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Pay and Benefits

Starting Hourly Wage

Probation Deputy I
                                                             28.53
Probation Deputy II
                                                              28.92
Administrative Assistant I
                                                              16.41
Animal Control Officer
                                                               18.09
Detention Officer
                                                               20.95
Accounting Technician
                                                               19.00
LPN I
                                                               19.00
Radio Technician
                                                               21.99
Deputy Coroner
                                                               24.25
RN
​                                                               28.07

Medical, Dental, & Vision

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Our health benefits are through Allegiance Benefit Pan Management out of Missoula, Montana. 
​Just click on the picture above to see just how great our benefit package is.  

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County Life and Accidental insurance 

The County pays the premiums on the Group Life Insurance Policy, providing a $25,000 term life and $25,000 accidental death & dismemberment policy for all eligible employees. The policy document is available on the HR intranet page and at the Human Resource Department.​

Supplemental Insurance

Supplemental Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Coverage
Cost Per $1,000
Employee: 0.05
Spouse: 0.04
Child: 0.04

AFLAC
Short-term disability
Life
Dental and Vision
Hospital Intensive Care
Accident
Cancer/ Specified Disease
Hospital Confinement

​Colonial Life
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Accident Insurance
Life 
Universal Life
Whole Life
10/20/30 Year Term
Cancer
Critical Illness
Hospital Confinement

Wellness Program

​The County’s Wellness Program helps employees become more aware of their current health status and take steps to maintain and/or improve it. Participating in screenings provides direct financial benefit to employees by reducing the contribution amount they are required to make to the Health Plan, reducing their annual deductible, and reducing their out-of-pocket maximum. The County has chosen the Wellness Department of St. Peter’s Hospital to help administer the wellness screening process, track incentives earned, and offer services that will provide employees and health plan members the opportunity to improve their health status. 

Wellness Incentives — HDHP A one-time $50 contribution to the employee’s HSA will be deposited the first pay date of July for participants in the spring screening, or in January for participants in the fall screening. Additionally, a one-time $50 contribution to the employee’s HSA will be deposited the first pay date in July or January, depending on the hire date and date of participation, for an enrolled spouse’s participation. Employees can only receive these contributions once per plan year.

​ Wellness Incentives — Traditional Plan Employee Contribution Credit • $25/mo reduction in premiums for screening process participation • $5/mo reduction in premiums for each criterion or alternative met Deductible Reduction (applies to spring screenings only) • $20 reduction in the annual PPO deductible for each criterion or alternative met (reduction applies to all enrolled dependents) Out-of-Pocket Reduction (applies to spring screening only) • $100 reduction in the annual out-of-pocket maximum for each criterion or alternative met (reduction applies to all enrolled dependents)

Retirement

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  • Sworn and Detention Participate in the Sheriffs' Retirement System
  • All other employees Participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System
Deferred Compensation Plan
​Lewis and Clark County Employees are eligible to participate in the State of Montana 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. This Plan offers a tax-deferred supplemental retirement plan sponsored by the Montana Public Employees Retirement Board that allows employees to contribute to their retirement fund on a pre-tax basis and invest those contributions on a tax deferred basis. The amount contributed is not taxable until it is withdrawn at a future date.

Sheriff Employees' Association

​Lewis and Clark County recognizes the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Employees’ Association as the exclusive representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours of employment, fringe benefits, and other conditions of employment for all employees of the Sheriff’s Office, with the following exclusions: sheriff, undersheriff, sworn captains, detention center captains, detention center lieutenants, detention center nurse supervisors, physician assistants, sheriff’s administrative assistant, temporary status Employees who work less than a period of four months, and part-time Employees who work less than 1040 hours per year and are scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week. Temporary status Employees will be offered membership in the bargaining unit if hired for a period of more than four (4) consecutive months. 

Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (MSPOA)

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The mission of the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association is to improve the effectiveness of and to provide support for professional law enforcement in Montana. The Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association is the professional organization for Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, Detention Officers and other sworn law enforcement officers. MSPOA is an association firmly rooted in tradition, ceremony, and collegiality among sheriffs, deputies and law enforcement across the state.

The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff, Leo Dutton, is a member of the Sheriff's Board of Directors.  Sheriff Dutton pays all eligible empolyees dues for membership through MSPOA.  As a member of MSPOA, you get the benefit of receiving accidental death and dismemberment insurance from American Income Life.  This is a relationship MSPOA and AIL developed to assist our members and their families should a fatal accident occur.  The benefit amount is up to $5,000 provided to a beneficiary of your choosing.  

Negotiated agreement

We don't like being made to believe something that isn't true.  So why should you?

That is why we want to be up front and completely honest with you from the beginning.  We hope you want to work for us based on your own opinions and not those of others.

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  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • About >
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      • The County
      • Helena Valley
    • Divisions >
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      • Detention
      • Civil
      • Coroner
      • Criminal Investigations
    • Special Operations >
      • CDT
      • WET
      • EOD
      • SWAT/ Negotiations
      • Search & Rescue
  • Community
    • DARE/ SRO
    • MRDTF
    • Honor Guard
    • Special Olympics
    • National Night Out
    • Neighborhood Watch
  • Careers
    • Sworn & Detention >
      • Qualifications
      • Laterals
      • Testing Phase
    • Civilian Position
    • Interview Phase
    • Background Phase
    • Pay and Benefits
    • The Academy
  • Reserves
    • History
    • Volunteer
  • Contact a Recruiter