La Paz County Posts Detention Officer, Detention Support Specialist Openings Feb. 17

Residents looking for full-time county work will find two La Paz County Sheriff’s Office postings added to the county jobs portal on Feb. 17, 2026: Detention Officer and Detention Support Specialist. Both listings appear under the portal’s "Full Time Positions" roster and are shown on the county "Job Opportunities" page as new entries posted Feb. 17, 2026.

The portal’s listing lines read, verbatim, "La Paz County, Arizona Now Hiring: Detention Officer La Paz County Sheriff’s Office is seeking committed and responsible Detention Officers to... Full Description" and "La Paz County, Arizona Now Hiring: Detention Support Specialist The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a detail-oriented and dependable ... Full Description." The excerpted portal material shows those header lines but does not include salary figures, application deadlines or the full job descriptions in the provided text.

The sheriff’s office postings sit alongside other Full Time Positions on the La Paz County portal, including "COUNTY ASSESSOR" with a listed pay of "$83,800.00 per year" and listings for "GROUNDSKEEPER I (multiple positions)," "MAINTENANCE WORKER III" and "Probation Officer." The portal interface includes features for users to "Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more" and to use "Notify Me" alerts; the site also highlights that "Featured job listings display on the top of all job listings and are designed to stand out from the others."

Embedded in the jobs portal is a training and curriculum block that describes an accredited detention training pathway. The portal copy lists "Stackable: (Part of a sequence of credentials) Yes" and states, "Participants may earn Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit & continue to Advanced Detention Officer Training Certificate." The training entry claims portability, saying participants "will be trained as Detention Officers and may be hired by any of the 141 law enforcement agencies in Arizona," and lists the accrediting agency as "Arizona Detention Association, La Paz County Sheriff’s Office."

The portal also supplies a cost breakdown for the in-state program shown in the training block: "In-State Tuition $1,750.00," "Other Fees $650.00 Uniforms," "Supplies/Materials/Hand Tools (not included in tuition) $1,739.00" with itemized course materials and lab/practical fees, and a "Total In-State Program Cost $4,139.00." The portal text does not, in the supplied excerpt, state that the tuition or fees are required for applicants to these specific job listings.

Applicants seeking either sheriff’s office position should use the La Paz County Job Opportunities page to view each listing’s "Full Description," create a website account if needed, and enable "Notify Me" job alerts for updates. The county portal’s employer tools also note a "Preview" and "Proceed to Checkout" workflow for featured listings, indicating the site supports paid posting options for employers. La Paz County’s Feb. 17 update places these openings in the county hiring roster; further details such as pay rates, number of vacancies and application deadlines are available on the county Job Opportunities page.