law enforcement officer

communications operator

assistant

crime scene technician

controls engineer

Sarasota County Sheriffs Office

The job itself is not bad if you can handle your emotions while trying to help others in an emergency. 
There needs to be better/more public education on what 911 is and when it should be used.
The quality assurance is ridiculous and nit picky due to being “accredited” 
The protocols for call taking are way more difficult than they need to be which agitates the callers due to the scripted questions that have to be read VERBATIM. 
The management and supervisor team needs a total overhaul. The training department manager and training officers also need a lot of changes. They let a lot of new employees pass training that shouldn’t pass because they need bodies in chairs. 
It’s a tough, stressful and thankless job. You definitely need common sense for doing this job and it’s sadly lacking. 

I’ve work for them call for approximately 19 years. Most of my time was inside the jail. Everything is seniority based so you have to put your time in notice to get a specific position all the way considered for an another position. Very little room for movement and Care Everything is seniority based so you have to put your time in notice to get a specific position all the way considered for a another position. Very little room for movement and career development in the jail. It is looked at as the stepchild to the to the sheriffs office.

I did one year working for the Sarasota Sheriff Office and i like the job and responsibility and dealt with many other agencies and it was great work. However, the pay back in 2001 was 9.25 and hour for that time was low and i had to deal with many things including phone customer support and dealing with arresting officers and inmates.  I had to file piles of folders from previous overnight shifts and i had to deal always with everyone else jobs been added to me.  But, i did not mind and i enjoy the work ethic.

Coming from the private sector, I was amazed at the benefits this organization offers and how much this agency does for their employees. There is no remote work, and the hours are set...but other than that the work experience here has been great!

Overall I like the agency especially coming from FDOC it’s like night and day. Everything about the job will make you appreciate the things your have like I said especially coming from FDOC.

I have worked for the Sheriff's Office for 30 years now.  I have had many good years, good co-workers, and many opportunities to work in different areas and different units.  I am on my third Sheriff for this agency, and all have been very Pro- Training.  When agencies first cut their budgets we have never done that.  We always have top notch equipment to ensure we have the proper tools to do our job.

I worked inside the jail, and was responsible for the care, control, and custody of the inmates.  Escorted inmates to and from various locations while inside the jail.  Also worked at transporting the inmates from satellite facilities to the main facility.  I also assisted in transporting inmates throughout the state of Florida.

Great work environment, top of the line benefits and best equipment in the tri-county area. Great work experience with a lot of diversification, Spring Break Beach Unit, 4th of July Details, Holiday Details and Specialty Units after a year of experience. Just keep your nose clean and you will be fine.

The pay and benefits are great at SSO, but there is zero work life balance, mandatory overtime, the upper management is utterly unfamiliar with job roles and arbitrarily makes changes, the training department is useless and if you have a head on your shoulders you will be ostracized. They want trained monkeys pushing buttons. 

Typical day: depends on shift, was on patrol
I learned that you can never trust anyone and that no one will have your back when you get in a bind.  The job is dangerous and not worth the pay.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Law enforcement officer 10 salaries reported	$87,460 per year
Communications operator 12 salaries reported	$68,808 per year
Assistant 1 salary reported	$29.55 per hour
Crime scene technician 6 salaries reported	$78,454 per year
Controls engineer 6 salaries reported	$61,108 per year

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