Employment
🚓 Join Our Team — Make a Difference Every Day
Looking for a rewarding career in law enforcement? Want to serve your community and be part of something bigger than yourself? The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is where dedication meets opportunity. Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand your career in public safety, we have a place for you.
📣 Now Hiring — Join Our Team
Explore current job openings with the Platte County Sheriff’s Office. We are looking for individuals ready to serve, protect, and grow their careers in public safety.
🔐 Detention Deputy
- Location: Platte County Detention Center
- Wage: $19.50-$23.00 an hour
- Summary: Responsible for the security and supervision of inmates, Detention Deputies play a key role in maintaining safety within the facility and the community. Deputies also assist with inmate transports, court security, and daily operations inside the jail.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise inmates and maintain facility order
- Assist with transports and court appearances
- Ensure safety for both staff and inmates
- Maintain records and incident documentation
📞 Dispatcher
- Location: Communications Division
- Salary: $3,200-$3,500 a month
- Summary: Be the voice that connects emergency calls to life-saving help. Dispatchers handle all 911 communications for Platte County, ensuring quick and accurate responses to public safety needs.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Answer 911 and non-emergency calls
- Dispatch law enforcement, EMS, and fire services
- Operate radio systems and CAD software
- Conduct background checks and data entry
🛑 Central Control Clerk
- Location: Detention Center
- Salary: $3,100-$3,500
Summary:
Control Clerks support Detention Deputies by monitoring systems, logging inmate activity, and interacting with the public to schedule visitation, court dates, and coordinate other services. - Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor jail management and security systems
- Make facility-wide announcements
- Schedule and document visitations, transports, and court appearances
- Log inmate data and incident details
🚔 Lateral Patrol Deputy
- Location: Patrol Division
- Wage: $21.00-$23.00 an hour
Summary:
Certified law enforcement officers are encouraged to apply as lateral transfers. Join a proactive patrol team serving and protecting Platte County through community policing and active enforcement. - Key Responsibilities:
- Patrol assigned areas and respond to calls for service
- Investigate incidents and enforce laws
- Engage in community policing and outreach
- Participate in special assignments and crime prevention
📝 How to Apply
- Download the application:
▶ Sworn Application Fillable.pdf - Submit your application by:
- Fax: 307-322-1343
- Mail: Platte County Sheriff's Office
850 Maple Street
Wheatland, WY 82201
💼 Why Join Us?
💰 Competitive Pay🏥 Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
📆 Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
🛡️ Wyoming Retirement Benefits
🧠 Career Growth & Specialized Training
Invest in your future — and your community.
🚀 Career Paths: More Than Just a Job
Working for the Platte County Sheriff’s Office opens the door to a variety of specialized career tracks. Whether your passion lies in public safety, training, investigations, or communications, we provide opportunities to grow.Divisions & Specialties include:
Patrol Division
- Field Training Officer
- Firearms or Taser Instructor
- Hostage Negotiator
- Use of Force Instructor
- School Resource Officer
- Court Security
- Extraditions & Transports
- EC/IR Intoximeter Instructor
- Emergency Management
- Criminal History Checks
- Central Control Clerks
- Administrative Assistants
- Background Investigations
- Homeland Security
- Evidence & Seatbelt Technicians
- Download the application form below
- Submitit via:
- Fax: 307-322-1343
- Mail:
Platte County Sheriff's Office
850 Maple Street
Wheatland, WY 82201
🛡️ Code of Ethics
"As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression... I recognize the badge as a symbol of public faith and will uphold the ethics of the police service."
— Excerpt from the Law Enforcement Officer’s Code of Ethics
We uphold the highest standards of integrity, service, and accountability. Join us and wear the badge with pride.
Have questions? Ready to apply?
📍 Visit us at 850 Maple Street, Wheatland, WY or call us today.
Platte County Sheriff’s Office — Protecting the Present. Securing the Future.