DEPUTY SHERIFF (Full-Time)

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Isanti County Sheriff's Office

Position Details :

Schedule : Full-Time - 40 Hours Per Week - Benefit Eligible Status : Non-Exempt LELS Local 212 Licensed Union Position

Compensation : Starting Hiring Range (2025) : $32.97 - $35.14 per hour ($68,577.60 - $73,091.20 annually), depending on qualifications, relevant experience, and alignment with internal equity.

Full Compensation Range (2025) : $32.97 to $42.58 per hour ($68,577.60 - $88,566.40 annually), with the potential for additional longevity-based compensation.

Lateral hire compensation will be considered in accordance with the applicant's qualified years of experience in law enforcement.

Requirements :

The applicant must fully complete the "Work Experience" and "Education" sections of the application, and a resume is required for all positions.

Application and selection process : Once applications are reviewed, qualified candidates will be contacted by Human Resources via email with the next steps in the selection process.

General Definition of Work :

Performs work protecting life and property, patrolling and responding to calls for services, preventing crime, apprehending criminals and enforcing laws and ordinances in the County on an assigned shift or on special assignments, performing investigations and traffic regulation, serving civil papers, maintaining records and files, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned.

Work is performed under the direction of the Sheriff.

Essential Functions :

• Provides routine patrol service to the County to identify potential criminal / non-criminal activities, traffic, and health and safety concerns; apprehends and arrests persons involved in criminal activity with reasonable force, if necessary.
• Investigates criminal activities such as burglaries, child abuse and neglect, vehicular homicide, felony stops, search warrants, homicides, gambling, thefts, forgeries, domestic violence, drug investigations, assaults, jail security, arson, animal welfare, suicides, game violations, and pollution violations.
• Investigates non-criminal activities such as boat and water safety, building security, town security, residence security, civil process, courtroom testimonies, complaint signing, vehicle maintenance, county park security, wildlife control, and coroner assistance.
• Manages traffic incidents such as accidents, property damage, personal injury, DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) arrests, petty misdemeanors, and traffic direction.
• Interviews victims, witnesses, and suspects; enforces appropriate laws and / or ordinances.
• Assists state patrol, Department of Natural Resources, and other counties as needed.
• Performs special assignments, including entry team, detox transfers, mental illness transfers, prisoner transfers, transient transfers, emergency blood transfers, and eye transfers.
• Reviews, receives, and prepares various reports, documents, and forms.
• Communicates with the public as a representative of the Sheriff's office.
• Delivers community relations services; facilitates public discussions and presentations on drugs, abductions, gangs, crime prevention and related programs; promotes drug prevention education and conducts safety training and preparedness.
• Speaks with complainants and the public in person and over the phone.
• Exercises teamwork with other county employees and management in carrying out the shared mission of serving the public.
• Follows workplace safety rules and notifies management of observed risks in a timely manner.
• Maintains the confidentiality of data that is protected by law.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Special Qualifications :

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Working Conditions :

Physical Requirements and Activity :

This work requires the regular exertion of 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, sitting and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires speaking or hearing, reaching with hands and arms and pushing or pulling and occasionally requires walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling and repetitive motions.

Ability to lift and carry or drag objects or people weighing up to 100 pounds at an accident scene or when responding to calls for service and to chase and subdue suspects as required. Peripheral vision or side vision is the ability to see objects and movement outside of the direct line of vision and may be needed to stop any potential conflicts that may occur.

Sensory Requirements :

Work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and / or to make fine distinctions in sound.

Sensory Utilization :

Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and / or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm's length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.

The Deputy must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment and machines, including, but not limited to squad car automobile, in-automobile computer and camera systems, evidence kits (i.e. blood and urine and sexual assault kits), audio and video surveillance equipment, cameras, first aid materials, personal protective gear (i.e. hazardous containment suit, bullet proof vest, and gas mask), two-way radio, firearms, explosive devices, restraint devices, computer, telephone, copier / printer / scanner, facsimile machine, and hand tools.

The Deputy must be capable of exercising self-control and physical effort when confronted with emergencies and potentially dangerous situations involving the use of firearms and physical force. The Deputy must demonstrate skill and proficiency in the operation of law enforcement vehicles, firearms, restraints, and other equipment. The Deputy has direct exposure to various types of evidentiary items including, narcotics, chemicals used to manufacture narcotics, drug paraphernalia, human and animal bodily fluids and weapons. Physical demand requirements are a variable blend of sedentary or office environment work and intermittent heavy physical exertion, sometimes without opportunity to prepare.

Environmental Conditions :

Work regularly requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather) and exposure to blood-borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment, frequently requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles and wearing a self contained breathing apparatus and occasionally requires exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to the risk of electrical shock, working with explosives and exposure to vibration; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).