RECRUITMENT NOTICE:  The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is NOT accepting applications for any positions at this time.  Please continue to check this site for updated information.

The Employment / Recruitment Unit is responsible for the recruitment of highly trained men and women for positions within the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.  This unit also conducts recruiting functions and attends numerous job fairs all across the state.  The objective of this is to attract the best qualified applicants to the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office.

Of those interested applicants that apply, the Employment / Recruitment Unit screens the applicants for any disqualifiers and conducts a complete and through background investigation to include criminal, school, and credit records.  After successful completion of a background investigation, the applicant is administered a pre-employment Polygraph or CVSA (computer voice stress analysis) before appearing before the Employment Review Board.  The Sheriff has the final decision on employment matters.

Use the Recruitment Opportunities link to explore positions within the Sheriff's Office.