Deputy Sheriff

Deputy Sheriff Recruit

When you work for the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, you aren’t just another employee, you are family. Our family is growing and we want YOU to join! We are looking for people who like to stay busy, can multi task and have excellent communication skills while still being able to understand and maintain confidentiality standards.

• Opportunities for growth and career advancement
• Numerous specialty positions
• Overtime availability, hazard pay, uniform allowance, and benefits
  • PERS retirement
  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance
  • Paid leave

• The successful candidate for this position will be required to receive a passing score on the Peace Officer Standards and Training Entry-Level Law Enforcement Test Battery exam (PELLETB). The County of Humboldt proctors PELLETB exams on a bimonthly basis.

• This recruitment is open until filled. Human Resources reserves the right to close this recruitment at any time.

• The successful candidate for this position will be required to undergo a detailed background investigation.

• Evening, night and weekend work may be required.

This position is intended to prepare candidate for the position of Deputy Sheriff I. Incumbents in this position will attend a P.O.S.T. approved basic academy which will be paid in full by the sheriff's Office. Incumbents may advance to Deputy Sheriff I after successfully completing the academy and meeting the entry level qualifications for Deputy Sheriff I. Prior to appointment candidates must successfully complete a background investigation, polygraph, physical health examination and a psychological evaluation.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignment of different positions.

Under immediate supervision, actively participates in the P.O.S.T. (Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training) prescribed police academy training program; performs all related learning and testing activities; performs a variety of routine to complex field and administrative activities in support of police services and programs for the County Sheriff's Office; provides comprehensive non-sworn staff support to sheriff's Office supervisory and management personnel on a wide variety of law enforcement programs, projects, and services;

responds to public requests and performs related duties, as assigned.

Receives immediate supervision from assigned supervisory or management personnel. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.

This is the trainee level class in the Deputy Sheriff series. Incumbents learn County systems, operations, practices, policies, and procedures. This is a non-sworn classification and upon successful completion of the P.O.S.T. approved academy, a Deputy Sheriff Recruit may be promoted to the Deputy Sheriff I classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignment of different positions.

• Accompanies Deputy Sheriff on patrol of assigned areas and in response to suspicious activity and emergency calls for service; accompanies Deputy Sheriff in the enforcement of state and local laws and ordinances, issuance of verbal warnings and citations, and pursuit and apprehension of suspects.
• Assists with coordination of crime scene control and investigation, including conducting interviews and interrogations, identifying witnesses, and collecting and preserving physical evidence.
• Assists in the preparation and documentation of cases; completes, prepares, and maintains reports, logs, and records.
• Assists with traffic accident investigations; provides traffic and crowd control as necessary.
• Learns and applies knowledge of the…