Employer
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
Salary
$31.18 Hourly
Location
6010 Cattleridge Blvd, Sarasota FL 34232
Job Type
CIVILIAN
Job Number
2025-00150
Division/Bureau
Patrol Bureau
Section (Cost Center)
PATROL OPERATIONS
Opening Date
06/23/2025
Closing Date
7/21/2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
All applicants are required to upload the following documents with their application submission: Drivers License with current address, signed Social Security card, birth certificate issued by state or local government authority, High School diploma/GED, College transcript, DD214 Member-4, Name change documents, FDLE certification documents (certified positions), official arrest/charge documents. If a document does not apply to you, please upload an attachment with N/A, if a document is unavailable at the time of application, please list status of documentation (ordered, requested, in search of, etc.) If documentation is not received, your application will not be processed for further consideration.
SCSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Description ALL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE PROCESSED FOR THE NOVEMBER 2025 ACADEMY SPONSORSHIP CLASS!
The recruit will attend the law enforcement academy to obtain their law enforcement certification.
The deputy will administer the laws of Sarasota County, the State of Florida and of the United States in a fair, impartial and professional manner. The deputy will have duties that consist of, but not limited to patrolling areas, conducting traffic stops, informing suspects of their rights, arresting suspects, mediating domestic disputes, protecting crime scenes until assistance arrives, reviewing BOLOS, pursuing vehicles, preparing reports or affidavits and any other law enforcement duties deemed appropriate.
General Description of Duties Tasks: Complete assignment as directed, maintain work areas, collect/recover latent prints, collect and preserve evidence/property, examine bodies of deceased, investigate/document injury to inmate, monitor/respond dispatch and calls for service, secure crime scene, apprehend suspects, respond to traffic accidents, monitor and report road / traffic conditions and hazards, retrieve and enter information from mobile computer, provide assistance to patrol deputies/detectives/other units, guard persons in custody, Originate new cases, Administer field check to suspected intoxicated drivers, Transport persons (such as injured, threatened, deceased, or lost persons, mental patients, prisoners or suspects, administer first aid/CPR, confront and control or disperse demonstrators, rioters, or crowds, conduct active patrolling of assigned area, conduct traffic stop, search for missing, lost, or runaway juveniles, inform victims of victim's legal rights, counsel and / or separate people involved in domestic dispute, investigate non-police action calls (such as animal calls, rescue calls), conduct traffic crash investigation, conduct dwelling, building, or grounds check (EP), photograph/video tape crime scene/evidence, seize, impound, or confiscate vehicle/watercraft or property, noncustodial and custodial interview of persons such as suspects, victims, witnesses or informants, review Be-on-the-look-out (BOLO), Act or respond to hostage or kidnapper, file complaints with state attorney office, conduct field frisk or pat down search, respond to bomb/explosive threat, pursue vehicles/watercraft, control disorderly or irate persons, testify at trials, hearings, grand juries or depositions, locate/contact property owners, conduct minor investigations, establish identity of suspect/arrestee.
Physical/Cognitive abilities: Climbing ability, balancing ability, stooping ability, twisting ability, kneeling ability, crouching ability, crawling ability, reaching ability, standing ability, walking ability, running ability, pushing ability (heavy), pulling ability (heavy), lifting ability (heavy), fingering ability, handling ability, feeling ability, verbal communication ability, written communications ability, hearing ability, repetitive motion ability, far vision ability, near vision ability, mid-range vision ability, depth perception ability, visual focus ability, color vision ability Field of vision ability, sense of smell, internal work environment, external work environment, ability to work in temperatures below 32 degrees, ability to work in temperatures above 100 degrees, ability to work under conditions with continuous noise level, ability to work in conditions with loud noise level, ability to work under hazardous work conditions, ability to work under varying atmospheric conditions, ability to work under conditions subject to vibration, ability to work while wearing special equipment, reasoning ability, basic mathematical skills.
Minimum Requirements Must meet the following requirements:
• Must be a US citizen
• Must be at least 21 years old
• Must have a valid driver license
• Must have a high school diploma
• Must have an associate degree or the equivalent amount of college credits from an accredited institution (60 Credit Hours) OR prior completed military contract service with an honorable discharge. Those who do not possess an associates or the amount of credits (60) must successfully complete the Wonderlic Test ONLY IF the military requirement to be eligible for the position has been met.
Additional Information PG 06
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office requires all employees to have either an associates degree, 60 equivalent hours from an accredited college or university or the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test. The Wonderlic Basic Skills Test measures verbal and quantitative skills. Sworn *Law Enforcement and Corrections Deputies must achieve a minimum passing score of Verbal - 267 and Quantitative - 241. Civilians must achieve a minimum passing score of Verbal - 248 and Quantitative - 241.
*Law Enforcement Deputies/Recruits must meet additional requirements to qualify.
Local institution to administer the Wonderlic: Suncoast Technical College 941-924-1365 ext. 62322. Fee $40 Hours of Operations: Monday through Thursday 7:30am to 3:00pm Friday 7:30am to 2:00pm. TESTING IS SCHEDULED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
If you are out of town, please contact your local technical institute. A complete report of passing scores must be submitted directly to the SCSO.
In compliance with the American Disabilities Act should you require any reasonable accomodation(s) to participate in the exam process, please advise the administering office and supply documentation so they may attempt to satisfy any special needs expeditiously.
If chosen for processing you will be required to submit to the following screening procedures: a comprehensive background investigation, a polygraph examination, medical examinations, drug and tobacco screening, psychological examination (certified and communications positions). By submitting this application you are agreeing to have a background investigator with the SCSO review any social networking websites that you might belong to. If you are not willing to submit to the above mentioned procedures, please do not submit an application.