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Experienced Detention Deputy ($5,000 HIRING INCENTIVE)


The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office (Florida) is accepting applications for Experienced Detention Deputies to serve at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Florida.

This position is for currently certified corrections officers with a minimum of three (3) years of experience and an active Florida CJSTC Corrections Certification. A $5,000 hiring incentive is offered and paid upon successful completion of field training.

Detention Deputies are uniformed officers responsible for the care, custody, control, and re-entry of sentenced and non-sentenced inmates. Deputies maintain facility safety and security, supervise inmate activities, document incidents, and perform crisis intervention when necessary. Opportunities for Dual Certification may require limited law enforcement duties within agency facilities.

This position is open until filled.

Position: Experienced Detention Deputy ($5,000 HIRING INCENTIVE)
Organization: Seminole County Sheriff's Office - John E. Polk Correctional Facility
Location: Sanford,  FL 
United States
Salary: $62,004.28
Posting Start Date: 1/13/2026
Date Posted: 1/15/2026
Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED
 
  • United States Citizen
  • At least 18 years of age

  • Active Florida CJSTC Corrections Certification

  • Minimum of three (3) years experience as a certified corrections officer (required for hiring incentive)

  • Valid Florida Driver’s License

  • No felony convictions or disqualifying misdemeanors

  • Ability to pass background investigation, CVSA, medical exam, drug screening, physical abilities test, written examination, and firearms qualification

Ability to work rotating shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, and mandatory overtime
 

Required Document:

Notarized Background Investigation Waiver must be submitted with the application. Failure to submit will disqualify the applicant.

Status: This listing expires on: 3/1/2026
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Organization Information
Name:
Seminole County Sheriff's Office - John E. Polk Correctional Facility
Address:
100 Eslinger Way

Sanford,  FL 32773
United States
Email:
earagon-vela@seminolesheriff.org
Phone:
(407) 665-6685
Fax:
Contact:
Detective Aragon-Vela