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Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office

What is the best part of working at the company?
The benefits are outstanding.  The accrual of annual leave, sick leave, and the ability to work overtime for pay or comp time is something few agencies offer.  When you accrue comp time, you can’t build it indefinitely and don’t have to use it within the same pay period.  Also, they offer a generous longevity package, which comes on the Nov 15th pay check.  Not only do you get a percentage of your pay, you also get extra leave hours.   Another HUGE benefit is the PBSO Wellness Center, which offers family care free of charge. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It’s law enforcement.  Every day has the potential to be life threatening.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Depending on which district you work at, it can be a very family like atmosphere. Palm Beach County is a very culturally diverse county, ranging from the richest of rich and the poorest of poor.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Again, depending on which district you’re assigned, determines how a typical day goes by.  Some districts have little activity, which requires self-initiated activity.  Some districts are busy all day.  Every shift is different in law enforcement.

A corrections officer’s day is anything but typical. One day at work may be quiet and uneventful while the next day could be filled with danger and violence. Corrections officers can be attacked or taken hostage at any moment, so officers must constantly be aware of their surroundings. If an inmate overpowers an officer and takes his weapon, the result can be catastrophic. At the beginning of the corrections officer’s shift, there is usually a staff meeting to discuss various topics–the meeting is known as a “read off,” and during the read off, officers are informed of their posts and duties for that day. While most posts are in the inmates’ housing units, some posts involve admitting new inmates and getting their information processed and entered into the prison system. This “intake” process is fast paced and requires a great deal of skill and experience in corrections. Inmates often arrive in an aggressive mood and will be less than cooperative during the intake process. Corrections officers hope that by treating the inmate with respect, they will be treated in a similar fashion. Sadly, however, that is rarely the case.

Great place to work.  The Sheriff and the supervisor were fair and great to work for, no problems. Promotions were good, pay was good, vacation was good no problems getting off for vacation.  The benefits, and retirement is the best I have ever seen.  They pay you for all sick and vacation you don't use, which is great up to 500 hours, after that they pay you half time.  All comp time is paid in full. The training we receive is the best around.  40 hours of inservice training each year.  They pay for college education based on your grades.  They will train you to receive your CDL license and reimburse you for you license. You can either be promoted or do the career path.  The have a state of the art gym and the Sheriff encourages you to use the facility.  The have a drop program which you can retire and work for 5 years and get paid and they take your retirement and investment which draws interest. Yo can cross certify in the correction field and in the law enforcement field. They have many youth program through out the community, and well as for the seniors.  They have many other programs and they are very involve in the programs.

Typical day at work is handling situations, making arrests, writing reports, and training deputies how to do the job. I've learned how to train and document both deficiencies and performance/leadership. I've learned how to deal with violent and difficult subjects and train police officers to do their job.  If you do your job the management will leave you alone to do to do your job. Workplace culture/ never complain/ be positive and do your best. Others will follow. Time management is the hardest part of my job. Completing all paperwork in a complete efficient manner and of course dealing with volent individuals. The most enjoyable part of my job is seeing people that I have helped become successful and stay out of trouble and successful trainees (most who have become my boss). I want a job that I look forward to going to.

Best Job I ever had worked. I started it jail and transferred to road patrol. Field Training was stressful but I sucked it up, well worth it. I retired as field training officer and re located out of area. As career duty, F T O, longevity bonus and overtime I could easily clear 100 K a year. Training was excellent and I wish I could have stayed. Sometimes you had less than stellar supervisors, but you handle your business and you simply outlasted them. Upper management were quick to figure it out most of the time and all of sudden they were transferred. When a squad performed well management wanted to maintain that working environment. By the same token, don't expect to half step or it will brought to your attention...eventually.
PBSO is  top shelf pay and now I'm working on a 2nd retirement for a third of what I was making !

Retired after 29 years at this agency. Began my career in Road Patrol and worked in many assignments as Detective, Investigator, Agent, etc. Would hear the agency described as being years ahead of the rest. I totally agree. State of the art equipment, training, excellent benefits, many opportunities to advance, etc, etc, Florida Retirement System Pension with DROP (Defered Retirement Option Program) after 25 years of service.  Would Highly recommend this agency to anyone interested in a law enforcement, corrections or civilian career!!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The fellowship with my law enforvement brothers and sisters. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Traffic stops and domestic disturbance calls

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
We protected each other and the community

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Handling various calls for service from finding missing out lost people to armed robberies to simply counseling, a young man or girl

As a deputy sheriff, you are responsible for maintaining peace, law and order in the community you serve. You are tasked with enforcing local, state and federal laws and statutes as well as enforcing court orders and other citations. As a deputy sheriff, you will work by vehicle, foot, bicycle or residential patrol. You will act as a first responder securing victims until paramedics can arrive. You will also be responsible for responding to and solving emergency and non-emergency calls from the community.

Before I did the internship at PBSO, I was not sure about what I should do as my career and I was completely lost. During my internship to the different departments such as crime scene, patrol, courts, corrections and homeland security, I learned so much from different people. They gave me helpful tips on how I can apply for a job in the future and everyone who mentored me was very helpful and inspirational. I hope in the near future I can follow their footstep and be a successful employee working for the criminal justice field.

Great workplace environment and good rapport with co-workers. I learned a great deal about honing investigative skills that are essential in moving forward in law enforcement and establishing and maintaining a solid working relationship with co-workers and supervisors. A concentrated and collective effort by everyone working together as a team, effectively produces more positive results for the department as well as the community it serves.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Deputy sheriff 6 salaries reported	$82,440 per year
Law enforcement officer 3 salaries reported	$128,175 per year
Dispatcher 2 salaries reported	$5,053 per month
Service technician 1 salary reported	$4,656 per month
Recruiter 1 salary reported	$3,855 per month

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