Deputy Sheriff Patrol 2025

The 2025 hiring range is $78,582 - $106,828 annually
**Salary depends on education and/or experience**

You are required to be Colorado P.O.S.T. certified by December 31, 2025.
This application process is for our January 2026, In-House Mini Academy.

**APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS A PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST**
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Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office will NOT send candidates to a P.O.S.T. Academy (Police Academy) for THIS position. You MUST be Colorado P.O.S.T. Certified by September 29, 2025, to be eligible for this position.

All candidates hired for this academy will receive a $2,250 sign on bonus, plus up to $800.00 a month for childcare reimbursement during initial training while grant funds are available* (*conditions apply).

• Performs routine patrol duties for the purpose of preventing, detecting, and responding to suspicious or illegal activity. Responds to calls for service on an emergency or non-emergency basis.
• Conducts initial investigations of crime scenes/incidents to obtain pertinent facts and information.
• Conducts interviews of witnesses, victims, participants, or suspects at the scene of an incident or crime.
• Collects and preserves evidence and property at the incident or crime scene.
• Arrests suspects involved in misdemeanor/felony criminal activity; writes citations to individuals for minor violations of the law.
• Prepares reports, forms, and documents related to patrol activities.
• Utilizes in car computer system to: write reports, self-dispatch to calls for service, obtain call history, obtain history and in house records on contacted individuals.
• Appears in court as witness/complainant to provide testimony.
• Provides assistance, direction, and support to persons in need during non-law enforcement emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Is committed to a high standard of safety laws, and all of the Sheriff's Office policies and rules, and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.
• Maintains regular and acceptable attendance at a level that is determined at the Sheriff's Office discretion.
• Is available and willing to work such overtime per day or per week as the Sheriff's Office determines is necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
• Is available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the Sheriff's Office determines are necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
• Follows and supports the mission, values, organizational philosophies, operational principles, code of conduct, and policies and procedures of the Sheriff's Office.
• Interacts effectively with others and exercises good judgment when dealing with people in sensitive situations.
• Performs duties regularly assigned to the Sergeant level in the absence of the Sergeant as a temporary duty.
• May have to act as incident commander until a higher ranking person assumes command.
• May be assigned other duties as necessary.

• Working knowledge of law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques and equipment.
• Working knowledge of the policies, procedures, and methods utilized by the Agency.
• Working knowledge of Federal and State law, County ordinances.
• Ability to maintain Agency proficiency standards in the use of firearms.
• Ability to safely operate a County vehicle in normal and adverse conditions.
• Ability to define community policing as an evolving organizational strategy and personal philosophy based on a set of values emphasizing problem solving partnerships with neighborhoods which create and improve communities.
• Ability to acquire skill in the use of related office and field equipment.
• Ability to use computers as required by position.
• Ability to successfully complete in-service/mandatory training.
• Ability to act with tact and impartiality.
• Ability to read and understand applicable Federal, State, and local laws.
• Ability to remain calm and respond appropriately to emergency and/or threatening situations.
• Ability to protect oneself and others in threatening situations.
• Ability to physically subdue and control unruly and resisting individuals.
• Ability to perform law enforcement duties requiring good psychological and physical condition.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, fellow workers, court officials, suspects, witnesses, other law enforcement officials, and the general public.
• Ability to pass established annual physical testing.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written English.

• College course work in criminal justice.
• 2 years of experience working as a peace officer.

• Must possess current CPR and First Aid certifications within probationary period.
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends and holidays.
• Must possess current Colorado P.O.S.T. certification, or out of state equivalent.

• Spends 60% of the time sitting and 40% of the time either standing, walking or running while in the field or office.
• Must possess sufficient strength to carry a human being from a hazardous area (average - 150 lbs.).
• Frequently pushes, pulls, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, reaches, handles and feels while in the field and office.
• Must possess sufficient physical capability to overcome and restrain a combative or resistive subject.
• Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the two way radio, intercom system and telephone.
• Auditory capacity enabling the detection of sounds related to criminal or suspicious activity.
• Visual and fine/gross motor skills enabling the use of a firearm, office and field equipment.
• Visual and fine/gross motor skills enabling the safe operation of an emergency vehicle during normal, emergency, pursuit and hazardous weather situations.
• Visual capacity including color vision in order to distinguish color/ descriptions of vehicles, suspects, victims and other relevant objects.
• Olfactory sensory capabilities to detect criminal/hazardous situations.

APPLICANT DISQUALIFICATION FACTORS:

Applicants are advised that areas for disqualification from further consideration include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Illegal Drug Use - Marijuana use will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Applicants who have used any other illegal drug within the past five (5) years will be disqualified.

• Any felony conviction
• Any Domestic Violence conviction
• Driving Record - This includes receiving a DUI within the past five (5) years, having your driver's license suspended for any reason within the past five (5) years, and having five (5) or more tickets within the past five (5) years.
• Outside activities which may be deemed a conflict of interest
• Revelation or discovery of assaultive behavior
• Documented record of poor prior work performance
• Unsuccessful completion of any basic requirement
• Inability to perform the essential functions of the position
• Police history - type, frequency and nature of contact(s)
• Providing false or misleading information during the application/selection process

It is the policy of the Sheriff's Office to not discuss the reasons why applicants were not selected for hire. There is no flexibility to this policy. Applicants may be notified of their disqualification at any point in the selection process. If you receive such a notice, it simply means that you do not meet our standards at this time. Receiving this notice does not indicate that you are ineligible to apply with other agencies.

REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS: The screening process for any position within the Sheriff's Office may include written test(s), an oral interview, skills test(s), and/or other selection methods designed to measure applicants' ability to perform the essential functions of the job they are seeking.

• Physical Agility Test VPAT
• Phase I Suitability Exam
• Polygraph Examination
• Psychological Evaluation (for certain positions)
• Medical Examination, including a drug screen
• Background Investigation - This will include, but is not limited to, contact with the applicant's former employers, associates, neighbors, and other pertinent sources. Applicant's military history, school records, police records, and driving record will also be investigated. All examinations are conducted by qualified/licensed individuals designated by the Sheriff's Office at the Sheriff's Office expense.

This job announcement does not constitute a contract of employment. Should there be any discrepancy or error in this job announcement, the applicable policy or pay rate will apply. The Sheriff's Office retains the right to amend this job announcement at any time without notice.