Law Enforcement Deputy - Sheriff's Office

Starting salary: $70,217.92 – $102,658.19 annually, depending on years of service. Candidates with full-time paid law-enforcement experience at any local, state, or federal agency receive one year of pay credit for each year of service. Academy start date: March 1, 2027. While attending the POST Academy, recruits earn an hourly wage plus full benefits and the agency covers all POST-certification training costs.

About the role

Performs a wide variety of law-enforcement functions, including crime suppression, crime prevention, protection of personal liberties, regulation of non-criminal conduct, and provision of services.

Responsibilities

• Responds to calls for service and assists other officers at the direction of supervisory personnel.
• Suppresses crime through identification and apprehension of criminals.
• Regulates non-criminal conduct such as traffic control, crowd control, and social relations.
• Reports to the scene of traffic collisions and investigates the causes and results.
• Secures crime scenes, conducts preliminary investigations, gathers evidence, identifies witnesses, and makes arrests.
• Compiles and prepares required information and evidence to assist in the prosecution of criminal cases, including testifying as a witness in court.
• Attends regular training classes in police methods.
• Prepares thorough and complete reports of investigations and daily activity.
• Maintains a working knowledge of criminal and traffic law.
• Successfully completes a minimum of 40 hours of annual in-service training that meets or surpasses the minimum standards.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Must be a resident of the State of Utah at the time of hire.
• Must be 21 years of age at the time of hire.
• Must possess a valid Utah Driver’s license at time of hire.
• Must be free of any physical, emotional, or mental condition that would prevent an applicant from performing the essential functions of a Deputy position.
• Must have a passing NPOST score of 70% or higher.
• Must be prepared to demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Pursues fleeing suspects, requiring the ability to quickly enter and exit patrol vehicles, climb over and pull oneself over obstacles, jump down or over elevated surfaces, climb through openings, crawl in confined spaces, and use one’s body to gain entrance through barriers.
• Performs rescue functions at accidents, emergencies, and disaster situations, including rendering medical aid, dragging or carrying people away from danger, securing and evacuating people from areas, houses, and objects where danger exists.
• Moderately heavy physical activity; required to push, pull, or lift medium to heavy objects/people.
• Difficult working positions; must stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, or sit uncomfortably for extended periods.
• Moderate exposure to elements such as heat, cold, dampness, fumes, noise, dust, or grease.
• Exposure to hostile, life-threatening situations, hazardous chemicals, man-made and natural disasters, and communicable diseases.
• May be required to use physical force, including deadly force, in the course of assigned duties.
• Considerable exposure to stressful situations as a result of human behavior.
• In field operations, exposure to occupational hazards and stress is of considerable magnitude.
• Ability to recall and respond to critical incidents as required.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime as workload dictates.
• Climbing stairs and ladders.
• Safely operating firearms.
• Working in extreme weather conditions.
• May be required to physically subdue violent persons/prisoners and/or chase persons/prisoners on foot to apprehend them.
• Must wear body armor and carry duty weapons and equipment weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Must submit to random drug and alcohol testing during employment.
• Must work rotating shifts and assignments and is subject to call-out 24 hours a day.

Pay

$70,217.92 – $102,658.19 annually, depending on years of service.

Benefits

Full benefits provided while attending the POST Academy, including paid hourly wage and coverage of all POST-certification training costs.