Experienced Jail Deputy Non-Certified/Certified
Salary: $78,730.08 – $95,696.85 Annually
Closing Date: 12/31/2026
Position Summary:
Deputies with at least 2 years of experience as a Jail Deputy or a Corrections Deputy apply here. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has opportunities for experience in a different type of jail setting where everyone works together for staff and inmates’ safety. This is a lateral selection process, and if hired, will be placed at the top of the seniority list based on years of service. Jail Deputies can enjoy a life-work balance with schedules that allow for three or more consecutive days off.
Essential Functions:
- Exercises direct supervision over inmates. Plans and supervises inmate unit activities.
- Effectively communicates to provide information, directions, mediations, and de-escalate situations and resolve conflicts.
- Classifies, assesses, and responds to inmates. Processes and releases inmates; takes photographs and obtains a serviceable set of fingerprint impressions.
- Manages the inmate population by walking around the housing units and talking to inmates.
- Sets clear expectations, serves as a role model, uses positive reinforcement techniques, respect, and consideration when working with inmates; assures inmates accountable for their behavior.
- Performs searches to include people, mail items, and/or objects capable of concealing contraband, buildings, vehicles, and large outdoor areas. Inspects unclothed inmates; may be exposed to body fluids and wastes, and diseased persons.
- Restrains inmates; subdues resisting inmates using approved techniques of arrest control, defensive tactics, and weapons; resorts to the use of hands, feet and other approved weapons in defense of self or others.
- Physically breaks up fights and altercations between inmates.
- Pursues fleeing inmates.
- Performs crisis intervention activities to include inmate counseling, suicide prevention, recognizing and addressing abnormal behavior.
- Performs rescue functions to include, administering emergency medical aid, lifting, dragging, and carrying people away from dangerous situations, securing and evacuating people from areas, and extinguishing fires.
- Conducts visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time.
- Engages in law enforcement patrol functions that include walking on foot patrol and physically checking the doors and windows of buildings to ensure they are secure.
- Initiates and responds to radio communications.
- Testifies and attends court and speaks formally as necessary.
- Reads, comprehends, and processes legal and non-legal documents.
- Prepares investigative and other reports, sketches, and drawings, using appropriate grammar, symbols, and mathematical computations.
- Processes, files, labels, alphabetizes reports as appropriate.
- Enters and searches data into computer systems or databases.
- Utilizes protective equipment including self-contained breathing apparatus and other air filtering devices. Gathers information and collects evidence; interviews and obtains statements from involved parties.
- Prepares investigative and other reports, sketches, and drawings, using appropriate grammar, symbols, and mathematical computations; determines when probable cause exists; recommends inmate disciplinary action
Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the date of hire.
- Possession of a valid Driver’s license is required.
- No criminal convictions as defined by Colorado P.O.S.T. required.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Cannot have a felony conviction
- No convictions involving domestic violence
- No use of illegal drugs within the past five years