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County of Delaware, PA

Deputy Sheriff

Media, PA · On-site

$24.82/hr

Sheriff Opening Date: 05/31/2024 Summary The Deputy Sheriff performs assigned duties pertaining to ... Travel interstate and intrastate for prisoner extraditions * Assist with jury sequestration ...

County of Delaware

Deputy Sheriff

Media, PA

$24.82/hr

... Assist with jury sequestration; provide for juror security Guard prisoners in hospital setting, pre-admission as needed Serve civil process documents, such as writs, foreclosures, garnishments ...

Placer County California

Sheriff's Cadet

Auburn, CA · On-site

$22.38/hr

The Sheriff's Cadet program is a structured mentorship program designed to prepare individuals for ... EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: * Assist ...

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How much do sheriff assistant jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 12, 2026, the average hourly pay for sheriff assistant in the United States is $22.17, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.11 and $25.48 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a sheriff assistant?

To thrive as a Sheriff Assistant, you need a solid understanding of law enforcement procedures, administrative support skills, and often a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with case management software, records databases, and communication systems like radios is typically required. Attention to detail, discretion, strong organizational skills, and effective interpersonal communication help Sheriff Assistants excel in supporting operations. These abilities are crucial for maintaining accurate records, ensuring smooth departmental workflow, and upholding public safety standards.

What does a sheriff assistant do?

A Sheriff Assistant supports the operations of a sheriff’s office by performing administrative, clerical, and sometimes field-related duties. Their responsibilities may include maintaining records, assisting with paperwork, communicating with the public, and handling non-emergency calls. They may also help deputies with logistical support and ensure that office procedures run smoothly. Sheriff Assistants play an important role in helping law enforcement officers focus on their primary duties by managing essential behind-the-scenes tasks.

What is the difference between Sheriff Assistant vs Sheriff Deputy?

AspectSheriff AssistantSheriff Deputy
Required CredentialsHigh school diploma or equivalent; some roles may require certificationsHigh school diploma or equivalent; law enforcement training or academy certification
Work EnvironmentOffice settings, administrative support, assisting sheriff's officeFieldwork, patrol duties, responding to incidents
Employer & IndustryCounty sheriff's offices, law enforcement agenciesCounty sheriff's offices, law enforcement agencies
Common Search & ComparisonOften compared due to similar roles in sheriff's officesPrimary law enforcement role, often confused with assistants

Sheriff Assistants typically handle administrative tasks and support functions within the sheriff's office, requiring less extensive law enforcement training. Sheriff Deputies are frontline officers responsible for patrol, response, and enforcement duties, often requiring law enforcement certification. While both roles work within sheriff's offices, Deputies perform active law enforcement, whereas Assistants focus on administrative support.

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Infographic showing various Sheriff Assistant job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 76% Full Time, 20% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 98% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $46,123 per year, or $22.2 per hour.

Deputy Sheriff

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Winter Haven, FL • On-site

$66K - $84K/yr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 15 days ago

Polk County Sheriff's Office (Florida) rating

6.5

Company rating: 6.5 out of 10

Based on 12 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

37th of 44 rated police

Job description

Position Concept
SIGN-ON BONUSES FOR NEW HIRES
SWORN/CERTIFIED DEPUTIES.........$2,000
**$1,000 UPON HIRE AND $1,000 UPON PROBATION COMPLETION**
1ST TIME SELF-SPONSORED LE.........$1,000
**$500 UPON HIRE AND $500 UPON PROBATION COMPLETION**
MOVING ALLOWANCE (SWORN/OUT OF COUNTY)........$2,000
MOVING ALLOWANCE (SWORN/OUT OF STATE)........$5,000
The Deputy Sheriff performs a variety of duties and tasks related to the protection of life, limb and property.
The most important and essential job function of the position is attitude which includes the following: interacting positively and cooperating with co-workers, responding politely to customers, working as a team member, functioning under intense time pressure and responding in a positive manner to supervision.
The Deputy Sheriff may perform other related duties and tasks, as required and shall have the physical, mental and emotional abilities to perform the essential job duties of the position.
Employee Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Direct Deposit, Bi-Weekly Pay Checks
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Education Incentives
  • Free Employee Health Clinic
  • Wellness Incentives
  • FRS Retirement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Free Employee Gym
  • Life Insurance
  • Deferred Compensation Plan

Essential Functions
  • Testify at trials, hearings, and Grand Juries
  • Testify at depositions
  • Serve subpoenas
  • Serve injunctions for protection
  • Serve court ordered Baker Acts
  • Prepare orignal and supplemental reports
  • Maintain issued equipment
  • Maintain firearms
  • Inspect and maintain patrol vehicle
  • Maintain attendance record
  • File complain affidavits/notice to appear
  • Review statutes, ordinances, and directives
  • Review *BOLOs, requests, agreements
  • Maintain notes of warnings, arrests, and contacts
  • Maintain gas log
  • Update and maintain, review manuals and files
  • Prepare correspondence
  • Collect latent fingerprints
  • Photograph persons, evidence, crime scene
  • Seize, impound vehicles and evidence
  • Secure evidence
  • Seize or confiscate illegal substances
  • Secure found or acquired property
  • Interview victims, witnesses, informants
  • Interview suspects
  • Complete field interrogation reports
  • Investigate crimes against the state
  • Investigate property crimes
  • Initiate persons crime investigation
  • Initiate death investigation
  • Search for evidence or suspect
  • Conduct active patrol in assigned area
  • Conduct frisk or pat-down search
  • Pursue vehicles
  • Respond to rescue situations
  • Conduct felony stop
  • Respond to bomb threats
  • Respond to civil unrest or riots
  • Counsel persons involved in disputes
  • Respond to alarm calls
  • Conduct self-initiated arrest
  • Control disorderly or irate persons
  • Serve arrest warrant
  • Transport inmate or arrestee
  • Locate or retrieve body
  • Examine abandoned vehicle
  • Establish contacts/confidential informants
  • Escort funeral
  • Conduct dwelling, ground check
  • Provide information to citizens
  • Investigate, isolate hazardous materials
  • Assist special needs, intoxicated persons
  • Assist other agencies
  • Warn citizens of dangers, hazards
  • Provide security for special functions
  • Conduct traffic stop, traffic controls
  • Conduct DUI investigations
  • Conduct parking enforcement
  • Conduct traffic crash investigations

Primary Functions:
  • A deputy sheriff in this position is required to meet the primary duties of the pursuit, apprehension and arrest of law violators or suspected law violators and maintain same apprehension of suspects, inmates/prisoners or trustees during transportation.

Education, Professional Certification or License
  • High School or GED
  • Valid Florida driver's license
  • State of Florida, Basic Recruit, Certificate of Compliance after completion of training in accordance with
    • *CJSTC or comparable out of state training
  • Successful maintenance of proficiency in mandatory in-service training as delineated in General Orders 33.5
  • Successful completion of the Polk County Sheriff's Office Field Training Program

Professional Experience
  • Prior law enforcement experience is preferred but not mandatory

Environmental Conditions
  • Work may involve rotating 12 hour shifts
  • Physical acts requiring strength and endurance may be required
  • Works during inclement weather
  • Involves exposure to dangerous and sometimes life threatening situations, events or persons
  • Works under extreme varying degrees of stress
  • Subject to call 24 hours a day
  • Some exposure to morbid crime scenes involving the human body
  • Works with a firearm and other required weapons
  • Works with a great deal of autonomy requiring discretion and field decision-making
  • May have to inflict bodily harm or kill another human being

Knowledge of
  • PCSO policy and procedures
  • Florida State Statutes
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Geographical area
  • Resistance/Control Continuum
  • Radio codes, signals, Unit identifications
  • Case Reporting Manual
  • Manufacture's standards
  • Issue weapon nomenclature
  • Surfaces conducive to fingerprinting
  • Fingerprinting techniques
  • Appearance of fingerprints
  • Camera operation
  • Evidence handling
    • *RIC
  • Types of evidence
  • Evidence collection
  • Illegal substance appearance
  • Narcotics field test procedures
  • Officer safety techniques
  • Case law
  • Domestic violence procedures
  • Child/elderly abuse procedures
  • Specialty team procedures
  • Area characteristics
  • First aid/CPR
  • Crowd control techniques
  • Human anatomy
  • Firearm safety procedures
  • Public safety concerns
  • Building/area search techniques
  • Mobile field force system
  • Defensive techniques
  • Reference data
  • Support units available
  • Community services
  • Referral sources
  • Social and public assistance agencies
  • Abnormal behavior
  • Special function requirements
  • Roadblock equipment
  • Effects of intoxicants/drugs
  • Field sobriety testing
  • Crash investigation

Ability to
  • Draw diagrams
  • Operate public address system
  • Conduct pat down, search for weapons
  • Follow commands
  • Recognize basic signs and causes of death
  • Disassemble and reassemble firearm
  • Operate a motor vehicle
  • Read and write English
  • Use approved defensive weapons
  • Perform minor vehicle maintenance
  • Read gauges and odometers
  • Operate calculator
  • Evaluate
  • Read a map
  • Comprehend
  • Operate camera
  • Operate tape recorder
  • Listen and understand
  • Detect suspicious activity
  • Identify makes and models of vehicles
  • Handle stress
  • Locate vehicle identification number
  • Evaluate credibility and reliability
  • Identify suspicious activity/circumstances
  • Recognize danger or potential hazard
  • Recognize informative placard or signs
  • Monitor radio traffic

Skills
  • Computer
  • Basic mathematical
  • Keyboarding
  • Interpersonal
  • Organizational
  • Basic investigation
  • Interview
  • Observation
  • Tactical driving
  • Tactical communication
  • Basic crime scene processing
  • Weapons proficiency
  • Communication
  • Basic English grammar

Physical Requirements
  • Jump
  • Climb
  • Lift/drag/carry 150 lbs.
  • Crawl
  • Bend/squat
  • Walk
  • Run
  • Sit for long periods
  • Stand for long periods
  • See at normal range or with accommodation
  • Hear at normal level or with accommodation
  • Speak English understandably
  • Sense of smell
  • Manual dexterity
  • Recognize colors
  • Ambulate independently
  • Agility
  • Mobility
  • Withstand chemical odor
  • Strength to loosen lug nuts
  • Full range of motion
  • Steady hands
  • Ability to distinguish colors
  • Upper body strength
  • Endurance
  • Continence
  • Endure climatic extremes
  • Balance

Other
• FCIC/NCIC: Florida Crime Information Center/National Crime Information Center
• FDLE: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
Min
USD $66,341.18/Yr.
Max
USD $84,404.32/Yr.

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