Deputy Sheriff Cadet - Registry

JOB SUMMARY

This is a training position that is under close supervision. Incumbents perform tasks through formal and informal training programs to learn and perform responsibilities of an Arizona peace officer which include interacting with a diverse population, exercising problem solving skills, maintaining public order, preventing crime, enforcing laws and ordinances, conducting investigations, making arrests, issuing summonses/citations and warnings, and assisting the public.

This is an Entry/Trainee position, which works under close supervision.

The application and any supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate.

Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state See resume in lieu of answering. If the question does not apply, mark N/A. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process and your application will be marked as INCOMPLETE.

Tentative testing date:
August 19, 2025 (must submit application by July 28th)

October 21, 2025 (must submit application by Sep 29th)

If qualified, eligible applicants will be notified via email regarding next steps.

October 2025 – February 2027 Academy dates: March 2026 – August 2026;
September 2026 – February 2027. Eligible applicants will begin employment prior to Academy start date.

ALL TESTING DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. EVERY APPLICANT MUST APPEAR IN PERSON TO TEST.

• This is a registry intended to collect applications for future vacancies containing one or more positions. Eligible applicants might be placed into a registry until a vacant position becomes available.
• This announcement may be closed as soon as a sufficient number of qualified applicants have applied.
• Per PCSO Policy 703 – After FTO, employees may take home county-owned vehicles only with prior approval from their Bureau Chief. The employee must live within a 10-mile limit from the Pinal County Border.
• This position is a non-exempt position under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not a covered position under the Pinal County Merit System Rules. Incumbents in this position serve at the pleasure of their respective Appointing Authority. The employment relationship is at-will and employment may be terminated at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.

Deputy Cadet testing typically occurs every other month.

• Birth Certificate, Naturalization Papers (Original Document) or Current Passport
• High School Diploma, GED, or transcript with graduation date (Original Document) or higher education certificates/diplomas
• Arizona Driver’s License (Original Document)
• Social Security Card (Original Document)
• Credit Report (Original Document) — A complete report is required on a thumb drive (only your score will not be accepted)
• DD 214 Copy Member 4 if discharged from Military or Selective Service Registration (Original Document)
• Vehicle Insurance Card
• 3 years Certified Driving History Record (Original Document)

Failure to bring all documents on testing day may delay the testing process.

If all criteria are met, the Background Investigator will notify Human Resources to submit your personal information into ESOPH.

• One minute Sit Up - 29 or more
• 300 Meter Run - 68 seconds or better
• Maximum Push Up - 25 or more
• 1.5 Mile Run - 15:20 minutes or better

Additional information:
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