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Are you interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement? The Eaton County Sheriff's Office is looking for individuals who are passionate about becoming law enforcement officers and joining the ranks as an Eaton County Deputy Sheriff.
Take the first step and apply today for a chance to receive a competitive salary and have all your academy expenses covered. This recruitment is specifically aimed at building a list of potential candidates who can attend the upcoming police academy sessions.
Apply now and start your journey towards a rewarding and fulfilling career in law enforcement as a member of the Eaton County Sheriff's Office.
Current starting salary is $56,617 and is part of a five-step scale that tops out at $72,904. Contract negotiations will include an additional 3% increase taking effect on October 1, 2026.
Additional compensation considerations available based on prior experience in law enforcement, public safety/paramedic, and/or military service. This consideration could include:
Starting pay above the entry step based on relevant experience;
Starting with up to eighty (80) hours of vacation leave based on relevant experience.
Additional 6% pay increase for employees designated with Detective or Deputy Paramedic specialties.
Additional benefits include (but are not limited to):
Pension benefit administered through Michigan Municipal Retirement System (MERS);
No Eaton County residency requirements;
Access to affordable health, vision and dental benefits;
Life insurance;
Generous paid time off that includes annual leave and sick leave accruals;
Uniform cleaning allowance;
Over 15 different specialty team assignment opportunities;
Opportunities for career advancement;
Opportunities for training and professional development;
Volunteer and outreach opportunities within the community;
Being a part of a team of hard-working professionals who strive for the best on a daily basis
(To be eligible for consideration you must be at least 18 years of age, a U.S. Citizen, and have NO Felony Convictions. Please make sure you meet these minimum criteria before you apply)
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Position Description
As a law enforcement officer, regularly patrols the County to safeguard lives and property and enforce local, State and Federal laws. Responds to a variety of calls requiring law enforcement and serves as a deterrent to crime by presence in assigned area. Work is performed under direct supervision of the Shift Commander, which is usually a Sergeant.
Starting pay is dependent on an applicant's relevant experience.
**Applications are accepted until there are sufficient numbers of qualified applications or a qualified candidate is identified. This position could close at any time.**
Prefer at least an associate's degree in law enforcement or related field experience.
Prior experience as a law enforcement officer is desirable but not required.
Other Requirements:
- Must meet the MCOLES requirements for certification or already be MCOLES certified or be eligible for recertification under MCOLES guidelines.
- Possess normal hearing.
- Height and weight in relation to each other as indicated by accepted medical standards.
- Be free from an impediments of the senses, physically sound and in possession of extremities.
- Possess normal color vision.
- Possess 20/20 corrected vision in each eye.
- Possess normal visual functions in each eye.
The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.
Physical Requirements:
[This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements]:
- Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects: In additional, an occasion during emergency situations will have to move unconscious people out of hazardous situations.
- Reaching, Handling, Fingering and/or Feeling: (Reaching - Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction). (Handling - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands (fingering not involved.) (Fingering - Picking, pinching or otherwise working with fingers primarily (rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.) (Feeling - Perceiving attributes or objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture by means of receptors in skin, particularly those of finger tips.)
- Talking and/or Hearing: (Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by meas of spoken word.) (Hearing - Perceiving nature of sounds by ear.)
- Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. The important aspects of vision are:
1. Acuity, far - clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.
2. Acuity, near - Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.
3. Depth Perception - Three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are.
4. Field of vision - Area that can be seen up and down or to right and left while eyes are fixed on a given point.
Accommodation - Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This item is especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from eye.
1. Color Vision - Ability to identify and distinguish colors.
2. Worker must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the job at night as well as during the day and specifically must be free from a condition commonly referred to as "night blindness".
Working Conditions:
The workers is subject to both environmental conditions; activities occur inside and outside in approximately equal amounts.
Hazards: Conditions or situations in which there is danger to life, health or bodily injury. This category includes a variety of physical hazards, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to burns and radiant energy, exposure to all types of explosives and exposure to toxic chemicals and biological agents.
Boat, patrol car, patrol wagon, smoke ejectors, axe, chisel, crowbar, firearms, handcuffs, hose nozzle, alarms, call box, camera, hydrant, radio, respirator, telephone equipment, caution sign, ladder, map, protective clothing, ticket book, computers, do-rites. Optical scanners, electronic equipment, tape recorder, charts, diagrams, Federal and State statute books, reference books.
