Detention Deputy

Detention Officer Position

General Summary : This position requires meeting minimum hiring standards. Click here for more information before applying. Physical Agility Test and Written Test Required (November / December 2025 in Boise, Idaho). If selected, a $25 written test fee will apply. To attend testing, you must receive an invitation via email from the Ada County Sheriff's Office. Interviews will be held the day after testing in Boise, Idaho. Selected candidates will attend the ACSO POST Academy beginning April 20, 2026. Academies run approximately 19 weeks and include daily physical training.

Essential Functions :

• Maintains security and custody of inmates
• Performs routine security checks to include the perimeter of the building and grounds
• Preserves and enforces Idaho laws and departmental jail policies to maintain security of the jail
• Processes inmates into the jail and assigns them to the proper level of confinement
• Receives and maintains inmates property
• Forcefully controls and restrains actively resisting inmates
• Works and maintains eligibility to work all shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, whether assigned or on an as needed or on-call basis
• Supervises inmate visitations
• Supervises the dispensing of food to inmates
• Supervises inmates and trustee-inmates in the cleaning of the jail and inmate living quarters
• Transports inmates to and from necessary locations
• Eligible for transfer among all Detention Officer positions and shifts
• Performs necessary searches for weapons and contraband
• Keeps records and prepares reports

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Disclaimer : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of individuals in the job. This job description is not an employment agreement and / or an expressed or implied employment contract. Management has the