All applicants applying for a position with the Manatee County
Sheriff's Office must complete an application and submit
the completed application to Human Resources. In addition,
Law Enforcement and Correction Deputy Applicants will be
required to take the TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education).
1. Applicants who are selected to continue in the process
will be offered a Notice of Conditional Offer of Probationary
Appointment, which contains a list of requirements, any one of
which will cause the application process to be terminated if not
successfully completed.
2. The personnel application information file for each candidate
will be submitted to the MCSO Employment Eligibility Board
for review and approval after testing and background are
completed.
3. As position openings are announced, selected candidates will
proceed to an oral interview with members of the Sheriff's Office
and will be placed in eligibility status.
4. Appointed Corrections Training Academy Applicants will be
scheduled to attend the MCSO Training Academy where they
will receive over 530 hours of training. Prior to consideration
for this Academy, Applicants are required to successfully pass
the Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT), administered
through our Training Department. The training curriculum
encompasses contemporary corrections issues such as:
controlling inmates, report writing skills, firearms training,
defensive tactics, and many other areas relating to modern
corrections work. Each trainee, upon successful completion
of academy training, will be scheduled to take the State of
Florida Corrections Certification Examination.
5. Applicants appointed to Certified positions will enter into
a highly organized and structured training program. Law
Enforcement Deputies are assigned to five weeks of Agency Law
Enforcement Specifics followed by 16 weeks in the Field Training
& Evaluation Program (FTEP), Corrections Deputies are assigned
to two weeks of Agency Corrections Specifics and nine weeks in
the Corrections Training Evaluation Program (CTEP). This training
is meant to build on the necessary skills required of a professional
Law Enforcement/Corrections Deputy in today's society. Upon
successful completion, they will have developed a strong sense
of commitment, pride and accomplishment by choosing a
career with a highly professional, progressive and respected law
enforcement organization.
6. Applicants appointed to Civilian (non-certified) positions will
be provided with training that is specifically designed to support
their assignment.
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