Deputy Sheriff I, Grade G2

Salary: $65,969.00 – $87,422.00 Annually

Position Summary:

Our mission is to provide leadership and professional support, as required, to ensure that Court mandates are carried out in a manner which respects individual rights and freedoms. Our mission is to work cooperatively with all other law enforcement agencies within this county and throughout the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area, as well as all other branches of the Montgomery County Government. We strive to ensure that the people who live, work and visit Montgomery County are receiving the full range of law enforcement services required for a safe and orderly society.

Essential Functions:

• 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.

Requirements:

• Experience: Satisfactory completion of the Maryland Police Training Commission prescribed course of Entry Level Training. Satisfactory completion of the Maryland Police Training Commission and Standards Commission or a previously certified police officer in Maryland if it has been three (3) years or less since the applicant was certified as a police officer.
• Education: Completion of High School or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland.
• Citizenship: Must be a United States Citizen
• Age Requirements: Must be 21 years of age as of the first day of employment as a sworn Deputy Sheriff I.
• License: Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class “C” (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant’s state of residence.