SHERIFF ISSUESIMPORTANT REMINDER IN REGARDS TO UPCOMING CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS

Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol reminds anyone interested in a career with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office that there is still time to sign up to take an entrance exam for both

Deputy Sheriff for the Road Patrol Division and for Correction Officer in the Corrections Division at the Sheriff’s Office.

Those interested in becoming a Deputy Sheriff have until the end of business on July 26th to apply to take the exam and the exam will be given on September 14th, 2019. Applicants must be at least 19 years of age on or before the date of the exam, they must possess a high school diploma or equivalency, and be a resident of Oneida, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego, or Otsego counties. The starting salary for a Deputy Sheriff is $40,626 and advances to 47,795 after successful completion of your initial required training.

Those interested in becoming a Correction Officer have until the end of business on August 9th, 2019to apply to take the exam and the exam will be given on September 28th, 2019. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on or before the date of appointment, they must possess a high school diploma or equivalency, and be a resident of Oneida, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego, or Otsego counties. The starting salary for a Correction Officer is $34,810 and advances to $40,953 after successful completion of the Basic Corrections Academy or after successfully completing six months of employment in the bargaining unit.

Below are links for both civil service exams and the link for the application that is required to be submitted with a money order payable to Oneida County in the amount of $25.00.

Please refer to each of the notices and the application in the links below for further details and instructions.

https://ocgov.net//oneida/sites/default/files/personnel/Civil%20Service%20Exams/DeputySheriffPatrol-PoliceOfficer%2369-443.pdf

https://ocgov.net//oneida/sites/default/files/personnel/Civil%20Service%20Exams/CorrectionOfficer%2361-003.pdf

https://ocgov.net/oneida/sites/default/files/personnel/Applications/CivilServiceApplication2018.pdf