Deputy Sheriff I (Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy Graduates Only)

Santa Ana, CA
Orange County Sheriff

Salary: $92,622.40 – $132,891.20 Annually

Position Summary:

The Sheriff’s Department is the fifth largest sheriff’s department in the nation, offering a rewarding career with the opportunity to serve Orange County in diverse assignments including land, air, and sea-based patrol, specialty investigative units, community engagement assignments, and unique collateral duty options. The Sheriff’s Department prides itself on embracing a policing model that employs intelligence-led policing strategies and a community-focused approach to providing law enforcement services. We believe engaged communities make for safe communities. Accordingly, the Department also offers extensive training and outreach opportunities for personnel to build and strengthen relationships in the communities they serve through community-based policing, familiarization between law enforcement and community residents, and collaborative problem solving. This is more than a job; it is an opportunity to build a career of which you can be proud.

Requirements:

  • Be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law.
  • Be at least 21 years of age by the date of appointment .
  • Not have been convicted of a felony, and not be otherwise subject to disqualification under California Government Code Section 1029.
  • Be free from any physical, emotional or mental condition, including bias against race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, that might adversely affect exercise of peace officer powers, as determined by a licensed examining authority in accordance with California Government Code Section 1031.
  • Have graduated from high school, attained a satisfactory score on a General Education Development (G.E.D.) test or passed a California high school proficiency examination, or have attained a two-year or four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Pass a background investigation conducted in compliance with California Government Code Section 1031, to the satisfaction of the Sheriff-Coroner.
  • Possession of a valid California Driver License by date of appointment.
  • Must maintain periodic firearms qualification.