Deputy Sheriff – Trainee

Salary: $39.49 – $39.49/hour; $6,844.93 – $6,844.93/month; $82,139.20 – $82,139.20/year

Position Summary:

To attend a course of study necessary to complete the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Regular Basic Course/ Academy to become a peace officer.

Essential Functions:

• Learn to identify and utilize principles and techniques that promote community service and community-based policing, crime prevention, and appropriate behavior; learn enforcement and procedural aspects of criminal laws and the legal obligations inherent in enforcement of those laws.
• Learn to proficiently apply the rules of evidence; communicate effectively and professionally through written, oral, and mechanical media.
• Learn to operate an emergency vehicle, including skid training, high speed pursuit, defensive driving, and emergency driving; firearm training to learn good judgement and competency in the use of deadly force, ancillary police weaponry, and weaponless defense.
• Learn to safely and effectively accomplish the patrol function consisting of patrolling a designated area of the County in a patrol car in order to preserve law and order and to prevent and discover the commission of crimes; effectively dealing with common vehicle violations by learning to recognize the violations, locating the violations in the Vehicle Code, and safely and professionally contacting the violator.
• Learn basic criminal investigation processes and techniques, including the identification, collection, and preservation of evidence, courtroom testimony, and witness interrogation.
• Learn to process, confine and care for adult and juvenile prisoners in such a manner as to protect the prisoner’s rights and welfare.
• Learn physical fitness and self-defense techniques programs; first aid, including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation techniques; and other related course or programs as required.
• Attend all required academy and Sheriff’s Office trainings as scheduled, including nights and weekends when necessary.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Experience: No experience is required.
• Training: Completion of the twelfth grade or GED.
• May need to possess a valid driver’s license as required by the position. Proof of adequate vehicle insurance and medical clearance may also be required.
• Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment.