Deputy Sheriff-Lateral
Listed on 2026-10-05
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Government
Police Officer
$6,009-$8,821 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY / $34.67-$50.89 APPROXIMATE HOURLY
RESIDENT DEPUTY HOUSING ALLOWANCEIncumbents in this position are assigned to live in and service the community as a resident deputy on a continuous basis and shall receive $5,000 per year paid with regular payroll in equal installments as a housing allowance.
This position is in the DSA-DSS bargaining unit. Please refer to the applicable bargaining unit labor agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for potential future salary increases:
Shasta County Labor Agreements
The salary range consists of six (6) salary steps, with approximately 5% between each step. Newly hired employees are appointed at Step A of the assigned salary range. Employees are eligible for a merit-based salary increase from Step A to Step B after six months of satisfactory service. Thereafter, employees may be eligible for annual merit-based step increases, beginning one year from the Step B effective date, until they reach the top step of the salary range.
ABOUTSHASTA COUNTY
Shasta County offers all of the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTThe Sheriff's Office is organized into five divisions:
Custody, Services, Enforcement, Investigations, and Coroner.
includes the County Jail, the Annex Work Facility, and the Court Transportation facilities. The purpose of the jail is to incarcerate offenders while providing basic medical care for county, state, out-of-county, and federal prisoners who are ineligible to be assigned to alternative custody programs. The jail is a maximum-security facility that houses both pre-sentenced and sentenced persons.
The Services Divisionincludes the local Office of Emergency Services, Personnel and Hiring, Background Unit, Internal Affairs, and Records Unit.
The Enforcement Divisionhandles all patrol-related matters. The Enforcement Division is responsible for municipal law enforcement services within the City of Shasta Lake. The Animal Regulation Unit is also under the Enforcement Division of the Sheriff’s Office.
The Investigations Divisionincludes the Major Crimes Unit, Crime Lab, Shasta Interagency Narcotics Taskforce (SINTF), Marijuana Eradication Team (MET), and the AB109 Compliance Team. The Major Crimes Unit augments patrol and investigates property crimes, crimes against people including homicide and sexual assault, and other in-depth investigations. The other units such as SINTF, MET, and the AB 109 Compliance Team augment the Major Crimes Unit along with handling drug-related offenses, probation offenses, parole offenses, and other investigations, as assigned.
The Sheriff is also the County Coroner; therefore,
the Coroner’s Division is responsible for investigating sudden, violent, unusual, and unexpected deaths when the decedent has not been recently seen by a physician. The Coroner’s Division is commanded by a Lieutenant who serves as the agency’s Chief Deputy Coroner.
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