a steppingstone to be certified through an approved police academy.

Cadets are encouraged and supported with furthering their education by enrolling in and passing college courses with a goal towards earning an associate or bachelor’s degree.
Cadets will be tasked with a variety of duties to provide exposure to many aspects of law enforcement.

Cadets must successfully complete all deputy entry level testing procedures prior to or during their employment and will submit to an extensive background investigation prior to their employment as a Cadet and prior to their acceptance into a police academy.

Essential Functions:

• Processing arrested individuals including computer data entry
• Fingerprinting
• Locating and verifying warrants and summonses
• Responding to public inquiries
• Assisting Duty Officers as needed
• Operation of agency vehicles
• Other duties as assigned by superiors

Requirements:

• Possession of a Class C Maryland Motor Vehicle Operator’s License (or the equivalent from another issuing state) or the ability to obtain such a license within thirty (30) days of employment to position by the Sheriff.
• United States Citizen with preference offered to residents of Queen Anne’s County (for more information regarding qualifications for US citizenship, please visit http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship)
• Age – Cadet applicants may complete the application process at the age of 17, but cannot be hired or begin working until he or she reaches the age of 18. Cadet applicants must be hired before reaching 20 years of age and be prepared to transition to a police academy, with approval of the Sheriff, between the ages of 20 ½ and 21 ½. Cadet employment will cease for those who do not progress to a police academy.
• Residency – Applicants do not need to be a Maryland resident to begin the process. However, they must become a Maryland resident on the date of hire as cadet.
• Must have a high school diploma or a G.E.D. (Cadet Applicants may begin the application process in the final year of high school).
• Must possess a valid Maryland Driver’s License and have a satisfactory driving record. Their current driving record cannot exceed three points.
• Must be in excellent physical condition and pass a standard police academy physical agility test. Will participate in periodic standard academy physical agility tests and exercises throughout their employment as a cadet.
• Binocular visual acuity must be 20/20 with or without correction.
• Must have a good reputation and sound moral character.
• Must not have any current court orders against him or her relating to domestic violence nor any criminal misdemeanor or felony convictions.
• Must be truthful in every stage of the application process.