Ottawa County, MI
Cadet (Part-Time/ Limited Benefit)
Ottawa County, MI - West Olive
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Salary: $16.65 Hourly
Location : West Olive, MI
Job Type: Limited Benefit
Job Number: 40790004
Department: Sheriff's Office
Opening Date: 07/03/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Determined by Position
Bargaining Unit: Limited Benefit
Job Description
The Cadet role provides individuals that are currently enrolled in college level programs, pre-professional, valuable experience, and insight into law enforcement operations. Cadets are given the opportunity to serve in a customer service role at the front desk of the Sheriff's Office Headquarters answering phones and assisting the public with a variety of tasks. They will also spend time working at the Jail, participate in department trainings, train and work with Road Patrol Deputies, and assist during community policing events.
The cadet must be able to work in a highly disciplined and structured environment and be able to maintain order and security. Work is performed in accordance with department rules and regulations, standard methods and practices, and established policies and procedures. A degree of independent initiative and judgment must be exercised by the cadet. Assignments and special orders are received from supervisors who review work methods and results through reports, inspections, and instructions.
This is a part-time, non-benefited position working an average of 19 hours per week at the Fillmore Complex in West Olive, MI. The Sheriff's Office Headquarters is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Schedule is flexible to accommodate school, class, and police academy schedule as needed. Weekend and evening hours, as needed, and scheduled in advance.
Essential Job Functions
As a Cadet you would be doing the following:
Required Education, Training and Experience
High school diploma or GED required. Must be currently enrolled in a college level program. Only those candidates at or near the beginning stages of such programs will be considered. (Upon full completion of that program and/or entrance into a recognized police academy or related academy, the position will conclude.)
This position has limited benefits; only those required under law. Employees in this group do not receive benefits such as holiday pay, vacation, insurance (medical, dental, vision, life), bereavement, or any other benefit unless required by law.
The current Limited Benefit Group manual can be
Click to view the pay rates for Limited Benefit Group positions.
01
Why are you interested in a law enforcement career?
02
What area of Criminal Justice are you looking to pursue? (Road Patrol, Corrections, Federal, Probation, Law School, DNR, etc.)
03
Do you plan on attending an academy after you graduate from school? If so, when and where do you plan on attending?
04
Please choose the grade you will be entering in college as of the Fall of 2025.
05
What year are you planning on graduating college?
06
This job may involve working in the Adult Correctional Facility which can include, but is not limited to, sorting incoming and outgoing mail of inmates, scheduling visits, providing customer service both in person and on the phone and may also be called upon to process and search a same-sex inmate. Is this type of work something you are comfortable with?
07
The work involved in this position might include reviewing law enforcement criminal complaints, which often encompasses a variety of unpleasant topics. Records can involve child sexual abuse, assault, fraud against the elderly, domestic violence, etc. which can be personally challenging and taxing on the employee. Is this something you are comfortable with?
Required Question
Location : West Olive, MI
Job Type: Limited Benefit
Job Number: 40790004
Department: Sheriff's Office
Opening Date: 07/03/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Determined by Position
Bargaining Unit: Limited Benefit
Job Description
The Cadet role provides individuals that are currently enrolled in college level programs, pre-professional, valuable experience, and insight into law enforcement operations. Cadets are given the opportunity to serve in a customer service role at the front desk of the Sheriff's Office Headquarters answering phones and assisting the public with a variety of tasks. They will also spend time working at the Jail, participate in department trainings, train and work with Road Patrol Deputies, and assist during community policing events.
The cadet must be able to work in a highly disciplined and structured environment and be able to maintain order and security. Work is performed in accordance with department rules and regulations, standard methods and practices, and established policies and procedures. A degree of independent initiative and judgment must be exercised by the cadet. Assignments and special orders are received from supervisors who review work methods and results through reports, inspections, and instructions.
This is a part-time, non-benefited position working an average of 19 hours per week at the Fillmore Complex in West Olive, MI. The Sheriff's Office Headquarters is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Schedule is flexible to accommodate school, class, and police academy schedule as needed. Weekend and evening hours, as needed, and scheduled in advance.
Essential Job Functions
As a Cadet you would be doing the following:
- Performs various clerical and property movement tasks for the Administrative Division.
- Greeting customers at our reception desk and on the phone.
- Processes reporting updates from registered sex offenders.
- Issues licenses to purchase handguns to approved applicants.
- Releases impounded vehicles to owners.
- Takes fingerprints for applicants and subjects ordered to report by the court.
- Data entry including gun registration, pawn sheets, reports, impounds, fingerprints.
- Participates in Road Patrol and Corrections based reality training.
- Is scheduled with members of the Law Enforcement Division for occasional ride-a-longs, patrol, and other related activities to serve as an assistant and for general exposure and educational purposes.
- Meets with Field Training Officer for mentorship, training, and development.
- Exposure to a variety of Sheriff's Office specialty teams, including, but not limited to: K9, Critical Response, Marine Patrol, Detective Bureau, Dive Team, etc.
- Completes special projects as assigned.
- Assists with the process of new arrests and inmates at an adult correctional facility in a variety of aspects.
- Assists correctional staff in the following areas of assignment:
- Escorting professional visits within the jail.
- Organizing inmate visits.
- Clerical duties as needed.
Required Education, Training and Experience
High school diploma or GED required. Must be currently enrolled in a college level program. Only those candidates at or near the beginning stages of such programs will be considered. (Upon full completion of that program and/or entrance into a recognized police academy or related academy, the position will conclude.)
This position has limited benefits; only those required under law. Employees in this group do not receive benefits such as holiday pay, vacation, insurance (medical, dental, vision, life), bereavement, or any other benefit unless required by law.
The current Limited Benefit Group manual can be
Click to view the pay rates for Limited Benefit Group positions.
01
Why are you interested in a law enforcement career?
02
What area of Criminal Justice are you looking to pursue? (Road Patrol, Corrections, Federal, Probation, Law School, DNR, etc.)
03
Do you plan on attending an academy after you graduate from school? If so, when and where do you plan on attending?
04
Please choose the grade you will be entering in college as of the Fall of 2025.
- Freshman
- Sophomore
- Junior
- Senior
05
What year are you planning on graduating college?
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- 2028
- 2029
06
This job may involve working in the Adult Correctional Facility which can include, but is not limited to, sorting incoming and outgoing mail of inmates, scheduling visits, providing customer service both in person and on the phone and may also be called upon to process and search a same-sex inmate. Is this type of work something you are comfortable with?
- Yes
- No
07
The work involved in this position might include reviewing law enforcement criminal complaints, which often encompasses a variety of unpleasant topics. Records can involve child sexual abuse, assault, fraud against the elderly, domestic violence, etc. which can be personally challenging and taxing on the employee. Is this something you are comfortable with?
- Yes
- No
Required Question