Deputy Sheriff - Corrections I​/II

Job Overview

Under direct supervision, the incumbent works in a training capacity, gradually learning to supervise inmates at the Lake County Correctional Facility and maintain facility security. This includes acquiring procedures and methods for the care, custody, and confinement of inmates, as well as overseeing work details and leisure activities. As they progress, they transition to directly supervising inmates, implementing established procedures and methods while continuing to oversee work details and leisure activities, along with performing related duties as assigned.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is offering a $10,000.00 hiring incentive to applicants hired as a permanent Deputy Sheriff I/II with the County of Lake. The incentive will be made in two (2) $5,000.00 payments. The first $5,000.00 payment will be made to an employee within the next available pay period following the initial hire of the employee in the Deputy Sheriff I/II classification.

The second $5,000.00 payment will be made upon successful completion of employment probation. Employee must remain employed with the County for two (2) years or repay the hiring incentive; the employee shall authorize such repayment as a payroll deduction from the final paycheck, and/or repay any shortage not covered in the final paycheck with a personal check payable to the County of Lake within 15 days of termination.

• Licensing and
  
  Certifications:
  
  
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid California Driver’s License. A driver’s license from another state may be accepted at the time of hire if the applicant acknowledges his/her responsibility to acquire a California driver’s license as required by law.
• Completion of a Basic Jail Operations Course approved by S.T.C. must be accomplished within six (6) months of initial employment.
• Completion of P.C. 832 and weapons training is required within 120 days of initial employment.
• Education and Experience:
• Equivalent to graduation from high school.
• Previous experience working within a correctional system or in a position having substantial public contact is highly desirable.

• Licensing and
  
  Certifications:
  
  
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid California Driver’s License. A driver’s license from another state may be accepted at the time of hire if the applicant acknowledges his/her responsibility to acquire a California driver’s license as required by law.
• Completion of a Basic Jail Operations Course approved by S.T.C.
• Completion of P.C. 832 and weapons training.
• Education and Experience:
• Equivalent to graduation from high school.
• AND Two (2) years of full‑time professional law enforcement experience comparable to that of a Deputy Sheriff – Corrections I with the County of Lake.

• Examples of Essential Duties (Corrections I):
• Learns to receive, fingerprint, photograph, and book inmates.
• Learns to assign prisoners to cells according to the correctional facility classification plan.
• Learns requirements and releases prisoners on proper authorization, returning personal property and clothing.
• Learns to respond to emergencies.
• Learns procedures and performs searches of inmates.
• Assists with the supervision of inmates in the correctional facility and maintain discipline among inmates.
• Checks work areas to ensure inmates are working on assigned projects.
• Sees that facilities, cells, and grounds are kept sanitary.
• Performs searches of cells and other areas for contraband.
• Opens and censors incoming mail.
• Maintains and updates correctional facility records.
• Responds to inquiries regarding inmate detention and correctional facility policies within constraints of department regulations.
• Escorts inmates throughout the facility for appointments.
• Collects and secures evidence.
• Operates a centralized control system controlling access and movement in the facility.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Examples of Essential Duties (Corrections II):
• Supervises inmates in the correctional facility.
• Checks work areas to ensure that inmates are working on assigned…