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Recruitment
Interested in a challenging and rewarding occupation where you will have the opportunity each and every day to make a positive impact on a dynamic and growing community? If so, then the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is interested in you.
Career Opportunities
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is a professional law enforcement organization dedicated to providing unparalleled service to its community. The Sheriff's Office offers a wide variety of career opportunities in law enforcement, corrections and civilian support positions. A career with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office offers many rewards:
- Excellent benefits and competitive salaries
- Amazing variety of work and challenges
- Opportunities to make significant positive impacts on people in your community
- Challenging public service career
- Pride in being a member of one of the best law enforcement agencies in the country
- Starting Pay with NO experience: $ 61,512.00
Lateral Pay up to: $ 69,201.00
Requirements
Lateral Applicant Qualifying Credentials
- U.S. Citizen or U.S. citizenship established by time of appointment
- Valid Driver’s License (Valid Indiana License by the time of appointment) and has no more than six (6) active points
- No felony convictions or any misdemeanor convictions for domestic violence
- Have legal ability to possess a firearm
- High School Graduate or high school equivalency diploma
- Ability to read and write English
- Must be at least 21 years of age by Merit Board Interview
- Ability to pass all the components of the selection process.
- Merit deputies are required to maintain primary residency within a 20-mile radius of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, 18100 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, IN 46060. Newly hired merit deputies who do not live within the 20-mile radius shall have nine (9) months from their date of hire to meet the residency requirement.
- No convictions for Operating While Intoxicated or operating under the influence of drugs within the previous five (5) years
- Shall not have been dishonorably discharged from the military
- Shall not have used an illegal drug in the last two (2) years
- Meet one of the following:
A) ILEA Tier I graduate
B) Graduate from another Indiana academy recognized by the ILETB as equivalent to Tier I
C) Eligible to receive a waiver from ILEA for Tier I, https://secure.in.gov/ilea - Meet one of the following:
A) Currently employed as a Law Enforcement Officer
B) Meet the IC 5-2-1-9 Rules - Have a minimum of 2 years of Law Enforcement experience
- Shall not have been suspended by another law enforcement agency in the twelve (12) months prior to the application deadline. Shall not have been decertified as a police officer or "Brady" disqualification.
Reapplication
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office allows reapplication, retesting, and re-evaluation of candidates not appointed unless the condition(s) which previously eliminated them from appointment are of a nature that another rejection is assured (e.g. criminal background), or an insufficient amount of time has passed to allow the applicant time to show a pattern of appropriate characteristics for reconsideration. These determinations will be made by the selection review committee. When reapplying, the applicant will restart the screening process from the beginning. There shall be no reference made to the candidate's first testing, and it shall not be held against the candidate in any manner.
Lateral Hiring Process | Date | Location |
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Recruiting | 8/18/2023 - 8/25/2023 Noon | HCSO |
Application Due | 8/30/2023 | HCSO |
Formal Interviews | 8/30/2023 RSVP REQUIRED: Pre-App (link below) & e-mail: bryan.melton@hamiltoncounty.in.gov |
Admin Main Conference Room |
Truth Verification Test | Aug-Sept | HCSO |
Merit Board Interview | 9/27/2023 | HCSO |
Psychological Examination | Sept/Oct | Indiana Public Safety Medical |
Medical Examination | Sept/Oct | Indiana Public Safety Medical |
Pre-Employment Drug Screen | Sept/Oct | Indiana Public Safety Medical |
- U.S. Citizen or U.S. citizenship established by time of appointment
- Valid Driver’s License (Valid Indiana License by the time of appointment) and has no more than six (6) active points
- No felony convictions or any misdemeanor convictions for domestic violence
- Have legal ability to possess a firearm
- High School Graduate or high school equivalency diploma and at least one of the following:
A) completed at least 60 credit hours or equivalent from an accredited postsecondary college or university
B) two (2) years military experience
C) two (2) years prior law enforcement experience (to include correctional and law enforcement reserve experience) - Ability to read and write English
- Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of the Merit Board
- Ability to pass all the components of the selection process including the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Entrance Physical Standards
- Merit deputies are required to maintain primary residency within a 20-mile radius of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, 18100 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, IN 46060. Newly hired merit deputies who do not live within the 20-mile radius shall have nine (9) months from their date of hire to meet the residency requirement.
- No convictions for Operating While Intoxicated or operating under the influence of drugs within the previous five (5) years
- Shall not have been dishonorably discharged from the military
- Shall not have used an illegal drug in the last two (2) years
- Shall not have been suspended by another law enforcement agency in the twelve (12) months prior to the application deadline. Shall not have been decertified as a police officer or "Brady" disqualification.
Reapplication
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office allows reapplication, retesting, and re-evaluation of candidates not appointed unless the condition(s) which previously eliminated them from appointment are of a nature that another rejection is assured (e.g. criminal background), or an insufficient amount of time has passed to allow the applicant time to show a pattern of appropriate characteristics for reconsideration. These determinations will be made by the selection review committee. When reapplying, the applicant will restart the screening process from the beginning. There shall be no reference made to the candidate's first testing, and it shall not be held against the candidate in any manner.Open Hiring Process | Date | Location |
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Recruiting | Closed | HCSO |
Application Due | Closed | HCSO |
Physical Test 8:00AM | Closed | JDC Gym |
Written Test 10:30AM | Closed | JDC Medium Training Room |
Formal Interview 1:30PM-6:30PM | Closed | HCSO |
Truth Verification Test | Closed | HCSO |
Merit Board Interview | Closed | HCSO |
Psychological Examination | Closed | Indiana Public Safety Medical |
Medical Examination | Closed | Indiana Public Safety Medical |
Pre-Employment Drug Screen | Closed | Indiana Public Safety Medical |
ILEA Entry Standards
Test | Standard |
---|---|
Vertical Jump | 13.5 Inches |
One Minute Sit-Ups | 24 |
300 Meter Run | 82 Seconds |
Maximum Push-Ups | 21 |
1.5 Mile Run | 18 Minutes 56 Seconds |
Benefits
- Beards allowed (may not exceed ½ inch & shall be neatly trimmed)
- Take-home vehicle
- Health Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Sick Leave
- Deferred compensation plan
- Off-duty detail opportunities
- Continuous training opportunities
- Retirement plan (requires no employee contribution)
- Weapon and Uniform issue
- Life Insurance
- Paid Vacations
- Military Reserve Leave
- Paid overtime opportunities
- Promotional opportunities
- Educational Assistance Program
Gifted & Committed Individuals
Not everyone can be a member of the Sheriff's Office. The work can be rigorous and even potentially dangerous at times. We are searching for gifted individuals of unquestionable integrity who can demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making skills under all conditions. We seek leaders who possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the strength of character to show compassion and charity in the face of adversity. We will demand your commitment to public service and dedication to the betterment of our community.
Hamilton County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.
Contact Us
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Bryan Melton
Deputy, Public Information Officer
EmailPublic Information
18100 Cumberland Road
Noblesville, IN 46060
DirectionsPhone: 317-773-1872
Fax: 317-776-9835