Deputy Sheriff - Law Enforcement

Application Requirement

All applicants for the Deputy Sheriff Position must complete the Personal History Statement prior to selecting "Apply". The Person al History Statement must be completed and submitted along with the employment application. Complete the statement and save it to be attached at the end of the application process.

Personal History Statement

Sign‑on bonus $15,000 (three installments – $5,000 upon academy graduation, $5,000 upon successful completion of 1 year probation in this position, and $5,000 upon completion of two years of employment in this position). Lateral bonus $7,500 (three installments – $2,500 when hired, $2,500 upon release from probation in this position, and $2,500 upon completion of two years of employment in this position).

High School Diploma or GED.

• Must be 21 years of age, possess a valid Maryland driver’s license and be a U.S. citizen.
• Must pass written entrance exam, physical agility test, polygraph, physical and psychological examination, drug screen and successfully pass extensive background investigation with favorable results.
• Weight must be in proportion to height, body frame and age.
• Vision must be correctable to 20/20.
• Must complete a 26‑week Maryland Police Training Commission approved academy; or be eligible for recertification and/or eligible for comparative compliance training as a certified Police Officer by the Maryland Police Training Commission.
• Must be able to work shift work including weekends and holidays.
• This position is designated essential personnel during inclement weather.
• Must maintain current certification of CPR/AED/FA.

• Supervisor:
  Sergeant or in his/her absence a Corporal or Deputy First Class.
• Supervises: N/A.

Training academy recruits will be subject to being taken down to the ground aggressively in the prone position and participate in playing the role of an officer and aggressor. Recruits will be exposed in the face with Oleoresin Capsicum/OC Spray.

Recruits must also demonstrate the following: execute a jump and climb from a height of at least four feet, must have the ability to run 1.5 miles with a distance of at least 300 yards at full speed, and have the ability to run up and down two flights of stairs as well as have the ability to demonstrate other various fitness requirements such as push‑ups, sit‑ups, pull‑ups (males) and flex arm hang (females).

• Work demands occasional strenuous effort. For example, handling of moderate to heavy boxes, tools, equipment, or materials of 30 to 150 pounds and have the ability to evacuate people from dangerous conditions.
• This position requires the ability to run, climb, jump, lift, drag, crawl, carry, push and pull of objects and have the ability to use bodily force as well as respond to calls, both on foot and by motor vehicle, wearing of Personnel Protective Equipment/PPE, including but limited to Kevlar vest, gun belt and Gas/Protective mask.
• The work environment involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations or unusual environmental stress and physical threat which require a range of safety and other precautions, e.g., aggressive human behavior, extreme outdoor weather conditions, or similar situations where conditions cannot be controlled.

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