Hiring

Fayette County offers a wide range of benefits to its employees, which include:

• Healthcare Coverage
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Plans with employer contributions
• Accrued Leave/Sick Time
• Overtime Opportunities
• Take-home car (for qualified positions)
• Access to Gym Equipment/Fitness Room

For a more comprehensive overview, please view the Fayette County Summary of Benefits. 

Our hiring process helps ensure that we select the best-qualified applicants to work toward the goals of our Office. This process includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Application
• Aptitude Test (You may be able to exempt this requirement. Please see the Aptitude Test tab for exemption eligibility.)
• Physical Agility Test (See the Physical Agility tab for minimum requirements)
• Pre-Employment Questionnaire
• Oral Interview with a Background Investigator
• Pass an extensive Background Investigation
• Truth Verification Exam
• Oral interview with the Division Director
• If you receive a conditional offer, you must pass a
  • Psychological Evaluation
  • Medical Sports Physical
  • Drug Screen

• Field Operations
  • Uniform Patrol
  • Court Services
• Special Operations
  • Warrant Specialist
  • Crime Suppression
  • Traffic Unit
• Criminal Investigations
  • School Resource Officer
  • General Investigations
  • Crime Scene Unit
• Jail Division
  • Detention Officer
  • Transport Officer
  • Classifications
• Support Services
  • Administrative Support
  • Training 
  • Records Section
• Specialty Assignments
  • K9
  • Drone
  • SWAT
  • Crisis Negotiations
  • FTO/JTO

Exemptions for non-certified Deputy Sheriff and Detention Officer Applicants

• Possess an associate’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Submit passing scores for the following college entrance examinations. (For an overview of minimum acceptable scores, please click here.)
  •  Accuplacer
  • Asset
  • Compass
  • SAT
  • ACT
  • CPE
• Certified Detention Officer Applicants with a valid Georgia Jail Officer, Correctional Officer, or Juvenile Correctional Officer Certification in good standing with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST).
• Certified Deputy Sheriff Applicants with a Georgia POST Basic Law Enforcement Certification that is valid and in good standing.
• Military Veterans who produce a valid Member-4 copy of their DD-214 showing completion of a full term of service with an Honorable discharge.

Minimum Requirements:

• Push-Ups
  • Complete 20 proper push-ups within 60 seconds.
• Sit-Ups
  • Complete 25 sit-ups within 60 seconds.
• Step Test
  • Perform 120 steps on a 12-inch platform within 5 minutes. (This test measures cardiovascular and aerobic fitness.)

Starting Salary for Deputy Sheriff $56,382.15 or Detention Officer $51,079.45

• Experience
  • 2-4 years: 2.5%
  • 5-6 years: 5%
  • 7-9 years: 7.5%
  • 10+ years: 10%
• Education
  • Associate degree: 3.75%
  • Bachelor’s degree: 7.5%
  • Master’s degree: 10%
• Specialty Skills
  • SWAT/CERT: 5%
  • K9: 5%
  • Foreign Translator: 5%
  • FTO/JTO: 5%
• P.O.S.T. Certifications
  • Advanced: 2%
  • Intermediate: 2%
  • Management: 2%
  • Senior Deputy: 5%
  • Supervisory: 2%

Maximum 10% incentive above starting pay.

Those Detention Officers who complete the Jail Training Program and are interested in becoming certified deputies may enroll in our pre-mandate training class designed to prepare candidates to meet the POST physical agility course requirements and firearms qualifications. Our Training Staff teaches the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Training Center. The Training Center staff also provides annual in-service training for certified and non-certified personnel.

Please visit our Training Center page for more information about the Training Center and certification requirements.

• You must be a U.S. citizen by birth or Naturalization
• Be at least 18 years old
• Possess a High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• No Felony or Family Violence convictions

To apply for an internship,fill out the intership application form by clicking here.