Sheriff's Deputy - Patrol

Notice

The Cerro Gordo County Civil Service Commission will conduct a Civil Service Examination for the appointment of Deputy Sheriff of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa as follows:
Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM
Place: Cerro Gordo County LEC
17262 Lark Ave
Mason City, IA 50401

Minimum qualifications for such appointment will be in accordance with the minimum standards as set forth by the Law Enforcement Academy Council and approved by the Iowa Departmental Rules Committee. For rules, please contact the Civil Service Clerk, Heather Hahn at [email protected]

If an applicant is not able to attend our testing, they shall attempt to test at alternate sites/agencies within the state and transfer scores for the POST and physical agility testing. If no alternate dates are available within the state, applicant shall give written request prior to closing of the posting (October 29, 2026) to the civil service commission with the reason for the alternate testing date. The commission will decide if alternate date will be provided.

Applications, job description and minimum requirements are available online by visiting Cerro Gordo County’s website at https://cerrogordo.gov/employment/. Applications must be completed online no later than 4:00 PM on October 29, 2026. The physical test will be held after the written test for those who have qualified.

Ron Arispe, Chairman
Cerro Gordo County Civil Service Commission

CERRO GORDO COUNTY, IOWA

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Sheriff’s Deputy (Patrol Classification)

Department: Sheriff

Immediate Supervisor: Lieutenant Deputy

Shift: Assigned shift could be 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.; or 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. with rotation of 6 days on and 3 days off

Location: Cerro Gordo County

FLSA: Non-exempt/Union Position Salary Range: $33.23 to $44.56/hr. based on experience

Residence Requirements: Applicants may live up to 25 miles beyond the boundaries of Cerro Gordo County.

Approved by: Sheriff Date: Posted October 13, 2026

Applications due by October 29, 2026

Summary

The Deputy will implement activities associated with maintaining law and order. Duties include, but are not limited to patrol, criminal and accident investigations, arrests, and prisoner transports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Maintains law and order and serves legal processes of courts. Quiets disturbances and arrests law violators. Serves subpoena and summons and keep records.

Patrols assigned area to enforce laws. Drives vehicle through assigned area observing traffic violations and issuing citations.

Assumes control of traffic accidents to maintain traffic flow. Assists accident victims and investigates causes of accidents.

Investigates crimes and arrests violators. Investigates illegal or suspicious activities of persons.

Locates and takes persons into custody on arrest warrants.

Transports or escorts prisoners between courtrooms, prisons and medical facilities. Keeps order in courtroom.

Operate radio to deliver instructions to patrol units.

Ability to upload, type or record data on computer system using a variety of programs.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed as follows are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required.

Knowledge of the criminal justice system; knowledge of criminal, civil and constitutional law; be able to interpret State of Iowa law, regulations and procedures.

Knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation principles and techniques; knowledge of first aid principles and techniques.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with law enforcement personnel, representatives of other governmental agencies, other county employees, the media, the general public and the courts.

Ability to make quick and valid decisions under adverse circumstances.

Ability to utilize the county computer system.

Ability to establish goals and objectives and assess progress toward their achievement.

The requirements and duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Education and Experience

Must be at least 18 years of age and a High School graduate or have a graduate equivalency diploma (GED).

Must be able to comply with the minimum standards for Iowa Law Enforcement Officers within one year of employment.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence and memos.

Ability to write detailed correspondence.

Ability to communicate effectively in one-on-one or group situations, other employees of the department and others outside of the department.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10