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GoLawEnforcement.com

Deputy Sheriff Candidate, Grade G1

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

Pay: $65,969/yr

Posted: 4 weeks ago

Location: Rockville, MD (Onsite)

Last Updated: 5 days ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 10/2/2026

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A Law Enforcement Chief or Deputy directs operations and supervises the activities of a local police department or a unit or shift within a department. Implements new initiatives to address problems with crime in the community.

$91,814 / year median in Maryland

+7% projected growth

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Job Description

Deputy Sheriff Candidate, Grade G1

Job Type:

Full Time Rockville, MD Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Salary:

$65,969.00

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. The work environment of a Deputy Sheriff Candidate 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, polygraph, 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:

Experience:

None.

Education:

Completion of high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland.

Equivalency:

None.

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.

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