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Deputy Sheriff II - Lateral
Starting salary up to $56.10/Hour ($117,087/year)A generous benefits package, including wellness and professional development funds, and opportunities for premium pay assignments.Candidates with English/Spanish bilingual skills and out-of-state
applicants are encouraged to apply!
In the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Sheriff II's patrol assigned areas, serve warrants, make arrests, and assist in preliminary criminal investigations. Deputies can be assigned to various work areas including: patrol, civil bureau, personnel, coroner, investigation, prisoner transport, helicopter, marine unit, and court security. They are required to work all shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.This full, working-level position in the Deputy Sheriff job series is for individuals who meet one of the following criteria:Completed one (1) year of recent, full-time paid experience as a Law Enforcement Officer with a city, county, state, or federal police agency; or
Possess a California Commission of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Certificate; or
Are out-of-state law enforcement officers possessing a California POST Basic Course Waiver (BCW)
Out-of-state applicants are encouraged to apply. In order to qualify for this position, applicants must obtain a California POST BCW. Corrections experience is not applicable. Please review the Selection Procedure section of this job announcement for further information.Working in the Sonoma County Sheriff's OfficeServing the community since 1850, the Sheriff's Office employs over 700 employees to protect and secure the half-million residents within the 1,768 square miles of Sonoma County. With more than 30 different highly-trained and specialized units, you can be confident that a career with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office will be anything but monotonous.After being hired and receiving appropriate training, Deputies are assigned to the Patrol Division, a part of the Law Enforcement Division. The patrol force operates out of the main office of the Sheriff's Office in Santa Rosa, two substations located in Guerneville, in the Sonoma Valley, as well as two contracted police stations in the Town of Windsor (Windsor Police Department) and the City of Sonoma (Sonoma Police Department). Currently, patrol shifts are based on either a 4-day, 10-hour or a 3-day, 12-hour work day.A variety of specialty assignments are also available in the Sheriff's Office. Assignments such as explosive ordinance detail, SWAT team, tactical response team, hostage negotiator, training officer, dog handler, helicopter observer, internal affairs investigator, background investigators, and detective assignments within a variety of investigative units. Specialty assignments are made on a "most qualified" basis and are entitled to premium pay. To learn more about these assignments, and how we serve the community, please visit the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office website.Salary is negotiable and benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. This recruitment is open continuously and may close at any time without notice. Applications received after the recruitment closes will not be accepted. For more information, including minimum qualifications, & to apply, visit,
www.yourpath2sonomacounty.org or call 707-565-2331. The County of Sonoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. Apply Now
