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The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is a full service law enforcement agency that employs 749 employees. Of these employees 332 are sworn Deputies, 189 are Detention Officers, 131 are Civilians, and 97 are Crossing Guards.
Cumberland County includes the cities, towns, communities and military bases of Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Eastover, Falcon, Godwin, Hope Mills, Linden, Spring Lake, Stedman, Vander and Wade which are all within the jurisdiction of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
The Detention Center employs approximately 188 Sworn Officers (Deputy and Detention), with numbers increasing each year. Our facility has approximately 311,000 square feet with an expansion completed in 2014, the max capacity is now 884 inmates.
Career Opportunities Include:
Deputy Sheriff
- K-9 Handler
- Crime Scene Investigator
- School Resource Officer
- Detective Division
- Road Patrol
- Special Response Team
- Narcotics
- Courthouse Security
- Child Support Enforcement
- Motorcycle Squad
- Civil Process
Detention Officer
- Booking and Release Section
- Field Training Officer
- Inmate Transportation Deputy
- Inmate Property Officer
- Classification Officer
- Special Management Unit Officer
- Immigration Custom Enforcement
Civilian Positions
- Administrative Office Support
- Clerical Positions
- Data Processing
- Food Service
- School Traffic Control Officers
Requirements:
Deputy Sheriff / Detention Officer
- United States Citizen
- 20 Years of age or older
- Minimum Education achieving a High School Diploma or GED
- Clean Criminal Record
- Valid North Carolina Driver’s License
- Certified copy of Birth Certificate
- Social Security Card
- Copy of Military Discharge (DD-214), member 4 copy if applicable
- Live within a 40 mile radius of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
- Be able to pass a comprehensive background investigation which may include written test, interviews, reference checks, psychological screening, medical exam, polygraph examination and drug screen.
- Be able to pass a North Carolina State Certification Course exam
- Deputy Sheriff’s Applicants must be able to successfully complete a Job Related Physical Abilities Test
Benefits:
Deputy Sheriff / Detention Officer
- Competitive wages
- Career development salary increase
- Longevity bonuses
- Deputy Retirement – Law Enforcement Officer’s Benefit and Retirement Fund
- Detention Retirement – Local Governmental Employee Retirement System
- 401K Employee Contributions
- Excellent promotional opportunities
- Paid Holidays
- Sick and vacation leave
- Optional health, dental, and additional insurance plans
- Workers Compensation insurance
- Liability Protection
- Employee Death Benefits
- All uniforms supplied to include leather gears and weapons (shoes excluded)
- Clothing allowance for plain clothes Deputies
- Take home car (applies to Deputies who live in Cumberland County Only and are assigned to positions requiring the use of an official Sheriff’s Office vehicle)
- Paid military leave
Deputy Sheriff Application Supporting Documentation:
Deputy Sheriff Selection Process
Deputy Sheriff Physical Ability Test – Notice to Applicant
Deputy Sheriff Authorization for Release of Information
Detention Officer Application Supporting Documentation:
Detention Officer Selection Process
Detention Officer Authorization for Release of Information
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Contact Information
Human Resources Consultant II –Subira Sanders (910) 677-5406
Human Resources Representative-Shonte Stallings (910) 677-5405
Applications Manager – Nicole Charles (910) 677-5541
*Contact us via Email.
Deputy Sheriff Recruitment
Recruitment Representative/ Records Manager – LaTonya Sanders (910) 672-5800
Recruitment Office
Lt. Craig Spearman (910) 672 -5685
SSgt. Cherwonna Walker (910) 672-5468
*Contact us via Email.
Detention Officer Recruitment
204 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301-5646
Recruitment Representative/HRIS Manager – Michele Draper (910) 672-5671
Recruitment Office
LT. James Collins (910) 672-5700
Sgt. Jamil Kelly (910) 672-5761
Civilian Positions
Recruitment Representative / Employment Verification Manager – Lizabel Mercado (910) 321-6760
Hours of Operation
Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 5:00pm
Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm
After hour emergencies should contact the Watch Commander at (910) 677-5432
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer