Join The JCSO

Want to make a difference in your community? Choose your own path? Balance work and life?
Detention deputies can transport inmates, provide court security, train new recruits, join the tactical team, climb the ladder, and so much more. The possibilities are endless! 

This is not a job. It is a calling.

If you are called to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, you will find the duties, qualifications, and information on how to apply below.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has an immediate opening for an experienced and dedicated Building Maintenance Manager to ensure our facilities are efficient, safe, clean, sustainable, and user-friendly workplaces. Our multi-use complex is located in the foothills of Golden, Colorado and includes a large, state of the art detention facility; crime lab; fleet garage; and other unique features.This position oversees the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Sheriff’s Office complex and detentions facility in an effort to meet present and future needs.  We are looking for a professional who takes initiative and can help us anticipate and prevent problems. The ideal candidate will be able to communicate effectively with the county’s facilities management division on capital projects, and will be responsible for long-range planning and implementation of space utilization,remodel, design, and construction services for the entire Sheriff’s Office facility.

Have a passion for electronics? Enjoy solving problems? Do you enjoy performing tasks with your hands? We are searching for a well-organized, reliable Building Maintenance Electronics Technician to join the JCSO. Under general supervision, this electrician position performs skilled work in the installation, maintenance and repair of County Sheriff's Department building and detention facilities, with particular emphasis on electronic and electro-mechanical security monitoring systems.

Shocking personality and-well wired interpersonal skills a bonus.

Make a difference in your community and apply today!

Are you empathetic individual looking to use your clinical counseling skills to help those in need?

The JCSO is now hiring for a Detentions Counselor who will perform specialized clinical law enforcement work participating in counseling inmates and detainees in the county detention facility. The work involves conducting inmate classification screening and follow-up interviews, providing inmate management recommendations to detention staff and documenting all contacts with inmates and detainees.

Learn more and apply today! 

Do you prefer routine or diversity in your day? Like both?

You can experience the stability of routine and the refreshment of change as a JCSO Detention Specialist. Be a crucial part of our innovative environment that adds new initiatives, specialized housing units, and beneficial programs to reduce the likelihood individuals will return to jail once released. This career is key to better help inmates with behavioral, mental health, or substance abuse issues. A detention specialist doesn't generally have physical contact with inmates but performs an integral part of monitoring and managing inmate, visitor, and employee movement in the facility.

Join us to Do Good In Green and play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of one of Colorado's most extensive detention facilities, with cutting-edge technology and a clean environment.

Do you want to serve your community in a way that's friendly, composed, and professional? At JeffCo, we are looking for customer-focused individuals just like YOU who take pride in their work, have an eye for detail, and believe in a positive attitude.

The Inmate Services Technician serves as the first level for the booking intake of arrestees, inmate money and property, and maintains jail records throughout the inmate's incarceration. 

Under general supervision, an Inmate Services Technician performs specialized administrative and accounting work for the Detention Services Division of the Sheriff's Office. 

The JCSO is seeking volunteer victim advocates to perform specialized counseling work as a call-out advocate for victims and witnesses of crimes. Make a difference and apply as a Volunteer Victim Advocate today!