Deputy Sheriff

Salary: $64,048.00 Annually

Closing Date: 12/31/2025

Position Summary:

The work environment of a Deputy Sheriff is divided between field work (serving civil process papers, transporting prisoners and citizens, returning prisoners from out of County/State and maintaining custody of prisoners in a small detention setting) and time spent in a courtroom providing prisoner and courtroom security.

Essential Functions:

• Prior to appointment, candidates must successfully complete an oral interview, background investigation, truth verification device process such as polygraph or C.V.S.A, physical, psychological, drug and alcohol screening.

• Candidates will be provided with information via email with instructions and information to schedule their own test date after applications have been reviewed and eligibility requirements met.

• Prior to becoming a sworn deputy sheriff, deputy sheriff candidates are responsible for attending and successfully completing an extended curriculum of instruction that prepares an employee to work in any one of a variety of assignments in the Office of the Montgomery County Sheriff. A Deputy Sheriff Candidate receives a comprehensive, six (6) months of training through a recruit training program.

Requirements:

• Education: Completion of High School Graduation diploma or GED Equivalent recognized in the State of Maryland.
• License: Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class “C” (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant’s state of residence.
• Must be 21 years of age at the time of obtaining sworn Deputy Sheriff Status (Completion of the training academy).
• Must be a United States Citizen.