| Sheriff departments offer many employment | | | | officer. |
| opportunities that go beyond being a sheriff officer. | | | | Office Clerks |
| In order to run a department, it takes a number of | | | | Office clerks are not just for doctor's offices. Sheriff |
| positions. Staff are needed around the clock, every | | | | Department office clerks handle paperwork, filing |
| day of the week. | | | | reports, requests for reports and any other |
| Law Enforcement Officers | | | | necessary cleric duties. They often work traditional |
| Each Department is run differently. Some | | | | bankers hours due to the non-emergency nature of |
| departments have jails built into them, while others | | | | their work. |
| require jails to be instituted in court houses and other | | | | Public Relations |
| facilities. Law enforcement positions exist in the way | | | | Even the Sheriff Department needs a public relations |
| of sheriff officers, jailers, petition and order servers. | | | | officer. The public relations officer is needed to put a |
| The majority of these positions require the person to | | | | good image of the sheriff department out on display |
| carry weapons and be weapon certified. Under the | | | | for the public to see. This includes television and radio |
| law enforcement side of the Sheriff Department are | | | | interviews, newspaper commentaries, public speaking, |
| ranking officers. Most departments use ranking similar | | | | speaking at schools and other public events. |
| to military. Officers have the opportunity to work | | | | Transporters |
| their way up in rank. | | | | Transporters are necessary to transport detainees to |
| Dispatch and Communications | | | | court, hospitals, jails and other places. Most of these |
| Sheriff Departments rely on dispatch to take | | | | positions require the person to carry weapons and be |
| emergency calls, send officers out to locations and | | | | weapon certified just like regular officers. |
| know where officers are at all times. When a call for | | | | Transporters are charged with making sure detainees |
| help comes in, the dispatch officer must handle it and | | | | arrive safely while ensuring the public remains safe |
| decide if an officer is needed. The dispatcher stays in | | | | and the detainee does not escape. |
| constant communication with officers to ensure they | | | | Sheriff Departments have a number of jobs at each |
| are safe, to send back up when needed or to send | | | | location. Jobs can range from armed officers and |
| other emergency services like fire or ambulance. | | | | transporters, public relations and office clerks. Some |
| Communications officer handles the non-emergency | | | | positions are needed around the clock and every day. |
| calls. These calls can be inquiry calls. Other | | | | Other positions have what is commonly called |
| non-emergency calls where an officer is needed | | | | banker's hours. |
| come through communications, too. Stolen bikes, | | | | Once training is completed, there are a wide variety |
| request for serving papers and other calls of this | | | | of Sheriff Department Jobs available to those |
| nature are handled through the communications | | | | seeking them. |