Job Opportunities
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office utilizes Guardian Alliance Technologies to begin the online application phase and background portion of the hiring process, and the National Testing Network for the written test components.
Applications through Guardian are sent via email invitation only. Please email Executive Assistant Ashley Carlson with your first and last name, email address, phone number, and which position you wish to apply for at amcarlson@dekalbcounty.org to receive a link to the online application process through the Guardian Portal. This is the official place where your application process begins!
Upon completion of your scheduled exam, scores are automatically forwarded to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Candidates who attain a passing score on the entry level exam will be contacted to participate in further stages of the selection process.
National Testing Network is a service provided to conduct entry level testing in a standardized, professional environment. National Testing Network does not replace the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office responsibility and decision making in the testing process. All candidate results are provided to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office where the final decisions are made.
Corrections/Patrol Applicants
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- Applicants for patrol/corrections begin their career in the Corrections Division.
- DeKalb County is an equal opportunity employer.
Telecommunications Applicants
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- DeKalb County is an equal opportunity employer.
Segment #1
The application and written test components must be passed to progress in the testing process. After a candidate has submitted a completed application and successfully passed the written test components, they will move on to Segment #2.
Segment #2
After a candidate completes Segment #1, they will be scheduled for an oral interview conducted by the Merit Commission. The exact date, time, and location for the oral interview will be determined at a later date.
ELIGIBILITY LIST
Those individuals who successfully pass both segment 1 and 2 of the testing process will be placed on the specific eligibility list for Corrections/Patrol or Telecommunications Divisions for the Sheriff's Office. Once on the eligibility list, it is then up to the Sheriff to select individuals from the list to move forward and complete the background phase of the testing process. You will be notified if you have been selected to move forward.
Once the background phase has been completed to the Sheriff’s satisfaction, the candidate will then undergo psychological and polygraph exams. An official job offer will only be given if the candidate has successfully passed both psych and poly exams.
DISQUALIFIYING FACTORS
Applicants are advised that areas for disqualification from further consideration include, but are not limited to, the following:
It is the policy of the Sheriff’s Office to not discuss the reasons why applicants were not selected for hire. There is no flexibility to this policy. Applicants may be notified of their disqualification at any point in the selection process. If you receive such a notice, it simply means that you do not meet our standards at this time. Receiving this notice does not indicate that you are ineligible to apply with other agencies.