Santa Fe County Job Opportunities

Employment Applications

Employment applications and background investigations can be obtained by e-mail request, fax or in person at 205 Montezuma Ave Santa Fe, New Mexico. Alternatively, you can view, download and print the application. Follow the instructions below in order to print and/or download the applications needed.

All Applicants

ONLINE JOB APPLICATION - APPLY ONLINE NOW »

You may also print the application form and apply by mail or in person. Instructions as follows:

All applicants must complete the Employment Application and the Pre-Employment Inquiry Authorization Release. Sheriff's Office applicants must complete additional forms as listed below.

Employment Application, PDF Document Format (Adobe Acrobat needed)
Employment Application (Word Document)

     Instructions:

  1. To view a printable version of our applications click on the PDF application link above. The application window will pop up
  2. Choose the print option located at the top of your browser.
  3. Fill out the application and return it to either the Santa Fe County street address or Post Office Box 276, Santa Fe, NM 87504, Attn: Human Resource Division

 

 

Sheriff's Department Applicants

Background Investigation #1
(Adobe Acrobat needed)

Background Investigation #2
(Adobe Acrobat needed)

Background Investigation #3
(Adobe Acrobat needed)

Hold-Harmless Agreement
(Adobe Acrobat needed)

Tips for a Complete Application

  • Make sure all contact information is current.
  • When filling out the duties section, be specific in explanation, especially when it is relevant to the job you are applying for.
  • Fill out the reference section with current information.
  • Sign and date the application.
  • Attach any relevant documentation. If the position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, attach a copy of the diploma or transcripts.
  • If the job posting has a closing date, be sure to turn it in to Human Resources before the end of the day of the closing date.
  • The application must be completely filled out. We do not accept resumes in lieu of the application.

Selection Process

Upon the closing date of the announcement, the Human Resource Division will review all applications received to determine if applicants meet the minimum qualifications for the position. The qualifying applications are then delivered to the selecting official(s) for selection of interviewees. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by the interviewing official. After all interviews have taken place and an applicant has been offered and accepted the position, the remaining applicants will be contacted by telephone or letter to be informed that the position has been filled. The only exception to this selection process is the applicants selected for job offers are required to submit to, and pass, a County paid pre-employment physical and drug/alcohol screening. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a medical condition or disability (unless a bona fide occupational qualification for the position). Open Continuous Status - When a job vacancy announcement states that the closing date is Open Continuous, this means an applicant may submit an application at anytime and when a vacancy occurs all applicants who have filed an application since the last time there was a vacancy will be considered. In the case of Deputy Cadet, testing is scheduled on an as needed basis. Testing for Deputy Cadet is usually needed once every six to eight months and will be preceded by recruitment advertising in both the New Mexican and Albuquerque Journal papers for two consecutive Sundays. Applicants who apply outside of the newspaper recruitment period Do Not need to reapply.

Hiring Process

The process of application screening begins once a job arrives to its closing date. As long as the application has been stamped in on, or before the closing date and is signed, it can continue with the screening process according to the following procedures:

1. Each applicant must meet minimum qualifications on the job description which are based on education, experience, or both. Higher education may be substituted for work experience, as well as relevant work experience can be substituted for a degree. Work experience may be substituted with higher education at a rate of 30 credit hours per one year of experience.
2. After documentation is verified and years of experience are added up, each application will either be accepted or rejected:
* rejected: for those applications that do not meet the minimum qualifications, a letter is sent to the applicant informing them of this.
* accepted: for those applicants who are accepted, their names are put on a list of qualified of applicants.
* The Human Resources Division has three working days to complete the list of qualified applicants.
3. The original list of qualified applicants are then forwarded to the department. From there, the department will choose who they would like to continue in the hiring process and all applicants will be contacted by a phone call or by letter.
4. When the decision is made, again the applicant will be notified by a phone call or letter.