The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for Correctional Officers for employment openings at the Adult Jail and Women’s Annex. Hamilton County offers a wide variety of exciting benefits to employees, including:
- Base annual salary of more than $38,000
- Outstanding medical, dental and vision insurance, including employee health clinic
- Retirement benefits and matching deferred compensation programs
- Paid vacations, holidays and overtime opportunities
- Uniforms and equipment provided
- Opportunities for advanced training, special teams and promotions
Effective with this selection process, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Jail Division has implemented a new application/testing procedure utilizing the Indiana Sheriff’s Association Testing Program conducted by EMPCO. A wide variety of testing times and locations are available around the state. Interested applicants must register for a test date/time at empco.net/ind and specify test results be forwarded to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
After the test is complete, download and submit the Application for Corrections Officer (PDF) found at hamiltoncounty.in.gov/555/County-Jail. Make sure to fill in the application completely and submit, by email or mail, the required paperwork along with the application. Once the test score and application are received, each candidate will be notified about further steps in the selection process.
Test scores and applications must be received by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office prior to Nov. 15 to be considered for the current selection process with new employees beginning work in early 2019.
Hamilton County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.