• Affect an arrest, forcibly if necessary.
• Subdue resisting subjects using hands and feet while employing defensive tACTIC maneuvers, or approved non-lethal weapons.
• Pursue fleeing suspects on foot both day and night in unfamiliar terrain.
• Use bodily force to gain entrance through barriers to search, seize, investigate and/or rescue.
• Perform searches of persons.
• Climb over obstacles, through openings, jump down from elevated surfaces. Jump over obstacles, ditches and streams.
• Crawl in confined areas to pursue, search, investigate and/or rescue.
• Conduct searches of buildings and large outdoor areas.
• Perform tasks which require lifting, carrying, or dragging people or heavy objects while performing arrest, rescue or general patrol functions.
• Prepare investigative and other reports, using appropriate grammar, symbols and mathematical computations.
• Communicate effectively over law enforcement radio channels while initiating and responding to radio communications.
• Communicate verbally and effectively by listening to people and by giving information, directions and commands.
• Conduct visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time.
• Perform law enforcement patrol functions while working rotating shifts and unanticipated overtime.
• Operate emergency vehicle during both the day and night in pursuit situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits while exercising due care and caution, in exception to traffic control devices and in congested traffic, unsafe road conditions and environmental conditions.
• Load, unload, aim and fire handguns, shotguns, and other agency firearms from a variety of body positions in situations that justify the use of deadly force while maintaining emotional control under extreme stress.
• May serve a variety of civil actions.
• Conduct law enforcement investigations to include the following critical tasks: protect crime and traffic accident scenes, conduct interviews, record information, measure and diagram crime and traffic accident scenes, prepare detailed reports of investigative findings, seize and process evidence, present testimony and evidence in both civil and criminal court proceedings.
• Perform a variety of public assistance activities. Exercise independent judgment within legal guidelines.
• Maintain P.O.S.T. certification requirements and adhere to all office policies and procedures. Be present at work site to perform assigned tasks at the times and dates scheduled/assigned by the supervisor.

• 21 years of age at time of testing
• U. S. Citizen
• High school diploma or G.E.D
• No felony convictions or commissions
• No misdemeanor convictions within last 3 years
• No recent or extreme drug use
• Have not been dishonorably discharged from the armed services
• Drivers license must not have been suspended within last 12 Months

Excellent Pay

Uniform Allowance - Uniform allowance of $800 is provided during the training academy.

Paid Training – Receive full pay and benefits during the 20 week Basic Training Deputy Academy.

Health Insurance – One provider: Cigna, with 3 plans – HMO, PPO, HSA.

Dental Insurance - Three providers: Employers Dental Services (EDS), CIGNA Dental PPO, Delta Dental PPO.

Vision Coverage - EyeMed

Retirement – Deputy Trainee: Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS); Deputy Sheriff: Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).

Deferred Compensation - Pre-tax mutual fund account with provider Nationwide.

Basic Life Insurance (includes AD&D) - County pays 100% of premium for coverage of your annual salary up to $750,000.

Supplemental Life Insurance (includes AD&D) - Choose up to 5 times your salary up to $1,000,000/ Dependent Life for spouse and children.

10 Annual Paid Holidays
New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. /Civil Rights Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Tuition Reimbursement
Up to $5,250 yearly after completion of probation for job related curriculum.

Recreational Discounts
Savings on products/services including sporting event discounts, restaurants, shopping, concerts, fitness, travel, and local attractions.

With Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office you will have the opportunity to promote after two years of service to the next rank level which is sergeant. Deputy Sheriffs wishing to advance to the rank of sergeant will be required to have had completed 64 college credit hours or possess an associate’s degree. Those Deputies testing to achieve the rank of lieutenant or above will need a bachelor’s degree. Currently there are no educational requirements for Detention Officers to promote to any rank.

Rank Structure

As A Deputy Sheriff there are a variety of specialty assignments to which you can be assigned. With as little as one year of service (most assignments requiring two years), you may request such assignments as:

• Background Investigations
• S.W.A.T
• K-9 Unit
• Recruiting
• Lake Patrol
• Aviation
• Security & Transport
• Detectives
• Mountain Patrol
• Search & Rescue
• Homeland Security
• Narcotics

• Orientation
• Physical Agility Exam
• Written Test
• Background interview
• Polygraph exam and interview
• Psychological Testing
• Medical Screening

The AZ POST certified Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Basic Training Deputy Academy consists of 720 hours of training during 20 weeks. All of the recruits in the Academy receive training in the areas of laws of arrest, criminal law, constitutional law, cultural diversity training, defensive tACTICs, physical fitness training, driver training, report writing, first aid and firearms. Each of the recruits are required to pass 51 written exams with a passing grade of at least 70% as well as physical fitness standards set forth by AZ POST along with firearms qualifications and pursuit driving qualifications.