Volunteer Reserve Patrol Deputy Sheriff

CC Sheriff's Office

15230 Per Rd

Center City, MN 55012, USA

January 20, 2026

Unpaid Volunteer Position

Performs limited Sheriff's patrol, traffic control and related law enforcement duties. Valid driver’s license in the State of Minnesota.

Requirements: 18 years of age, United States citizen, no felony or domestic assault record, HS diploma or equivalent, valid driver’s license, and a telephone for call out situations. Must pass oral interview, medical screening, extensive background investigation, and satisfactorily complete a Reserve Deputy Academy. Volunteers a set number of shifts and completes Continuing Education Training yearly.

11/2023

Sheriff

Sheriff

Chisago County Sheriff’s Office, Center City MN

Performs limited Sheriff’s patrol, traffic control and related law enforcement duties.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work various shifts.
• Must pass background investigation and required testing.
• Examples of duties performed by candidates include:
  • Traffic control
  • Thin ice marking
  • Boat landing checks
  • Vacation home checks
  • Canine assists
  • Crime prevention
  • Many other tasks as assigned by Sergeants

• Works on various shifts performing security patrols, traffic control and assisting deputy sheriffs and the public on various matters.
• Maintains normal availability by radio or telephone for consultation.
• Carries out duties in conformance with Federal, State, County, and City laws and ordinances.
• Patrols County and City streets, parks, commercial and residential areas to assist Sheriff’s Deputies in preserving the peace, enforcing the law, protecting the public and controlling vehicle traffic.
• Prepares a variety of reports and records including daily log, tow sheets, theft reports, vehicle impoundment forms, traffic hazard reports etc.
• Undertakes community-oriented police work and assists citizens with such matters as locked or stalled vehicles, crime prevention, traffic safety, etc.
• Maintains contact with supervisory personnel to coordinate activities and provides general information about department activities.
• Teach or assist with ATV/Snowmobile Safety classes.
• Assist with ski/snowboard/fish house theft reports.
• Assist with barking dog/dangerous dog complaints.
• Lake and River buoy placement and removal.
• Clean maintain squads at district office.
• Transport compliant adult and/or juvenile prisoners.
• Work at community or town hall events/dances.
• County Park ordinance enforcement/Parks Patrol/Sunrise Prairie Trail Patrol/Snowmobile Trail Patrol.
• Crime Prevention/Neighborhood Watch Group presentations.
• Crowd control;
  Natural Disaster/Emergency Response.
• Delivery of Department items; example: deliver items to BCA.
• Extended Crime Scene Perimeter control.
• K-9 Training assistance.
• Setting up the radar trailer at problem traffic areas.
• Working at school sporting events.
• Assisting in searches for lost children and missing person.
• SWAT training assists.
• Marking thin ice.
• Stand by for tows of vehicles waiting to be impounded. Filling out impound/inventory sheets.
• Assisting in traffic details/holiday and weekend traffic problems.
• Performing vehicle lockout assistance.

High School diploma or GED and moderate experience, or a combination of equivalent education and experience.

Valid driver’s license in the State of Minnesota.

Squad car; two-way radio;
Taser; handcuffs; breathalyzer; pager; first aid equipment; personal computer, including word processing software.

• This classification regularly involves physical agility requirements such as climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, pushing, pulling, repetitive motions and manual dexterity.
• While performing the duties of this job, the volunteer frequently works in outside weather conditions. The volunteer occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in…