The Boone County Sheriff's Office, located in Columbia, MO, is looking for a Detention Officer.
The Boone County Sheriff's Office is a top tier law enforcement organization. We are the only Sheriff's Office in Missouri that has achieved two national accreditations from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for our law enforcement operations and from the National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO) for our jail operations.
The staff at the Sheriff's Office are dedicated to serving their community with the highest degree of professionalism and to serving the training needs of our law enforcement partners. We have been providing training to other law enforcement agencies since 2015 to help with the professional development of our law enforcement partners.
As part of its commitment to providing high quality training to other law enforcement agencies, we took over operations of the local law enforcement training academy in 2024. During the same year we received funding to develop a new Regional Training Center to further support the training mission for area law enforcement. That new facility is scheduled to open in late 2025.
The Sheriff's Office is committed to supporting its staff. As part of that commitment, we are developing a childcare center for our employee's and anticipate opening in 2026. The childcare center will operate 24 hours a day to ensure support for staff that work overnight hours.
We are looking for employees who want to be part of an organization that is dedicated to serving and bettering our community, and who want stability, great benefits, and a path to a great career!
Responsibilities:
Status: Full-time, non-exempt, benefited
Working hours: 6:00 am to 6:00 pm OR 6:00 pm to 6:00 am. Must be able to work either shift at the department's discretion.
Qualifications:
Hourly Pay Rate: $25.88/hour. Shift differential of $1.50 or $2.00 per hour for shifts that start after 6pm weekdays, all shifts on weekends, and all shifts on county holidays.
Benefit-eligible employees receive (on day one):
Boone County has been in the business of serving and protecting our citizens since our founding in 1820. From the beginning, our mission has been to ensure everyone is provided a safe and thriving community through the hard work and dedication of our nearly 500 employees. Our employees work every day to make sure our roads are safe, our communities are protected, and that all who vote, do business, and live in Boone County can rely on our programs and services.
Columbia, MO is a thriving college town and the cultural hub of mid-Missouri, hosting popular events such as the True/False Film Festival, and a diverse art, music, and restaurant scene. Columbia is the fourth most populous and fastest-growing city in Missouri with an estimated 126,254 residents in 2020. Resting upon the forested hills and rolling prairies of Mid-Missouri near the Missouri River valley, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the surrounding Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Mark Twain National Forest, and Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, in addition to hiking over 278 miles of our local trails! Many popular destinations are a short drive away, including the Capitol of Jefferson City, the Lake of the Ozarks, Saint Louis, and Kansas City all within a two-hour drive or less.
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