Deputy Sherriff (Sherriff's Office)

Deputy Sherriff (Sherriff's Office)
Full-Time Deputy Sherriff (Sherriff's Office) at Taney County
Available Openings: 1
Posted Date: October 2, 2025
Apply By: December 31, 2025
Pay Type: Hourly
Compensation: $21.63
Education Level: N/A
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Perform skilled, complicated, and confidential law enforcement work to protect life and property; enforce Federal State, and local laws; and detect and apprehend violators. Work is accomplished under the direction of a supervisor within the policy & procedures of the Taney County Sheriff’s Office, but judgment and initiative are frequently exercised.

Responsibilities

  • Interact with the public regarding moving violations, domestic issues, crimes committed, and citizen concerns
  • Investigate crimes, identify suspects, and correspond with victims
  • Serve legal documents
  • Participate in court hearings by providing security measures and/or oral testimony
  • Prepare reports, memos, and correspondence that are intra- and interdepartmental in nature
  • Refer individuals to the proper agencies and provide related guidance
  • Initiate inquiries concerning possible law violations by adults or juveniles
  • Obtain, present, verify, and analyze factual information and other evidence
  • Make arrests when probable cause is determined
  • Take suspects into custody and inform them of their civil rights
  • Seize and/or prepare property for safekeeping
  • Operate county vehicles safely and in compliance with all Missouri laws & regulations
  • Assist with motor vehicle accidents and/or other medical emergencies as necessary

Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Seven-hundred (700) hours of basic certification and twenty-four (24) hours of continuing training annually
  • Twenty-one (21) years of age
  • Maintain Missouri P.O.S.T Police Officer certification and adhere to P.O.S.T training requirements


SALARY:  $21.63 per hour + Benefits 
STATUS:  Full Time, 40 hours per week 


Taney County is a substance free, Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE). Applications can be obtained at www.taneycounty.org. For information, please call (417) 546-7285. 


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