Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Hosting Communications Job Fair

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a job fair to recruit Communications Operators for the Emergency Operations Bureau.

The job fair will be held on Tuesday, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Sarasota County Emergency Operations Center, located at 6050 Porter Way, Sarasota.

Interested candidates must bring a completed application and plan on spending two hours in the Public Safety Communications Center (PSC).

This streamlined process allows qualified applicants to tour the facility followed by an immediate in-person interview. Social distancing protocols will be in place.

The starting salary for a 911 operator is $42,151 or $17.89 per hour, based on a 12-hour shift schedule.