Deputy Sheriff Lateral

Job description

The Caroline County Sheriff's Office is hiring for Maryland Certified Police Officers to fill its ranks Deputy Sheriffs. Apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/carolinemd before the application deadline. Call or email the Human Resource Office at 410-479-4105 or hrposting@carolinemd.org with any questions.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2024

The Caroline County Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency.

Caroline County consists of a total area of 326 square miles. Deputies are responsible to patrol over 470N miles of roadway. The Caroline County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Caroline County Maryland. With various professional fields such as Patrol, Narcotics, Canine Unit, and the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), to name a few, the Caroline County Sheriff's Office has the skills, expertise, and professional staff to handle any situation that it may face.

Why should I apply with the Caroline County Sheriff's Office?

The Caroline County Sheriff's Office offers a unique and rewarding career for anyone interested in joining a team of law enforcement professionals who are committed to providing the highest level of professional services to the Caroline County community. If an exciting law enforcement career in a dynamic organization is your goal, the Caroline County Sheriff's Office has what you are looking for.

Sheriff's Office Division and Units

• Criminal Investigation Division
• Patrol Division
• Canine Unit
• Narcotics
• School Resource Officers
• DRONE Pilot Unit

The Sheriff's Office provides career opportunities for excellent job security, advancement, job skills, and salary and benefits packages. If words like honor, integrity, and skill define you, we'd like to talk to you about a new career in Law Enforcement with the Caroline County Sheriff's Office.

What are the benefits of a Caroline County Sheriff's Deputy?

MD State Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield - Health Insurance

25-Year State Retirement (LEOPS), 20-year retirement for Military Vets with up to 5 years service in the Armed Services.

Delta Dental Insurance

State Employees Credit Union 457 B - Supplemental Retirement Long-Term Care Insurance

$50,000 Life Insurance Paid by The Sheriff's Office

What are the leave benefits of a Deputy Sheriff? (1 Day = 8 hrs.)

PERSONAL 5 DAYS

SICK 11 DAYS

HOLIDAY 11 DAYS

VACATION 10 DAYS (1-5 YEARS) 15 DAYS (6-10 YEARS) 20 DAYS (11-19 YEARS) 25 DAYS (20 + YEARS)

ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED

The Sheriff's Office would like the following sought-after skills and education when selecting Deputy Sheriff's:

Associates degree or higher from an accredited college or university recognized by the US Secretary of Education.

Speak fluently in a second language (i.e. Spanish)

Proficiency in the use of computers and technology

Military Veterans

Applicant Mandated Requirements...

• High school diploma
• At least 21 years of age (20.5 years old to enter Police Academy) Valid Maryland driver's license
• United States citizen
• Be of excellent character
• Read, write and speak English
• If Prior Military: Must have been "honorably" discharged No felony or Domestic Violence convictions
• No pattern of drug or alcohol abuse
• Must be willing to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays

Current or Past Drug Usage Disqualifications:

An individual is ineligible for initial certification as a police officer in Maryland if the individual has:

1. Been convicted or otherwise found guilty of selling, manufacturing, or distributing a controlled dangerous substance, narcotic drug, or marijuana;

2. Ever illegally sold, produced, cultivated, distributed, or transported a controlled dangerous substance, narcotic drug, or marijuana;

3. Illegally used a controlled dangerous substance, narcotic drug, or marijuana for any purpose within the 36 months before application for certification;

4. Ever illegally used a controlled dangerous substance or narcotic drug for other than experimentation as specified under §D of this regulation; or

5. Ever illegally used a controlled dangerous substance, narcotic drug, or marijuana while employed to enforce federal, state, or local law by any government entity.

Presumption of Experimentation. The illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance or narcotic drug is not experimentation if the applicant:

1) Ever used:

a. Heroin;

b. Phencyclidine (PCP); or

c. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD); or

2) Other than heroin, PCP, LSD, or marijuana, used any controlled dangerous substance or narcotic drug, or any combination of controlled dangerous substances or narcotic drug that exceeds:

a. A total of five times; or

b. One time since becoming 21 years old

Supplemental Information

Starting Salary

• $67,001 I Certified less than 5 Years of Services
• $70,351 I 5+ Years of Service