The citizens who volunteer at Richland County Sheriff’s Department provide a tremendous service that we could never begin to say thank you enough for.  It is imperative that we provide effective and efficient service and we can only do this with the assistance of our volunteers. 

Volunteers save countless personnel hours, teach us so many things, bring new skills & ideas to the department and overall help us in so many different ways that we could never begin to thank you enough.

We stand ready to assist you in becoming a part of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department family.  The Volunteer Coordinator provides uniformity of our volunteer program and makes sure our volunteers are being utilized properly and fairly. 

If you could please take a few moments to fill out the volunteer interest questionnaire to help us get to know you a little bit better and accommodate your interest it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you again for your interest and assistance in making Richland County a better place to live and work and we look forward to speaking to you soon.

Sincerely,

Sheriff Leon Lott

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has many opportunities for volunteer services. Areas where volunteers are needed include but are not limited to:

We also have special events throughout the year where volunteer assistance is needed. Volunteers help build relationships and partnerships by handing out safety flyers, helping set up and clean up before and after the events, helping different divisions within the department and general duties as needed.

You may come up with an area to volunteer in that we have not thought of or you may have skills or talents in an area in which you feel could help the department, and we would like for you to please share them with us.

You will be asked to come in at your convenience, to complete a volunteer application and get fingerprinted.

The department will have to run a criminal history background check on you before you can start volunteering. The background check typically only takes about 2 days to get back.

Once you are approved to volunteer at the department you will be given an orientation for the department and given training in the area to which they are assigned. Volunteers are encouraged to attend the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Citizen’s Police Academy Program.

In order to be an active volunteer, after assignment, the required hours are 4 per week or 16 hours per month.

For Additional Information on the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Volunteer Program please contact:

Volunteer Interest Questionnaire

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