Sheriffs Central Services Assistant

Introduction

This recruitment is being conducted to fill several vacancies as a Sheriff's Central Services Assistant in the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office and to establish an eligible list which may be used to fill future vacancies.

Sheriff's Central Services Assistant is the entry-level class for both the Sheriff's Materiel Specialist series and the Sheriff's Inmate Labor Specialist series. Incumbents perform a variety of materiel management and/or inmate work activities that support the Sheriff's Central Services Division.

Potential new hires must successfully pass a pre‑employment physical examination, a pre‑employment drug screen and a background investigation. Final appointment cannot be made unless the candidate has passed these tests. The County pays for the initial drug screen and physical.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. A completed application must be postmarked or received online by the final filing deadline.

NOTE:

All correspondence relating to this recruitment will be delivered via e‑mail using the e‑mail account provided on the application. Please check your e‑mail often for updates. If you do not have an e‑mail account on file, Human Resources will send you correspondence via US Mail.

• Helps receive, store, issue and deliver supplies, equipment and various items; verifies that goods are not missing or damaged and assures that quantity and quality specifications are met; may fill materiel orders and requisitions; retrieves, issues and delivers materiel.
• Helps process departmental and inmate mail and shipments; picks up, sorts, weighs, cancels and delivers mail; maintains list of registered mail; searches mail for contraband; determines which mail items are acceptable for delivery; receives money through mail and maintains basic ledgers, accounts and records.
• Helps assign, direct and monitor inmate work crews assigned to Central Services functional areas including housekeeping, laundry, grounds keeping, Distribution Center, commissary, property storage and mail; may direct and monitor inmate work crews on assignments both on and off the main Sheriff's compound; ensures that assigned work is completed in a timely manner and according to established procedures.
• Helps train inmates regarding the technical aspects of work site assignments; completes various jail, alternative work, work furlough and other records and reports; maintains daily attendance, supply and equipment usage records as assigned; documents disciplinary actions and/or inmate performance issues as assigned.
• May enter and retrieve computer data; may produce reports and correspondence; may attend meetings or participate on committees.
• May meet with various County and/or other staff regarding work assignments and/or scheduling issues; may provide information to the public and other staff regarding program procedures; may use specialized machines, County vehicles, heavy equipment, and/or power tools to perform assignments.

• EITHER I – One year of paid work experience performing general warehouse, housekeeping, laundry, landscaping/horticultural or related duties in a large commercial or institutional facility.
• OR II – Two years of general office clerical work, one year of which must be comparable to Office Assistant II in San Joaquin County.
• Substitution – Completion of coursework from an accredited college, university, or approved vocational/technical school may be substituted for this experience on a year‑for‑year basis.
• AND License – Possession of a valid California Driver’s License.

• Basic principles and practices of supply handling
• Basic mathematics, grammar and punctuation
• Record keeping principles and techniques
• Methods of locating and verifying information
• Operation of standard office equipment, including computers
• Safe methods of lifting heavy objects and performing manual tasks
• Basic concepts of human behavior

• Understand and follow oral and written directions
• Maintain records and write reports
• Assign, direct and monitor inmate laborers
• Read and understand job‑related material
• Establish and maintain effective working…