PT Sheriff's Cadet

Sheriff’s Cadets are part-time employees of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. They perform duties relative to police and corrections work but not requiring police or correctional officer authority. Sheriff’s Cadets experience on-the-job training to learn to enforce laws related to the protection of life and property, traffic control, crime prevention, and station clerk duties. Sheriff’s Cadets may also work in the Charles County Detention Center providing assistance in areas that do not involve direct contact with the inmates of the Detention Center. Sheriff’s Cadets receive close direction from supervisors and carry out their assignments in accordance with established operating procedures. During this period of employment, Sheriff’s Cadets are periodically evaluated for efficiency, general performance of duties, and continued eligibility for appointment as a Police Recruit or Correctional Officer.

Sheriff’s Cadets may put in a transfer request for the positions of Police Recruits or Correctional Officers provided they serve a minimum of one year of service in the Cadet program, satisfactorily pass the required psychological, physical, and polygraph examinations. The Cadet Program is under the supervision of the Commander, Patrol Division. Cadets will also receive supervision from, and report directly to, designated personnel according to their assignments. Work is evaluated through observations, conferences, and reports.

• Must be between the ages of 17 and 19 years of age at the time of application. Applicants may not be appointed until they are 18 years of age and must be appointed before their 20th birthday.
• Sheriff’s Cadets may be in their final year of high school to begin the application process or hold a diploma from a recognized high school or possess a General Educational Development (GED) certificate recognized by the Maryland State Board of Education.
• United States Citizen.
• Must meet the same qualifications of a sworn police or correctional officer and maintain those qualifications while in the Cadet Program.
• Must pass the written police examination and physical agility test, panel interview, intensive background investigation to include polygraph, psychological and physical examinations.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to utilize a high level of discretion, good judgment, and confidentiality.
• Ability to pass random drug testing.

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