Deputy Sheriff - Sheriff's Office

Peace Officer Position

Base pay: $23.19 hourly

Required: Please ensure you are attaching your high school diploma/GED and driver's license/state identification card before submitting your application.

Required test: All applicants will be required to take The Law Enforcement Civil Service Exam (LECSE) implemented August 2017.

The LE exam is conducted every Wednesday and Friday at 8:30am. Please contact Nueces County Sheriff Office, Recruiter Jeremy Tamez / Yvette Perez at View phone number on click.appcast.io for scheduling details.

May be assigned to narcotics, patrol, court process, or criminal investigations work. Depending on area to which assigned, may perform primarily undercover and surveillance work, patrol work, civil and criminal process serving, or investigative work.

Peace Officer Certification Pay:

Level biweekly pay

Basic $86.15

Intermediate $120.77

Advanced $132.31

Master $143.85

Summary: May be assigned to narcotics, patrol, court process, or criminal investigations work. Depending on area to which assigned, may perform primarily undercover and surveillance work, patrol work, civil and criminal process serving, or investigative work.

Essential duties and responsibilities may include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Patrols an assigned area, generally by vehicle, to prevent crimes and enforce laws and regulations.

Responds to emergency calls and routine complaints and takes action as necessary.

Issues traffic citations and directs traffic.

Investigates traffic accidents and crimes against persons and property and assists federal, state and local law enforcement officials.

Keeps records of activities and makes reports concerning crimes, complaints, accidents and investigations.

Files cases with district attorney, U. S. attorney, or county attorney.

Serves felony, misdemeanor and mental commitment warrants and makes arrests.

Serves court papers including writs, summons, subpoenas, capias, etc.

Questions witnesses and suspects and takes statements and depositions.

Assists other law enforcement agencies as needed.

Performs surveillance of suspects and assigned locations.

Handles and cares for dogs involved in narcotics investigations.

Conducts background investigations on applicants for law enforcement and corrections positions.

Serves as a bailiff in county and district courts.

Gathers and labels evidence, takes photographs and fingerprints, guards and transports prisoners and testifies in court.

May meet with informants and conduct undercover narcotics work.

May address and work with community groups to promote good public relations and to inform citizens of police activities and crime prevention.

May be responsible for animal control, especially relating to cattle on roadways.

Brings back people who have been arrested in other locations in and out of state.

Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.

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

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County's insurance carrier.

Education and/or experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

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.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages.

Reasoning ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, licenses, registrations: Current and active peace officer license from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) required.

Must possess a valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license.

Other skills and abilities: Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions, departmental policy, rules, regulations and laws.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other law enforcement agencies and the general public.

Ability to analyze situations and adopt a quick, effective and reasonable course of action.

Ability to learn the use and care of vehicles, firearms and specialized equipment.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Good physical condition

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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

The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Employee may have to confront dangerous and armed criminals and restrain violent subjects.

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions.

The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and with explosives and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Comments: Due to the nature of this job, the employee may be subjected at any time to any situation and/or extreme condition. Employee may be subjected to a considerable amount of stress while performing duties.

Job post end date - 02-20-2026