Wayne County Recruiting Statewide to Fill 100 Positions

DETROIT, MI – Renewing its push to fill more than 100 open positions, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that officials will launch a statewide recruiting effort.

Officers are needed to take on jobs in the jails that were vacated due to attrition and retirement, according to a news release.

New officers are paid a salary of $29,698 (bi-weekly pay period) along with applicable pay increases.

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The salary package for full-time permanent employees includes benefits, including vacation and sick leave pay; health-care insurance, including vision and dental; long-term disability; life insurance; and a retirement plan.

Job candidates will be expected to pass a physical abilities test, along with required written tests and a completed job application.

In the physical test, which must be completed within five minutes and 35 seconds, prospective employees must demonstrate they can:

• Carry a 40-pound weight a distance of 100 feet;
• Climb up and down a four-step staircase 15 times;
• Run about 330 feet around six cones; and
• Drag a 165-pound dummy 45 feet.

More details are found here.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a driver’s license and get a release from their doctor approving participation must also be presented for physical testing. A health screening form is available here.

In addition to successful completion of the physical test, applicants for Wayne County Jail officer positions in must have a high school diploma or GED and be qualified to obtain a concealed pistol license.

Applicants with felony convictions won’t be considered.

More information is found here and here, or by emailing Chuck Pappas at cpappas@waynecounty.com.