Deputy Sheriff

The work of a Deputy Sheriff involves performing regulatory and law enforcement duties to protect the lives and property of
Montgomery County residents. Deputy Sheriff's work varying shifts to include split shifts, evenings and midnights and may be
called upon to work weekends and holidays. Deputies must also be available for periodic overnight trips and can travel by air,
when necessary, to return inmates to and from other states.

The work environment of a Deputy Sheriff is divided between field work (serving civil process papers, transporting prisoners
and citizens, returning prisoners from out of County/State and maintaining custody of prisoners in a small detention setting)
and time spent in a courtroom providing prisoner and courtroom security.

Prior to becoming a sworn deputy sheriff, deputy sheriff candidates are responsible for attending and successfully completing
an extended curriculum of instruction that prepares an employee to work in any one of a variety of assignments in the Office
of the Montgomery County Sheriff.  A Deputy Sheriff Candidate receives a comprehensive, six (6) months of training through a
recruit training program.