Deputy Sheriff’s Recruit

Salary: $50.15/hour; $104,312.00/year

Position Summary:
Deputy Sheriff Recruit is the entry-level law enforcement position for Alameda County. This classification exists solely for those attending the Sheriff’s Office Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certified Basic Academy.

The Deputy Sheriff Recruit is a classification characterized by assignment to a P.O.S.T. Certified Academy. Under close supervision during this Academy, the Recruit will receive intensive academic instruction in law enforcement combined with rigorous physical fitness training. Upon successful completion of the Academy, recruits will be sworn in as Peace Officers and promoted to Deputy Sheriff I.
Essential Functions:

• Providing security to the Consolidated Superior Courts
• Operating the Coroner’s Bureau
• Operating full-service criminalistics laboratory
• Performing Civil Process
• Operating a County Jail (Santa Rita)
• Operating the County Office of Emergency Services
• Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County
• Pursuant to contractual agreements, providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin, Oakland International Airport, Highland County Hospital, Social Services, and to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
• Conducting a basic academy pursuant to Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements.
• Providing Fish and Game enforcement
• Project Director of the Narcotics Task Force
• Serving as the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force

Requirements:

• Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency certificate, such as the General Educational Development Certificate (State of California).
• Valid California State Motor Vehicle Operator’s License by the time of appointment to Deputy Sheriff I.
• Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment to Deputy Sheriff I.
• Candidates are not required to be a US citizen but must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. (SB 960)