Detention Deputy
Company: GUNNISON COUNTY
Role summary
Detention Deputy is a role at GUNNISON COUNTY in Gunnison, Colorado, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-09-05. Salary: USD 66,683–94,323 per year. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Detention Deputy
- Company
- GUNNISON COUNTY
- Location
- Gunnison, Colorado, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Salary
- USD 66,683–94,323 per year
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-09-05
Here's a fantastic opportunity to join Gunnison County as a Detention Deputy, a role that doesn't require a college degree and offers a competitive salary. It's a chance to step into a stable career with great potential for growth within the county.
Job description
Description
DETENTION DEPUTY
BIG COUNTRY. CLOSE TEAM. Serve Gunnison County.
Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office | Gunnison, Colorado
Salary: $66,682.96–$94,322.95 annually, depending on experience
Status: Full-Time | Benefits Eligible
Experience: No previous law-enforcement experience required
Start a Career in Public Safety
You don't need a law-enforcement background to begin a meaningful career with the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office. We will train you to maintain a safe and professional detention environment, communicate effectively with people in challenging situations, recognize security, medical, and behavioral-health concerns, and work as part of a close, dependable team.
You bring good judgment, integrity, composure, and the ability to communicate. We'll provide the training.
Detention Deputies play an important role in the safety of our community. This is hands-on public-service work where your ability to observe, communicate, solve problems, and treat people fairly matters every day.
What You'll Do
As a Detention Deputy, you'll help provide for the safety, security, care, custody, and control of individuals housed in the Gunnison County Detention Center.
Your work will include:
Maintaining a safe and secure detention environment
Supervising and interacting with individuals in custody
Using communication and de-escalation skills to manage challenging situations
Recognizing potential security, medical, and behavioral-health concerns
Completing documentation and working within established policies and procedures
Working closely with fellow deputies and other public-safety professionals
Responding calmly and professionally when situations change quickly
This is a position where communication, observation, sound judgment, teamwork, and accountability are just as important as physical readiness.
View the full job description here.
Who We're Looking For
Great Detention Deputies come from many different backgrounds. You may be a strong fit if you have experience in:
Customer service, hospitality, resorts, or other people-focused work
Security or public safety
Healthcare, EMS, behavioral health, or residential treatment
The military or National Guard
Corrections or law enforcement
Other positions requiring teamwork, responsibility, conflict resolution, or sound decision-making
You may also be a recent graduate, a local candidate looking for a long-term career, or simply ready for a career change.
No previous law-enforcement experience is required.
What matters is your ability to stay composed, communicate effectively, make sound decisions, work as part of a team, and treat people with professionalism and respect.
Build Skills That Go With You
A career in Detention gives you the opportunity to develop skills that can serve you throughout your career, including:
Crisis communication and de-escalation
Conflict management
Report writing and documentation
Legal and criminal-justice processes
Security procedures
Emergency response
Behavioral-health and medical awareness
Teamwork and leadership
Decision-making under pressure
Public service
Whether you build your career in Detention, pursue future opportunities within the Sheriff's Office, or take your experience in another direction, you'll gain skills and experience that matter.
Why Gunnison County?
Gunnison County offers something that's increasingly hard to find: meaningful work, a close professional team, and a community where your contribution is visible. Our employees serve a geographically large and diverse mountain community, and the people behind the badge are an important part of that community.
Outside of work, the Gunnison Valley offers access to millions of acres of public lands, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, camping, skiing, cross-country skiing, community events, restaurants, arts, and the mountain communities of Gunnison and Crested Butte.
For candidates considering a move to the Gunnison Valley, housing designated for Gunnison County employees may be available to rent.
A Schedule That Gives You More Days Off
Detention Deputies work 12-hour rotating shifts, which means you typically work 14 days per month—giving you more full days away from work throughout the year.
Shift Hours:
Day Shift: 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Night Shift: 7:30 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
The Gunnison County Detention Center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Detention Deputies rotate between day and night shifts, and the schedule includes weekends and holidays.
Public safety doesn't stop after 5:00 p.m., and neither does our team. In return, the 12-hour schedule provides extended stretches of days off and means deputies typically report to work only 14 days each month.
Pay & Benefits
Annual Salary: $66,682.96–$94,322.95, depending on experience
Gunnison County offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports you and your family, including:
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Vacation leave beginning at 8 hours per month
Sick leave at 8 hours per month
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options
Employer-paid basic life insurance equal to 1x annual salary
Supplemental life and AD&D insurance options for employees, spouses, and children
Employee Assistance Program
Employer-paid Norton LifeLock membership
Discounted pet insurance and gym memberships
Uniform allowance provided by the Sheriff's Office
Housing is held for Gunnison County Employees and may be available for you to rent.
Retirement
Gunnison County contributes toward your long-term financial future:
3% automatic employer contribution to a 401(a)
Up to 3% employer match for voluntary contributions to a 457(b)
6.2% employer Social Security contribution
1.45% employer Medicare contribution
Maximum Employer Contribution: 13.65%
Minimum Qualifications
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