Pondera County Sheriff's Office

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-24. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• The January 24, 2024 job description calls for high-school diploma/GED-equivalent education and experience; prior law-enforcement experience is preferred, not required. It describes Montana Class D driver license, good driving record, bondability and statutory citizenship, character, background, criminal-history and medical provisions. Confirm current regulatory and appointment requirements; the description is not an independently checked current-law summary.
• The description references age 18 and medical, fingerprint/background and verbal-examination requirements. The complete current statutory conditions, exceptions and licensing eligibility have not been independently verified. Do not assume this is an exhaustive eligibility checklist.
• Basic POST training is described within one year of initial hire, first aid/CPR within six months, and basic coroner training within one year after LEOB. Confirm scheduling, wages, tuition, service and repayment terms; post-hire timing is not a guarantee of funded academy placement.
• Patrol, investigations, civil process, court and detention duties describe the position after hiring. They do not require an entry candidate to have previously performed each assignment or establish a separate jail employer.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Prior experience is preferred, not required in the dated description. No current lateral pay-credit formula, certification equivalency, waiver or distinct experienced-officer intake verified.

Recruiting contact

Application submission contact named in the dated deputy notice

Hiring outline

1. Obtain the county deputy application and supporting instructions from the official employment page. The dated notice accepts completed applications by email to Undersheriff Robert Bender or by mail/drop-off at the sheriff office, 20 Fourth Avenue SW, Suite 109, Conrad, MT 59425. No application was submitted.
2. The linked description references background/fingerprints, verbal examination and medical/mental-health evaluation. Complete selection order, written-test provider, applicant PAT, retesting and current interview dates remain unverified; do not infer chronology from the order of job-description bullets.
3. The description states one-year probation and post-hire basic, first-aid and coroner training deadlines. Confirm any changed current conditions with the employer. Until-filled wording is not a fixed deadline or proof the opening remains available.

Physical testing

The job description describes essential work demands, including lifting up to 100 pounds and assistance above that. This is not a numerical applicant PAT or medical clearance. Obtain the current testing and accommodation instructions; do not substitute another agency’s events or passing scores.

Benefits

Linked county benefits list health, life, accident and optional supplemental coverage and a voluntary 457 plan with different hours, enrollment and waiting-period conditions. Health rates are labeled July 1, 2026, but HDHP deductible headings conflict with their table labels; confirm the actual plan rather than choosing one. Single and dependent premiums differ, so do not assume all family coverage is employer-paid.

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial applicant guide based on county HTML and dated linked documents. No guaranteed current vacancy, fixed deadline, funded beginner academy or complete current statutory eligibility. Benefits deductible labels conflict. No JobPosting or normalized annual recruit salary; no account, application, personal-data submission or outreach.

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