Resident Deputy Sheriff- Stonyford

the county of colusa is recruiting for a resident deputy sheriff to perform a variety of responsible law enforcement and crime prevention work; and to patrol assigned areas, answer calls and complaints, and investigate crimes. This assignment is in the community of stonyford.

the following is a tentative schedule of event that will occur as part of the selection process:

• applications are accepted on a continuous basis.
• screening for minimum qualifications
• interviews
• background investigation and psychological exam
• medical exam

the selection process steps may change with or without notice. This recruitment will be used to fill a current vacancy and establish an eligibility list to fill future openings without reposting.

in addition to the salary, 10% residential pay that is not included in the stated salary and up to 10% in additional compensation for p.o.s.t. And educational incentives*:

* based on the employee's base rate or pay but shall not include any other compensation.

• 2.5% intermediate post certificate or,
• 5.0% advanced post certificate
• educational incentive pay (for degrees that benefit the department and county):
• 2.5% associates degree-aa/as or,
• 5% bachelor’s degree—ba/bs

• a beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve.
• dedicated and fun work family that you will be welcomed into.
• a job with work-life balance.
• a lifetime paycheck (3% @ 50 for classic members or 2.5% @ 57 for new members) – as long as you work for 5 years and vest in the calpers system, you will receive a retirement paycheck for the rest of your life.
• amazing health care benefits at no cost to you – unless you choose a premium health care plan.
• authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff.
• deferred compensation.
• paid vacation, paid holidays (15), and paid sick leave
• vacation parity – previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at colusa county. A public agency includes cities, counties, districts, military and similar entities. To learn more about vacation parity please see our benefit summary.

receives general supervision from higher level sworn staff.

• one year of law enforcement experience is desirable.

• equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
• current enrollment in a california peace officers standards and training (p.o.s.t.) basic academy, or satisfactory completion of a p.o.s.t. Basic academy (for entry-level applicants), or possession of a basic certificate (for lateral applicants).

• possession of or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid driver’s license.

• pursuant to government code section 1031(a): be l legally authorized to work in the united states by federal law.

the salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.