Agency
Lemhi County Sheriff's Office
Location
Lemhi County
Salary
$19 - $25/hr DOE
Description
LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO
Class Title: Entry Patrol Deputy or Lateral
Patrol Deputy for the
Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office
Non-POST Certified - $19.00 to $22.50/hr DOE.
Idaho POST certified - $22.50 to $25.00/hr DOE.
Lemhi County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
****OPEN UNTIL FILLED****
Job Description/Need:
The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office has current need for Entry Patrol Deputy or Lateral
Patrol Deputy (which at the minimum has been awarded and currently holds an Idaho POST Academy Basic Patrol Certification Certificate or can attain one via the Idaho Post Academy Challenge Process with Out-of-State certifications).
Note: Geographically Salmon, Idaho is approximately 2.5 hours from either Missoula, MT or Idaho Falls, Idaho and 5.5 hours from Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake, Utah. A great location if you love the outdoors.
Primary Function
The primary function of Patrol Deputy is to enforce state and local laws and ordinances, respond to calls for the protection of life and property, conduct criminal and non-criminal investigations, and make arrests and to perform other assigned law enforcement and public safety duties. Duties normally consist of patrol and traffic activities in the County on an assigned shift. A Deputy may be assigned to specific areas of responsibility such as patrol, marine patrol, canine officer, field investigation, narcotics investigator, civil process service, or other assignment. Considerable latitude is granted to the employee to use their own judgment in the performance of duties, referring unusual, unique or complex issues to their supervisor for advice and guidance.
Shift Information
Shifts include day and night, seven days a week. The standard schedule is 4 - 10 hours shifts per week.
Benefits
• 80 hours vacation per year.
• 8 hours sick leave per month.
• 12 paid vacation days per year.
• PERSI retirement and 401K program.
• Health insurance.
Minimum Job Requirements
• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Be at least 21 years of age at hire date.
• High school diploma or GED equivalency required.
• Possess or able to obtain within one year of hire date an Idaho POST Basic Certification.
• Valid State Driver’s License.
• Operate standard office equipment, computers and job-related software.
• Ability to understand and apply law enforcement techniques, processes and standard operating procedures.
• Work independently as well as in teams.
• Analyze situations quickly and objectively, to recognize actual and potential dangers, and to determine proper course of action.
• Operate a motor vehicle safely.
• Operate radio, audio and video equipment, and related specialized enforcement equipment.
• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Uphold the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics at all times.
• Interviews suspects, witnesses, and victims, gathers information and prepares detailed reports.
• Secures crime scenes, conducts investigations, gathers and processes evidence, obtains witnesses, and makes forceful arrests.
• Administers first-aid when needed.
Automatic Disqualifiers
Applicants must not:
• Have used marijuana within the past 1 year or while employed as a law enforcement officer.
• Have used any other controlled substances within the past 5 years or while employed as a law enforcement officer.
• Have any felony convictions over the age of 18.
• Have received 2 DUIs in the last 5 years or,
• Have received more than 5 traffic violations in the last 3 years.
The above descriptions are not all inclusive.
Contact
Point of Contact information:
• Sheriff John Bennett or Chief Deputy Curtis Cannon @ 208-742-1680 (Office).
• Applications may be found @ this link:
• https://www.lemhicountyidaho.org/
• You should find the application form under the Forms Link at the middle of the page –
• You may also stop by the Driver’s License Administrative Office of the Sheriff’s Office and pick up a hard copy.
• Applications together with Resumes, should to be submitted to this email: ccannon@lemhicountyidaho.org
• You may also stop by the Driver’s License/Administrative Office of the Sheriff’s Office and drop it off at 206 Courthouse Dr., Salmon, Idaho.