Uniform Services Division - Entry Level Deputy Sheriff

Position: Entry Level Deputy Sheriff;
Uniform Services

Rate of Pay: Starting $23.59 a/hr.;
Top Pay 5th Year $26.96

Hours: 80 hour pay period (14 days), 12 hour shifts

Reports To: Sergeant – Uniform Services Division;
Lieutenant – Uniform Services Division

Open To: All Qualified Applicants

The Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office is currently accepting applications for full‑time Uniform Services Deputy positions. Starting wage for the Full‑Time Deputy position is $23.59 with additional wage step increases; the deputy’s top wage after 5 years is $26.96 under the current POAM Contract. Two‑person Health Insurance is provided by the employer with the employee contributing the hard‑cap amount toward premium costs.

Longevity pay is provided to members after 10 years of service. Specialty Pay up to $750.00 per year is provided to Deputies assigned a specialty position.

Applicants must be MCOLES licensed or eligible for MCOLES licensing as a police officer in the state of Michigan at the time of appointment.

Applicants will be required to pass a criminal background check, a psychological test, and a physical examination, including a drug screen. They will also complete a personal history questionnaire.

Under general supervision and according to established procedures and department regulations, Deputy Sheriffs are responsible for protecting life and property through enforcement of laws and ordinances in a specific geographic area. Frequently involves the performance of hazardous and strenuous tasks and the exercise of initiative and judgment in various situations endangering life or property.

• Must be certified or certifiable as a police officer in the State of Michigan by MCOLES at the time of appointment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must be in good physical condition as determined by a medical examination administered as part of the selection process.
• No felony convictions (including expunged records or convictions under YTA etc.)
• Must possess a valid Michigan driver’s license.
• Full‑time law enforcement experience is preferred but is not mandatory.

• Affect an arrest, forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints.
• Climb over obstacles, climb through openings; jump down from elevated surfaces; jump over obstacles, ditches and streams; and crawl in confined areas to pursue, search, investigate and/or rescue.
• Communicate effectively over law enforcement radio channels while initiating and responding to radio communications, often under adverse conditions such as siren usage and high‑speed vehicle operations.
• Communicate verbally and effectively by listening to people and by giving information, directions and commands.
• Conduct searches of buildings and large outdoor areas, which may involve walking, and/or standing for long periods of time and which requires the ability to distinguish color and perceive shapes.
• Conduct visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time.
• Enter and exit vehicles quickly to perform rescue operations, pursue a suspect or answer an emergency call.
• Exercise independent judgment within legal guidelines to determine when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probably cause exists to search and arrest and when force may be used and to what degree.
• Gather information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining the statements of victims, witnesses, suspects and confidential informants.
• Load, unload, aim and fire handguns, shotguns and other agency firearms from a variety of body positions in situations that justify the use of deadly force while maintaining emotional control under extreme stress.
• Manage interpersonal conflicts to maintain order.
• Operate an emergency vehicle during both day and night; in emergency and pursuit situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits while exercising due care and caution and in exception to traffic control devices and in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions and environmental conditions such as fog, smoke, rain, ice and snow.
• Perform law enforcement patrol functions while working rotating shifts weekends, holidays and…