Corrections Deputy - Entry Level

Corrections Deputy

Keeping the peace with dignity, honesty and compassion Linn County, located in the heart of the Willamette Valley, is surrounded by beautiful landscape year round and is just a short drive away from the mountains, beaches and waters of Oregon. If you enjoy the great outdoors and four seasons of change, this is the place for you! The Linn County Sheriff's Office offers meaningful work, unique professional challenges, endless learning opportunities, and excellent benefits!

Visit our Career Pages to learn more about our agency and join our team of professionals that make a difference in the lives of others. Please, read the entire job announcement prior to submitting your application. There are specific instructions for applying with Linn County and you could be disqualified from consideration if you do not follow these instructions. Entry level applicants must successfully pass the REACT test with the National Testing Network (NTN) AND pass the ORPAT (5:30 or less) prior to submitting an application.

Out of state applicants may submit their application without an ORPAT but a passing time will be a condition of any final offer. Test scores from the National Testing Network are valid for one year. If you have completed and passed the ORPAT with another agency within one year of your application date with our agency, you can have those results submitted via email to training.

The application for testing is not an application for Linn County employment. After successfully testing with NTN, you must then submit a Linn County Application form by clicking the "Apply" button at the top of this job announcement in  or visiting our Career Pages and selecting the Corrections Deputy - Entry Level position. Linn County will only accept entry level employment applications from those candidates on the NTN eligibility list for the Linn County Sheriff's Office.

Accepted applicants will be invited to continue to participate in other stages of the selection process. National Testing Network is a service provided to conduct entry level testing and ORPAT testing in a standardized, professional environment. National Testing Network does not replace the Linn County Sheriff's Office responsibility and decision making in the testing and hiring process. All candidate results are provided to Linn County Sheriff's Office where the final decisions are made.

This recruitment will remain open until filled. The Sheriff's Office may close this recruitment at any time, without further notice.

Corrections Deputy with the Linn County Sheriff's Office is eligible for the following benefits:
The Linn County Sheriff's Office provides an excellent health coverage plan for employee and eligible dependents, including medical, vision, prescription, dental, and optional life insurance, and long term disability Potential of additional pay (on top of base salary) for:
Certification - up to 11% Education - up to 4% Bi-Lingual - 5% (at the discretion of the Sheriff) Field Training Officer - 4% Longevity - up to 8.5% Linn County Sheriff's Office Deputies are enrolled in a retirement plan through the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), with county-pickup, along with 3% county-pickup deferred compensation plan Shift overtime is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate of pay (can be re-directed to employee's deferred compensation plan too).

Corrections staff work a rolling four-days on/four-days off 12-hour shift schedule, and rotate days/nights every two months. All uniforms (including dry cleaning) and equipment provided. Yearly equipment allowance of $150. Paid vacation, personal and sick time Ability to accrue up to 60 hours in Comp Time On-site fitness facility available 24/7 Health & Fitness Incentive – up to 24 hours of additional paid time off per year 2% county contribution into HRA/VEBA account (Health Reimbursement Arrangement)