Deputy Sheriff – Recruit

Centennial, CO
Arapahoe County Sheriff

Salary: $74,380.80 – $106,828.80 Annually

Closing Date: 6/8/2025

Essential Functions:

  • Ensures the health, safety and security of inmates, staff, visitors, and the public inside the facility.
  • Maintains interior and exterior security of a detention facility and persons contained therein.
  • Conducts inmate escorts and transports.
  • Receives, processes, and releases inmates.
  • Conducts accurate head counts to ensure proper accounting and allocation of inmates.
  • Supervises inmate activities within pod for extended periods of time.
  • Maintains life functions for inmates, including, but not limited to, exchanging laundry, serving meals, and furnishing hygiene products.
  • Conducts investigations of incidents and criminal offenses that occur within the facility and gathers related facts and statements.
  • Appears in court to provide testimony.
  • Ensures that emergency/evacuation procedures are followed in the event of an occurrence.
  • Physically restrains inmates using handcuffs and other restraints or methods.
  • Maintains the functions of various electronic control rooms, operates control panels, and observes video monitors to oversee the security of the facility.
  • Operates computers and standard office equipment including commonly used computer software programs.
  • Maintains regular and acceptable attendance at such level as determined at the Sheriff’s Office discretion.
  • Is available and willing to work such overtime per day or per week as the Sheriff’s Office determines is necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
  • Is available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the Sheriff’s Office determines are necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
  • Performs duties onsite, except those job duties that are customarily or by nature performed offsite.
  • Follows and supports the mission, values, organizational philosophies, operational principals, code of conduct, and policies and procedures of the Sheriff’s Office.
  • Interacts effectively with others.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

  • EDUCATION: High School graduate or G.E.D. equivalent.
  • EXPERIENCE: No specific experience required, OR any equivalent combination of education and experience that satisfy the requirements of the job as approved by the Sheriff.
  • Must meet criteria established by P.O.S.T. if you are a Non-United States Citizen. For more information visit the Colorado P.O.S.T. website.
  • Must possess a valid Driver’s License (if hired you may be required to obtain a Colorado driver’s license).
  • Must be 21 years of age.
  • Must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.
  • Ability to successfully complete a Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Academy and obtain certification.
  • Ability to legally possess a handgun.

Preferred Requirements:

  • College course work in criminal justice.