Deputy Sheriffs Sought In Montgomery County

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is seeking individuals interested in becoming a deputy sheriff, they announced on their Facebook page on Wednesday.

They prefer individuals that have completed their ACT 120 training, but will consider all applicants.

The job description includes the following information:

• Our courts division is responsible for keeping hundreds of daily visitors to the courthouse and employees safe and secure.
• Our civil division serves approximately 3,000 court documents to citizens per month.
• Our warrants division finds and arrests defendants with active domestic relations, DUI and criminal warrants.
• Our K9 unit helps to locate drugs and hazardous materials, while assisting other units.
• Our nationally ranked bomb unit is responsible for response and recovery of military ordnance and suspicious packages.
• Our CERT team assists in controlling civil disturbances.
• Our transportation and detention division is responsible for transporting and detaining hundreds of defendants per month.
• Our motorcycle unit provides an escort to dignitary convoys, funeral processions, and participates in community events.
• Our bicycle patrol unit patrols the courthouse and surrounding areas, and takes part in community events.
• The starting salary for a deputy sheriff is $35,544. Benefits include a generous health and retirement benefits package, a Monday through Friday work week, various daytime shifts, and opportunities to transfer to other divisions according to time on the job and the needs of the department.
• Requirements of employment as a deputy sheriff:
• You must be a U.S. Citizen or a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and applied for citizenship a minimum of one year ago.
• You must be 21 years of age (there is no maximum age).
• You must have a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license.
• You must be a Montgomery County resident for two years prior to hire.
• Candidates who possess ACT 120 training are required to complete a two-week MCSO paid training at Penn State and a 48-hour online training course, to receive state certification. Candidates without ACT 120 training will be required to attend a 19-week training program at Penn State University.
• You are required to be on call one to two weeks per year.
• You must complete the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance forms, if given an offer of employment.

Anyone interested in this position is asked to go to http://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/46 to complete the job application.