Deputy Sheriff

Join Denton County, TX as a Deputy Sheriff and contribute to maintaining public safety and order in our community.

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated individual to fill the role of Deputy Sheriff. As a Deputy Sheriff, you will be responsible for enforcing laws, protecting lives and property, and providing excellent customer service to the public.

• Enforce all applicable laws and regulations
• Provide law enforcement services to residents and respond to service requests
• Prepare documentation and reports in a timely manner
• Regular and punctual attendance is required
• Escorts inmates from jail to various county and district courts
• Picks up prisoners from adjacent county jails being held on county warrants
• Takes into custody persons arriving at the courthouse with outstanding warrants or persons with outstanding warrants
• Delivers selected inmates to various facilities depending on sentence
• Escorts selected inmates to outside medical appointments
• Escort federal inmates held at the county jail to federal court facilities out of town
• Serves warrants as necessary
• Trains other officers in weapons use and jail transportation techniques and processes

• High School graduation or GED
• Possession of a valid driver's license
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• CERTIFICATION AS A PEACE OFFICER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS REQUIRED
• Certification as a Jailer in the State of Texas is required

Denton County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical and dental coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life; disability, and long term care insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits.

Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 12 paid holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, a Wellness Program, and more.

*Note: These benefits are not included for Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, or any Denton County Part-Time employee.

Denton County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, mental or physical disability, age, national origin or veteran status.

Family Medical Leave: Denton County employees who have been employed for one year and who have worked 1250 hours in the preceding year may be eligible for up to twelve weeks of FMLA leave.

The FMLA provides for up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave for the birth, adoption, or placement of a child for foster care, to care for a child, spouse, or parent with a serious health condition, or for an employee with a serious health condition.