Job Title:

DEPUTY SHERIFF-RECRUIT

Salary:

$20.49 Hourly
$1,638.98 Biweekly
$3,551.13 Monthly
$42,613.56 Annually

Job Type:

Full Time

Location:

Contra Costa County, California

Department:

SHERIFF

Why the Contra Costa County

Office of the Sheriff?

•Deputy Sheriff's can expect to earn $70,000 + their first year

•The wide variety of assignments, benefit package, promotional opportunities, and professional reputation are what separates the Sheriff's Office from other law enforcement agencies.

•The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office is now accepting P.O.S.T. "T" scores. The T-score will only validate our test if you HAVE NOT failed a Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff written exam or submitted a T-score within the past six (6) months. However, you can use your T-score after the six (6) months has expired.
Documented scores of 48 or higher within the past 12 months will validate the written test.

Candidates must still successfully complete the agility test, which will be held at 8:30 a.m., the same day as the written test.

Contra Costa County Sheriffs Deputies have an exciting and challenging opportunity to pursue a career in law enforcement. Prior law enforcement experience is not required. Individuals who are appointed as Deputy Sheriff-Recruits will be assigned to attend a Basic Academy approved by P.O.S.T. (California Commission of Peace Officer Standards and Training). The Basic P.O.S.T. Academy program involves 26 weeks of intensive academic instruction on law enforcement procedures combined with a rigorous physical fitness-training segment. Upon successful completion of the Basic P.O.S.T. Academy, Deputy Sheriff-Recruits will graduate and be sworn in as Peace Officers and receive a pay raise to the first step of the above range.

The first permanent assignment will be in the Custody Services Bureau. Detention presents an incredible opportunity to sharpen the skills learned in the Academy and to develop the communications skills that will prove beneficial in a law enforcement career. Working Detention prior to patrol is a tremendous advantage. Deputies become familiar with the criminal element in a controlled environment.

Specialized assignments available within the Office of the Sheriff may include the following:

·  Administration  ·  Crime Prevention  ·  County Patrol

·  Transportation  ·  Helicopter Patrol  ·  Intelligence

·  Court Services  ·  Contract Cities  ·  Investigation

·  Motorcycle Patrol  ·  Coroner  ·  Special Enforcement

·  Juvenile  ·  S.W.A.T.  ·  Narcotics  ·  Civil

·  Marine Patrol  ·  Vice  ·  Sexual Assault  ·  K-9

·  J-Team  ·  Classification  ·  S.E.R.T.  ·  Bicycle Patrol

 Typical Tasks:

Attends a California Basic Academy which includes those courses necessary to gain P.O.S.T. approved peace officer status

May attend an orientation on operations within the Sheriff’s Department

Minimum Qualifications:

License: Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License at time of appointment.

Education: Possession of a high school diploma, G.E.D. equivalency, or high school proficiency certificate.

Age: Must be 21 years of age or older at time of appointment. No maximum age

Citizenship:Be a citizen of the United States.

BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS: (1) A polygraph examination and thorough background investigation. The County Medical Consultants shall conduct the psychological testing and medical exam utilizing specification of the State of California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
(2) Shall not have been convicted of a felony in this or any other state or in any federal jurisdiction, or of any offense in any other state or in any federal jurisdiction, which would have been a felony if committed in this state.

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