• CORRECTIONAL DEPUTY Closing date: 06/14/2026
  Employee is assigned to the Harford County Detention Center with primary responsibility for maintaining security and custody of the inmate population.
  POSITION IS ENTITLED TO A $15,000 RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT UPON HIRING AND COMPLETION OF TRAINING ACADEMY AND FIREARMS QUALIFICATION or $20,000 UPON COMPLETION OF FIELD TRAINING AND FIREARMS QUALIFICATION FOR APPROVED LATERAL TRANSFERS (all are pending funding availability). $5,000 RELOCATION INCENTIVE ALSO AVAILABLE UNDER SELECT CRITERIA.

  The Correctional Deputy position starting salary is $27.06 per hour/$56,285 annual and it has opportunities for overtime, compensatory time, holiday pay, uniform allowance and shift differential for evening and midnight shifts.

• BOOTH SECURITY CLERK Closing date: 05/31/2026

  Employee will be responsible for the physical security of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters building. Employee will maintain a highly visible profile in the building in order to establish and maintain a safe working environment and will provide clerical assistance. Hours for this position are part-time Saturday and Sunday on the midnight shift.

  Salary for the Booth Security Clerk position is $21.75 per hour and the position has opportunities for overtime, compensatory time and shift differential.

Interest Cards

If you are interested in a position that is not currently posted as open for applications, please complete an interest form through the following link: https://harfordsheriff.org/employment/interest-form/

You will be notified when the position is available.

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Policy Statement Regarding Equal Opportunity

It is the policy of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office to maintain a strong commitment to Equal Employment opportunities for all. It is our policy to recruit, hire, orient and promotion individuals, as well as, administer any and all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran’s status, physical or mental disability unrelated to nature and extent of an individual’s ability to perform the essential job functions, in accordance with applicable law.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office supports the American’s with Disabilities Act and as such does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities, implied or actual, who are able to perform the essential functions of the job (with or without reasonable accommodation) for which they are hired and in addition, has the right to require medical documentation of such disability.

Questions or complaints should be sent to hr@harfordsheriff.org.