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Deputy Sheriff Candidate

Starting Salary: $38,599

For more information on the application process and open application dates please visit the
Montgomery County Personnel Web Site:


Job Description:


Employee will be responsible for performing regulatory and law enforcement work to protect the lives and property of County citizens. Duties will include maintaining custody and transporting of prisoners; maintaining peace and security of the courts; locate and arresting persons wanted in Montgomery County and fugitives from other states; extraditing wanted persons to Montgomery County and fugitives from other states; serving civil process; appearing in court to testify; carrying out court orders by collecting judgments or taking possession of property; conducting Sheriff's sales; executing warrants of restitution by evicting tenants from property; serving emergency evaluation and domestic violence petitions; and handling civil disturbances and emergencies.


NOTE: Employees work varying shifts (including split shifts) and may be called upon to remain in court for the duration of daily proceedings and therefore may have to work irregular hours. Deputies must also be available for periodic overnight trips in extradition cases and be able to travel by air, when necessary, to return inmates to and from other states. Employees will be covered by a collective bargaining unit.


Minimum Qualifications:


Applicants must have completed high school, or possess a high school equivalency certificate recognized by the State of Maryland. Applicants must be US Citizens and not less than 21 years of age prior to graduating from the Training Academy. Possession of a valid drivers license is required. Upon selection Deputy Sheriff Candidates must attend and successfully complete the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy and Field Training Program. Deputies must also successfully complete a one year probationary period to begin on the date they are fully sworn and have full law enforcement authority. 


Examination:


Examination for this position will consist of a written examination designed to measure general knowledge of elementary legal terms and skills related to comprehension of written materials, forms completion, and map interpretation. Applicants will be rated "Well Qualified," "Qualified," or "Not Qualified" based on their performance on the written examination. In addition applicants must successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation conducted by the Sheriff's Office. Applicants must pass a physical abilities test designed to determine strength, endurance, agility and flexibility. The cut off scores for this test are as follows:

Corrected visual acuity to 20/20 each eye.
Uncorrected visual acuity 20/40 each eye for wearers of glasses or hard contact lenses. Soft contact lens wearers are not subject to the uncorrected vision standard if successful long term (6 months) daily use of soft contact lens which corrects vision to 20/20 each eye.
Color vision adequate to perform essential job task as measured on a Farnsworth D-15 test with no more than one error.
Pure tone hearing thresholds in the worst ear that exceed 25db without amplification require further evaluation.
Grip Strength - 80 pounds or 50% of body weight each hand.
Standing Long Jump - 73 inches
Pushups - 17 continuous pushups on palms and toes.
Bent Knee Sit-ups - 34 in three minutes.
Abdominal Stretch - 27 inches measured from chin to wall while bending backwards with hips strapped against wall.
Lateral Bending - 29 cycles/20 seconds
Exercising capacity of 9.9 METS (9.1 min.) as measured on an exercise treadmill utilizing Bruce protocol with a target heart rate of 90% maximum heart rate adjusted for age. 


The examination process also requires a psychological evaluation, medical exam and a drug screening and polygraph or other deception detection examination. Applicants must have corrected visual acuity to 20/20 binocular. Six months successful use of soft contact lenses is acceptable. Loss of color vision greater than one cross in the Farnsworth D-15 panel test will not be acceptable. The expected duration of the application process is approximately 6-10 months. Applicants who are not selected may reapply six months from the date of the written examination.


Application Procedures:


Applicants must submit a Montgomery County application form, which is available by calling 240-777-7079. Send the completed application to:


Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
50 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, Maryland 20850

You may also e-mail recruiting@mcsheriff.com to request an application or ask any questions you may have.

You can also download or print out the application in PDF format by clicking on the following links. Viewing these files requires a current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader®. If you need to download the reader you can do so (for free) by clicking this logo:

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MCSO Employment Application (PDF Document)

Request for Veteran's Credit Form (PDF Document)

MCSO Employment Application (Word Document)


Fringe Benefits:

Holidays (9 per year)
Personal Leave (2 days per year)
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
25 Retirement Plan (60% of Salary)
Employee Credit Union
Tuition Assistance
Yearly Salary Increments
Hospitalization
Life Insurance Plan
Dental Insurance
Vision Care Benefits
Disability Insurance
Major Medical Benefits
Periodic Medical Examinations
Workman's Compensation Insurance Coverage
Professional Improvement Leave
In Service Training
All Uniforms Furnished (Cleaning Provided)
All Leather Goods (Including Shoes and Boots)
Salary And Benefits Are Subject To Change

"AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER"

 

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