Raton, New Mexico · NM · County sheriff
Colfax County Sheriff's Office
Open agency hiring guide →- Published certified/uncertified range; pay period and effective date unspecified
- $52,353.60–$64,750.40
Researched hiring process & preparation
Minimum requirements
- The employer posting states a high school diploma or GED and age at least 21. It accepts certified or certifiable applicants through the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy; do not assume prior police service is required for the uncertified route.
- The posting requires a valid New Mexico driver license by the employment date, retained while employed. Screening wording includes a drug screen, background check and no felony, DWI or domestic-violence convictions. These are employer-published conditions, not an independently verified complete account of current statutory eligibility or exceptions.
Lateral entry
The posting explicitly includes certified and uncertified deputies. Certification recognition, waiver eligibility, prior-service credit and pay placement are not detailed; confirm them with the employer. Do not import the separate court-security role's requirements.
Recruiting contact
HR application email published in the deputy PDF; confirm current instructions
humanresource@co.colfax.nm.usHiring outline
- The deputy PDF requests both an application and resume submitted to the County Manager's Office, PO Box 1498, Raton, NM 87740, or the HR email below. Confirm current submission instructions before sending personal documents.
- The posting lists drug screening, background screening and a physical agility test. It does not establish a complete testing order, written-exam provider, oral-board format, conditional-offer timing or retest rules. Ask HR for the current process.
Physical testing
A physical agility test is required in the employer posting, but events and numerical standards are not specified. Working-condition and job-retention fitness language is not an entrance-test protocol. Confirm the current test and accommodations directly; no medical or individualized fitness advice is provided.
Benefits
Needs confirmation
Hiring incentives
Availability and terms need confirmation.
Partial source-backed guide. Until position is filled is the printed closing condition, not a real fixed deadline or proof an opening remains active. The 2025 URL folder is not a verified publication date. Benefits are referenced but not enumerated in the reviewed posting. HR page contains inconsistent phone area codes; no recruiting phone selected. No JobPosting schema or fresh annual-pay ranking supported.
Official research source ↗Official sheriff office ↗County-linked certified or uncertified deputy posting ↗No test preset is imported from this profile. Bring current employer instructions to your preparation.
Only details explicitly shown above have been researched. Current vacancies, deadlines and complete eligibility must be confirmed with the employer. Read the employer’s current announcement before applying.
Official county sheriff office and application resource ↗