Deputy Sheriff - Full Time

Osage County•Osage County, KS

About The Position

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office is hiring a full-time Deputy Sheriff to patrol and enforce laws in Osage County, Kansas, a busy rural area. The role involves responding to emergency and dispatched calls, conducting criminal and traffic investigations, gathering evidence, interviewing people, serving warrants and subpoenas, handling civil process, enforcing traffic laws, preparing reports, and assisting county residents and visitors. Deputies work 12-hour shifts, including weekends and holidays. The position requires proactive law enforcement work and interaction with the public. Employees must attend 40 hours of training as required by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center and obtain intoxilyzer certification within one year of employment.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center certification.
Intoxilyzer certification within one year of employment.
At least 40 hours of continuing education.
Valid Kansas driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
Must pass a thorough background investigation.
Must be of good moral character and free of felony convictions; the posting also disqualifies applicants with domestic battery convictions or diversions and certain misdemeanors.
Must pass a psychological evaluation and medical exam prior to appointment.
Must pass a physical agility test and a practical firearms course.
Vision must be no less than 20/200 in one or both eyes, corrected to 20/20 in both eyes combined.
Dishonorable or undesirable discharge normally means disqualification.
Ability to speak and write effectively and clearly.
Ability to deal tactfully and firmly with individuals and maintain cooperative working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
Thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
Knowledge of firearms use; working knowledge of mathematics; and some knowledge of first aid.
Ability to think clearly and perform effectively in stressful or emergency situations.
Ability to maintain accurate and complete records.

Responsibilities

Patrol the county and enforce traffic and criminal laws.
Respond to emergency calls, dispatched calls, citizen complaints, and requests for assistance.
Investigate reported criminal activity, traffic accidents, civil disturbances, and safety hazards.
Gather crime-scene evidence and interview victims, offenders, and other individuals; take statements.
Investigate traffic accidents, determine circumstances, provide first aid, and call ambulances or tow trucks when needed.
Operate radar, lidar, and other specialized equipment; check property security.
Serve subpoenas, warrants, and civil process; make arrests and transport offenders to jail, institutions, and courts.
Administer tests for the detection of alcohol and unlawful drugs.
Prepare reports and maintain accurate records for departmental, court, and state use.
Assist the public with inquiries about laws, regulations, and ordinances, and provide public services.
Appear as a witness in administrative hearings and court.
Attend required training and complete continuing education.
Help create a safe, supportive, equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace and promote teamwork and communication.
Assist at the county jail and with dispatch duties as needed.
Perform search and recovery procedures for drowning victims and assist with Child In Need Of Care cases.
Perform other duties as needed.