Limited Duty Jail Deputy

Are you passionate about justice and community safety? Do you want to make a positive difference in the community where you live? If you answered YES then we want YOU! Take the next step towards a career in law enforcement and apply to be a Limited Duty Jail Deputy in the Benton County Sheriff's Office!

Benton County is committed to continuously providing a workplace where equal employment opportunity is afforded to all people.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. We will train.

The Limited Duty Jail Deputy maintains the order, discipline and security of the County Jail and assists in the processing of persons into and releases persons from the jail within established guidelines. Deputies are responsible for documenting daily events and activities and maintaining current and accurate custody information as well as maintaining relations and addressing needs of attorneys, the court and the general public.

for a complete list of the duties, responsibilities and physical requirements of this position.

First review of applications will be July 31, 2026.

Applications submitted after this date may or may not be considered. Please note that this recruitment may close at any time after the first review date.

• This is an on-call position not to exceed 1040 hours worked in a fiscal year.

• Monitoring, inspecting, searching, counseling and providing direct services to the population of adults in custody and control room operations.

• Assist with bookings and releases of adults in custody including, clothed and unclothed searches, data collection, verifying and entry; screening for medical and or mental health concerns; inventory and securing of property and funds belonging to adults in custody.

• Maintaining accurate and current custody documents, computerized activity logs, visitation log, receipts, distribution of facility reports, and completing officer reports related to routine and emergency incidents, rule violations, possible criminal activities, and use of force incidents.

• Answering phones, scheduling visits with social and professional visitors, maintaining positive working relations with other criminal justice professionals and addressing concerns and questions from adults in custody's family and friends.

• Setting up and administering medicines and medical orders as ordered or directed by Facility Medical Staff.

• Assist with educational or rehabilitative programming to the population of adults in custody.
• Counseling and referral of adults in custody.

The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 18 years of age at time of hire
• Valid State issued Driver's License with good driving record.

• Successfully pass a background investigation, psychological exam, and medical evaluation before being hired.
• First Aid and CPR Certifications within 3 months of hiring
• Ability to work any shift
• Must successfully pass the written POST (Police Officer Selection Test) by a minimum of 70% overall. Test is no cost to you and consists of Math, Reading, Grammar and Writing.

Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, running, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions. Requires frequently lifting and carrying varying from light to heavy. Work hours and days off vary to include day shift, swing shift and graveyard. Nature of position involves exposure to health and safety risks on a continuous basis. Both, physical injury and exposure to contagious diseases exist.

Joining the Benton County Sheriff's Office will give you the opportunity to be a part of a progressive, professional law enforcement office that serves a county of over 90,000 citizens. Involvement opportunities are ample with these positions/duties available:
Honor Guard, Peer Support Team, Field Training Deputy, Instructors (Firearms, Defensive Tactics, CONSIMS, ATV, 1st Aid/CPR, Taser, etc.), Search and Rescue, Transport Deputy, Work Crew Coordinator and more!

Sgt. Ryan Roth, Training & Recruiting Sergeant

Benton County Sheriff's Office

Telephone:

ryan.roth

• This is a FLSA non - exempt position.
• Hiring is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
• This position requires driving and may require use of a personal vehicle. A driver's license is required.
• This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
• This recruitment may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates for future vacancies.
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