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Explore Exciting Career Opportunities!

Basic Requirements for Employment

  • High school diploma or GED.

  • Minimum age of 20 required for detention officer.

  • Minimum age of 21 required for deputy positions.

  • United States citizen.

  • Drivers license with good driving record.

  • Must pass criminal and personal background check (a felony conviction and/or some, but not all, misdemeanors are disqualifiers).

Sheriff's Office Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

  • State Government Retirement System Pension.

  • 401(k) plan.

  • Paid holidays and vacation.

  • Paid sick time.

  • Family and medical leave.

  • School parental leave.

  • Civil leave (Jury Duty).

  • Flexible compensation plan.

  • Tuition reimbursement.

  • Ask about additional benefits.

We now offer percentage increases to base pay if you have earned: 

* Associates, college, and/or masters degree * 

* Intermediate or advanced law enforcement certification *

* Intermediate or advanced detention certification *

* Foreign language proficiency *

* Years of related experience *

Thank you for your interest in applying with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office! 

Please follow the instructions below to complete the online Sheriff F-3 and other tasks.

 

Online Sheriff F-3:

Personal History Statement:

  • Use this link: www.ncf3.com/

  • Sign up for an account if you do not already have one.

  • Click on "Sheriff F-3".

  • On the next page, enter the last four digits of your SSN, then click "continue".

  • Enter the positions(s) and agency (Orange County Sheriff’s Office) to which you are applying (the names will pop up after you begin typing).

  • After your online F-3 is complete you will be given two options, Save or Print.

    • Print your form (Note: you are allowed unlimited prints of this completed F-3.)

 

Orange County Employment Application:

Follow the below link to download, fill out, and print the Employment Application.

 

Employment Application

Next Steps (Criminal History Checks):

Please contact the Clerk of Court in each county you have lived during the past 10 years.

Obtain criminal records checks from these counties for the 10-year period.

You should obtain criminal records from North Carolina and any other State where you have resided to include where you attended college and high school.

Final Steps:

Follow the link below to download, fill out, and print the Release of Information form.

 

Release of Information

 

Submit all above documents to the Sheriff's Office. 

The Personal History Statement and Release of Information forms must be NOTARIZED.

Additional Information:

Provide copies of:

  • Driver’s License

  • Social Security Card

  • Birth Certificate

  • High School or College Diploma

  • Please complete the Authorization to Release Information form and have it notarized.

 

Notify Sgt. Glenn Powell once you have completed these tasks.

You may contact him by phone or by email 

Phone: 919-717-4671
Email: gpowell@orangecountync.gov

Our Locations:

Main Office:

106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278

Detention Center:

1200 US-70, Hillsborough, NC 27278

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Contact Us:

Main Office:

(919) 245-2900​

Detention Center:

(919) 245-2940

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