Deputy Sheriff's Merit Commission Roster

A Carbon County Employment Application MUST be received in order to proceed with the Carbon County Corrections Officer testing process. You may complete this application online by visiting: https://www.carbonutah.com/service/careers/

CARBON COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S

MERIT COMMISSION

NOTICE OF EXAMINATION

The Carbon County Deputy Sheriff’s Merit Commission will be compiling a roster from which qualified individuals may be selected when openings for Carbon County Deputy Sheriff’s occur. Utah law requires the Commission to administer competitive examinations to determine the qualifications of applicants for positions as Deputy Sheriff’s. The examination will be designed to fairly test the mental and physical ability and knowledge of the applicants in regards to this position.

Applicants who qualify to take the examinations must score at least 70% on the written aptitude test. Unless currently certified, applicants will also be required to pass a pre-POST physical fitness test. Both examinations will be conducted by the Carbon County Sheriff’s Merit Commission. Applicants who successfully complete the examination process will then be further interviewed personally by the Merit Commission.

Applicants for the examination process must be a minimum of 21 years of age and a citizen of the United States. Applicants will be disqualified if they have been convicted, as defined under Utah law, of (a) any felony; (b) any Class A Misdemeanor; (c) domestic violence; (d) Class B Misdemeanor DUI within the last five years; or (e) any criminal offense inimical to the public service, or involving moral turpitude.

Selected applicants must reside in Carbon County or relocate within one (1) year from date of hire.

Starting Wage: $25.59 /hr, increasing to $27.80 /hr after a one-year probationary period (additional credit for years of service may be applied based on experience and qualifications)

Deadline for submitting application and resume is Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Law Enforcement Applications are available at the Carbon County Administration Building – Human Resources Department or by visiting https://www.carbonutah.com/service/careers/. Please email your completed application and resume to personnel@carbon.utah.gov. For more information, or to obtain a copy of the job description, please contact the Human Resources Department at (435) 636-3200 or by emailing personnel@carbon.utah.gov

Carbon County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DEPUTY SHERIFF JOB DESCRIPTION

Overall Responsibility:

A deputy of the County sheriff; i.e., an extension of his/her authority and bearing the same general statutory burden, authority and duty (except for supervision and policy). General duties include: traffic and security patrol, investigations, enforcement of the laws of the County and State; arrests and jail bookings, civil process and courts

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Must be a competent driver

Must achieve firearms competence as required by the State and the Department

Investigate both misdemeanor and felony complaints

Responds to radio calls

Books prisoners into the jail and assist Correction Officers are required

Accurately report and log activities and perform other clerical functions as required by the law and the department

Execute warrants and serve Civil Process as required

Serve as an Officer of the Court/Bailiff of the Court as required

Ability to learn and execute radio communication protocols

Transport prisoners

Other related duties as required

*Requires that employee is on call 24 hours, as needed. This includes answering of any and all cell phone calls, even if not regular scheduled work shifts.

Skills and Attributes:

Problems involve mostly routine matters which are guided by State and Departmental policies

and procedures. However, rapid situational assessment and application of those policies and

the training received is almost daily necessities

Judgmental calls according to the human and environmental factors are required

Daily contact with the general public

Must be able to deal with potentially violent situations

Must deal calmly and professionally with persons under extreme stress and often behaving irrationally and/or who are intoxicated or under the influence of controlled substances

Must deal in professional manner with member of the general public, legal profession, clergy, medical profession, judges and other law enforcement agencies

*Errors could cause physical injury or death to self or others. Errors could potentially cause

serious liability to self and to the County. Could bring disrepute on the Office of Sheriff

Position requires an extremely high sense of duty and loyalty and a desire to serve and

protect the public (This job places life or personal safety at risk).

Experience Requirement:

Must be a U.S. citizen and be at least 21 years of age

Requires a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent

P.O.S.T. certification through a special course at the Academy

Must complete 40 hours annual in-service training

Previous experience preferred

Must never have been convicted of a Felony, domestic violence nor of Class A Misdemeanor nor of a Class B Misdemeanor of DUI within the last five years

Must undergo a thorough physical and psychological examination as well as a drug screening

Must be willing to undergo a thorough background screening

Must be computer literate

Must possess both verbal and written communication skills

Must pass Merit Board exam

Physical Effort/Environment:

Performs duties that actively prevent or detect crime and enforce criminal statues or ordinances of the state of Utah or any of its political subdivisions

Responds to situations involving threats to public safety and making emergency decisions affecting the lives and health of others

Performs duties that consist of providing community protection

Talking: Especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas

accurately, loudly, or quickly

Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information

Average, ordinary visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect document or products, or operate machinery

Ability to apply logical or scientific thinking to a of intellectual and practical problems

Able to deal with

Work is performed in a potentially life-threatening environment

Work is often performed outdoors in all weather

Requires a high state of mental and physical fitness

Must be able to exercise reasonable force in restraining suspects who may be larger or stronger

Must be willing and able to work shifts as assigned including night, weekends and holidays

Must be able to occasionally lift 50 pounds

*The Sheriff’s Office also works under certain protocols established by judicial decision, and the Laws of the State of Utah and of the United States. These include some codes of conduct that are universal in the State for this position. Compliance at all times with those is part of this job description. The Sheriff may, from time to time, impose other requirements reasonably related to the good operation of the Office. The Courts have ruled that governmental entities that are “para-military” in nature may impose certain more stringent uniform and grooming requirements. In addition, the Sheriff’s Office, may with the approval of the Merit Service Commission and Board of Commissioners institute alternate disciplinary procedures providing only that they comply with minimum due process requirements. Nothing contained herein shall be so construed by any employee as grounds to refuse to perform any duty reasonably associated with this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $25.59 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 457(b)
• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Rotating weekends

Work Location: In person

Salary : $26 - $28