Deputy Sheriff; part-time night shift

Sign-on Bonus

$7,500 Sign-on BONUS*

Schedule:

40 hours per pay period, consisting of five 8‑hour night shifts (11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.), including every other weekend and two weekday shifts per pay cycle.

Training:
Selected candidates will attend a 4‑week Deputy School (unless already certified) followed by a structured Field Training Program.

The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office is one of the largest and most respected sheriff’s offices in Virginia, serving a diverse community of over one million residents. Deputies uphold our core values of honor, courage, and service, ensuring safety and security of the Fairfax County Courthouse, Adult Detention Center, and the broader community. The Office offers exceptional training, advancement opportunities, and a strong culture of teamwork and public service.

• Supervises inmate activities, prevents escapes, and maintains order, discipline and security.
• Takes appropriate action in emergency situations in accordance with established riot, hostage, fire, and disaster plans.
• Escorts prisoners to and from courts and the Adult Detention Center.
• Processes inmates in and out of the Adult Detention Center.
• Oversees inmates in a specific area of the Adult Detention Center.
• Directs or escorts all inmates in an assigned area.
• Keeps a continual count of inmates in an assigned area.
• Oversees the handling and security of inmate property.
• Investigates complaints from inmates or the public concerning missing, misplaced, or mishandled inmate property.
• Transports, by vehicle, inmates and other individuals in custody.
• Ensures accurate and current files are maintained on all supply transactions and office equipment repair.
• Performs routine law‑enforcement duties as required (e.g., traffic enforcement, accident response and investigation, criminal investigations, etc.).
• Maintains complete and accurate records and prepares clear and concise reports.

• Knowledge of the policies, procedures, and practices of the functional area to which assigned.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and County laws and ordinances affecting assigned duties.
• Knowledge of standard operating procedures and guidelines as well as riot, hostage, fire, and disaster plans.
• Knowledge of the agency’s information technology system (e.g., PC’s).
• Demonstrated skill in the use of firearms, defensive tactics and non‑lethal weapons.
• Ability to operate vehicles, emergency equipment, radio and CAD.
• Ability to affect a physical arrest.
• Ability to maintain a level of physical fitness appropriate to assignment.
• Ability to work a shift work schedule which includes evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to work effectively under stress.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with fellow staff members, inmates, and other departments and agencies.
• Ability to effectively handle situations requiring tact, diplomacy, fairness and good judgment.
• Ability to make accurate observations and remember names, faces and details.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to a high school diploma or a GED issued by a state department of education.

• Current Certification as a Virginia DCJS Law Enforcement Officer

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must successfully complete a criminal background investigation, polygraph examination, and a psychological examination.
• Must be able to obtain a Class "A" medical rating in the assigned medical group before the appointment.
• Must be a non‑smoker at the time of appointment and be willing to sign a Condition of Employment Agreement to refrain from smoking, both on and off duty.
• Must be able to work a shift work schedule which includes evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Shift hours and shift assignments may be changed at the discretion of the Sheriff.

Skills in the use of firearms, defensive tactics and non‑lethal weapons; ability to operate vehicles, emergency equipment, radio, and CAD; ability to maintain a level of physical fitness…