Deputy Sheriff Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen
• 21 years old
• High School Diploma or GED 
• Integrity,responsibility, and good judgment, demonstrated by personal, work and criminal histories
• Physically capable of performing all essential job demands of a deputy sheriff
• Patrol Only - Colorado State peace officer certification

The following will disqualify an applicant:

• Any felony conviction
• Commission of any felony, including illegal drug use, in the previous three years
• Marijuana use in the last year 
• Any domestic violence conviction or restraining order
• A DUI/DWAI conviction or driver's license suspension/revocation in the previous two years;
  more that one DUI/DWAI conviction in lifetime
• Falsification of information on the application or elsewhere in the process

Preferred qualifications:

• College education (criminal justice, psychology, or social sciences are most applicable)
• Bilingual (particularly Spanish)
• Work and life experiences that develop communication and problem solving skills
• Computer and typing skills
• Law enforcement, military or emergency services experience

Contact Sergeant Jeff Hendry at jhendry@bouldercounty.org or
(303) 441 - 3635 regarding deputy and security jobs.