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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Do you meet our </strong><a href="https://adacounty.id.gov/sheriff/careers/hiring-standards-disqualifiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://adacounty.id.gov/sheriff/careers/hiring-standards-disqualifiers/" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" aria-label="minimum hiring standards" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=""><strong>minimum hiring standards</strong></a><strong>?<br>Please check before applying.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/5641/jobpostings/image/IMG_2349 copy.jpeg" style="width: 462px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="" alt="Deputy standing inside inmate dorm" data-uw-rm-alt="CT"></strong></div><br><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Physical Agility Test and Written Test Required (August/September 2026 in Boise, Idaho – If selected, a $25 written test fee will apply. To attend testing, you must receive an invitation via email from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office). Interviews will be held the day after testing in Boise, Idaho. </strong><b
Requirements
<ul><li>High school diploma or equivalent;</li><li>Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of hire;</li><li>Must be a citizen of the United States:</li><li>Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation;</li><li>Ability to supervise and communicate with inmates;</li><li>Ability to hear, listen to, and understand radio transmissions using an ear piece;</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing;</li><li>Ability to take criticism and verbal abuse from inmates and their visitors without reacting in a negative manner and project an image of self-confidence and control;</li><li>Ability to subdue and restrain a combative inmate;</li><li>Ability to evaluate and recognize potentially adverse or unsafe situations and react according to department policy; and</
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