Deputy Sheriff (SRO)

Salary

• 2025-2026 Salary Grade: 67
• Salary Range – As of Jul 1, 2025
• Hiring Salary $56,000 Mid-Point $67,010 $2,000 more annually if the applicant holds an Associate’s Degree and $4,000 more annually if the applicant holds a Bachelor’s Degree.
• $2,000 more annually if the applicant holds an Associate’s Degree and $4,000 more annually if the applicant holds a Bachelor’s Degree.

Benefits

• Reduced cost for health insurance
• Local government retirement
• 401-K supplemental retirement
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Earned vacation and sick leave
• Promotional opportunities (as performance and training allow).

Duties

• Duties include, but are not limited to:
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• Patrolling school campus in their assigned patrol vehicle or on foot; checking doors and windows, examining premises of unoccupied classrooms or buildings, detecting unusual conditions, may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen property, missing persons, or suspects.
• Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, student disputes, loud and disruptive behavior, and completes calls by determining the true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal action is warranted.
• Acts as a liaison resource to the school administration, having all criminal law violations occurring at the school investigated, documents, and investigates violations of law and ordinances.
• Develops and maintains positive and effective working relationships with school staff, students, administrative personnel, parents, the media, and other officers.
• Assists the school in planning special events.
• Assists law enforcement officers from other agencies with their investigations concerning students attending the school where the School Resource Officer is assigned.
• Operates a two-way radio, maintains vehicle, weapons, and other equipment in standard working order.
• Becomes familiar with the students of the assigned school and assists them in identifying problems and concerns.
• Gives information and directions to visitors and the general public. Attends monthly and regularly scheduled training classes and other training as allowed or required.
• Assists administration and faculty in the formulation and presentation of educational programs dealing with legal and social issues. Attends after-school events and extracurricular activities such as parent-teacher organizations, sporting events, and graduations.
• Also coordinates and schedules additional officers to assist with events requiring multiple officers at after-school events.
• Participates, when requested, in student/parent meetings and provides mentoring strategies, when applicable.
• Identifies community resources for support of the students and faculty. Performs other related duties as assigned. ​

Physical Requirements

• Applicants must have the ability to sit, stand, walk, and drive a patrol vehicle as needed.
• Exert moderate physical effort, typically involving some combination of walking, standing, reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and may involve lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight.

Education, Training, and Experience

Application Procedure

• Download Employment Packet
• Submit a completed Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office employment packet to Kathy Dickinson, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, 210 North Market Street, Washington, NC, 27889. Applications can be found below or in person at the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
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• Resumes are not accepted in place of application packets.
• Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Criminal Background Check, Driving Record Check, Pre-Employment Physical, Psychological Screening, and Drug Screening are Required and Will Be Paid by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office
• VALID NORTH CAROLINA DRIVER’S LICENSE OR STATE-ISSUED ID REQUIRED