Deputy Sheriff - Custodial Academy Enrolled and Entry Level

Deputy Sheriff-Custodial

The Deputy Sheriff-Custodial position escorts, receives, registers, controls, supervises and cares for incarcerated persons and may be assigned to either the Sheriff's Detention Center (SDC)-East and West Facilities, Minimum Housing Unit, or Re-entry and Enhanced Alternatives to Custody Training Center (REACT). Deputies must be mature, emotionally stable and able to work effectively in an environment that is often hostile, unpredictable and occasionally unpleasant.

Deputies must have the ability to direct and instruct groups of incarcerated persons; have a tolerant attitude towards those confined; be able to respond to a wide variety of situations and exercise sound judgment. This position is also required to work under a "No Hostage Policy" setting and performs related duties as assigned. Entry into the Deputy Sheriff-Custodial classification offers career opportunities in custodial correction work.

Deputy Sheriff-Custodial personnel are peace officers pursuant to 830.1 (c), whose authority extends to any place in the state only while engaged in the performance of the duties of his or her respective employment and for the purpose of carrying out the primary function of employment relating to his or her custodial assignments, or when performing other law enforcement duties directed by his or her employing agency during a local state of emergency.

This classification should not be confused with that of the Deputy Sheriff, whose authority to act as a peace officer has no time restrictions.

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE Final date to receive applications:
Continuous but may close at any time. Physical Agility Examination: TBA Oral Examination: TBA

• Receive, book, search, attend, and release incarcerated persons in the Jail, Honor Farm, and Public Safety Center;
• Maintain order and discipline among incarcerated persons ;
• Type booking slips, head-count rosters, incident reports, and other forms as required;
• Serve Civil process papers;
• Serve as a hospital guard;
• Inspect sanitation and oversee the feeding of incarcerated persons ;
• Supervise the daily activities of the Jail and Honor Farm incarcerated persons ;
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action quickly;
• Escort and transport incarcerated persons to and from the clinic, court, hospital, and State institutions;
• Serve as storekeeper and issue daily supplies;
• Appoint and supervise trustees; and
• Make arrests pursuant to Penal Code Section 830.1 (c).

KNOWLEDGE

• The purposes and objectives of modern detention facility techniques;
• Principles and techniques of supervising group activities in a detention, secured setting facility; and
• Laws statutes, court proceedings, and regulations governing both sentenced and non-sentenced incarcerated persons.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Read and understand policies, rules, instructions, laws, and ordinances pertaining to law enforcement activities;
• Supervise the daily activities of sentenced and non-sentenced incarcerated persons ;
• Think clearly, use good judgment and adopt quick, effective, and reasonable courses of action in emergency situations;
• Remember names, faces, details of incidents and places, and possess good powers of observation;
• Apply modern principles of hygiene;
• Enforce rules and regulations with fairness, tact and impartiality; and
• Type reports accurately and at a reasonable rate of speed.

We recognize your time is valuable, please only apply if you meet the following required qualifications.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Graduation from high school or passage of high school level General Education Development (GED) test; AND
• Must meet the minimum standards for peace officers pursuant to Government Code Section 1031; AND
• Successfully complete the Stanislaus County arrest and firearms training courses pursuant to 832 PC (as prescribed by POST) and the jail operations course pursuant to 6035 PC (as prescribed by Corrections Standards Authority) within twelve (12) months from the date of employment; AND
• Physical/manipulative abilities required by the department; AND
• Mental/cognitive abilities required by the…