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Deputy Sheriff II

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office seeks qualified law enforcement officers. Join our team in beautiful Sonoma County as a Deputy Sheriff II! Starting salary up to $65.46 / hour ($136,622.88 / 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! When you join the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, you become part of a strong work family that makes a difference in our community. You can also look forward to excellent benefits including :

• Salary Advancement - A salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for a salary increase for good performance every year thereafter, until reaching the top of the salary range
• Additional premiums - for specialty assignments and POST Intermediate and Advanced Certificates, up to 10% of base salary
• Bilingual Premium Pay
• An additional $0.90 / 0.45 / hour on top of the hourly pay rate for basic / fluent bilingual positions
• Paid Time Off - Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year
• County Paid Health Premium Contributions - 100% premium contribution for the majority of employee-only and employee + family health plan options
• Staff Development / Wellness Pay - Annual benefit allowances of up to $750 and ongoing education / training opportunities
• Post-Retirement Health Reimbursement Arrangement - County contributions to help fund post-retirement employee health insurance / benefits
• Retirement - A pension fully integrated with Social Security
• Paid Parental Leave - May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) after 12 months of County employment
• Student Loan Debt Relief - County employees may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the U.S. Department of Education

Do you meet the criteria? This full-time, working-level position in the Deputy Sheriff job series is for individuals who meet one of the following criteria :

Out-of-state applicants are encouraged to apply. In order to qualify for this position, applicants must obtain a California POST BCW prior to applying. 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 Office

In partnership with our community, Deputy Sheriffs commit to providing professional, fair, and compassionate public safety services with integrity and respect. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has been serving the community since 1850. We employ over 650 employees, in more than 30 different highly-trained and specialized units. Our job is to protect the half-million residents within the 1,768 square miles of Sonoma County.

In the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Sheriff IIs patrol assigned areas, serve warrants, make arrests, and assist in preliminary criminal investigations. The patrol force operates out of the main office of the Sheriff's Office in Santa Rosa, two substations located in Guerneville, and 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.

Deputies can be assigned to various work areas including : patrol, civil bureau, personnel, coroner, investigations, prisoner transport, helicopter, marine unit, and court security. They are required to work all shifts and overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays. 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.

Ideal candidates

The Sheriff's Office is eager to recruit and develop Deputy Sheriffs who have exceptional interpersonal and problem-solving skills in order to effectively interact with our diverse community, work independently, and make appropriate decisions during times of emergencies and in the midst of stressful situations. Additionally, the most qualified candidates will bring :

We want to hear from you! Would you like to learn more about joining the Sheriff's Office? Visit our Personnel Bureau website or contact us and speak to the Sheriff's recruiting team at 707.565.2779 or email Sheriff-Recruitment@sonoma-county.org. When you join the County of Sonoma, you'll have the freedom to explore the beauty of our county - its picturesque coastline, majestic redwoods, historic towns, fine dining, award winning wineries, and a wide variety of entertainment and cultural activities. Please visit www.sonomacountyconnections.org and www.santarosachamber.com for additional information about the community. Bilingual positions require English and Spanish skills at either the basic (conversational) or fluent (reading, writing, and conversational) level. A bilingual examination will be conducted prior to employment to confirm level of skill. The bilingual premium pay begins upon the assignment of a bilingual caseload.

The Civil Service title for this position is Deputy Sheriff II. Application submissions require the supplemental questionnaire be completed.