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THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ORAL EXAM IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 2026 RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED FINAL FILING DATE: AUGUST 05, 2026, AT 12:00 PM SALARY INFORMATION $3,614-$4,613 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY* / $20.85-$26.61 APPROXIMATE HOURLY* * This Public Safety Service Officer position, if applicable, shall receive an additional three dollars ($3.00) per hour to base wages if assigned to areas where criminally charged persons are confined. This position is in the UPEC General bargaining unit. Please refer to the applicable bargaining unit labor agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for potential future salary increases: Shasta County Labor Agreements The salary range consists of six (6) salary steps, with approximately 5% intervals between each step

The original appointment for new employees begins at the first step of the assigned salary range. New employees are eligible for a merit-based step increase at six months from step A to step B and then annually thereafter from the step B pay period. ABOUT SHASTA COUNTY Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere.

With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The Sheriff's Office is organized into five divisions: Custody, Services, Enforcement, Investigations, and Coroner. The Custody Division includes the County Jail, the Annex Work Facility, and the Court Transportation facilities.

The purpose of the jail is to incarcerate offenders while providing basic medical care for county, state, out-of-county, and federal prisoners who are ineligible to be assigned to alternative custody programs. The jail is a maximum-security facility that houses both pre-sentenced and sentenced persons. The Services Division includes the local Office of Emergency Services, Personnel and Hiring, Background Unit, Internal Affairs, and Records Unit.

The Enforcement Division handles all patrol-related matters. The Enforcement Division is responsible for municipal law enforcement services within the City of Shasta Lake. The Animal Regulation Unit is also under the Enforcement Division of the Sheriff's Office.

The Investigations Division includes the Major Crimes Unit, Crime Lab, Shasta Interagency Narcotics Taskforce (SINTF), Marijuana Eradication Team (MET), and the AB109 Compliance Team. The Major Crimes Unit augments patrol and investigates property crimes, crimes against people including homicide and sexual assault, and other in-depth investigations. The other units such as SINTF, MET, and the AB 109 Compliance Team augment the Major Crimes Unit along with handling drug-related offenses, probation offenses, parole offenses, and other investigations, as assigned.

The Sheriff is also the County Coroner; therefore, the Coroner's Division is responsible for investigating sudden, violent, unusual, and unexpected deaths when the decedent has not been recently seen by a physician. The Coroner's Division is commanded by a Lieutenant who serves as the agency's Chief Deputy Coroner. ABOUT THE POSITION Under general supervision, assists sworn personnel by handling non-hazardous support responsibilities in the Sheriff's Office and performs related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Public Safety Service Officer is a generalist non-sworn classification that performs a wide variety of law enforcement support tasks that do not require the exercise of peace officer powers of arrest or firearms. Public Safety Service Officers are assigned to the Sheriff's Office Custody Division (Jail or Alternative Custody Program) or the ID Lab. Public Safety Service Officers are paraprofessional civilian personnel utilized to augment sworn members in the performance of their primary custody/enforcement, security, property, evidence, and investigation responsibilities.

Positions in this classification are distinguished from positions designated as "sworn safety" by the lack of direct responsibility for physical restraint of prisoners, protecting life and property, apprehending criminal violators, and other duties that must be carried out by sworn personnel. IDEAL CANDIDATE An ideal candidate for this position is one who is detail oriented, articulate in both their written and oral communication, displays an understanding and ability to work with technical and computer related hardware and software, has a minimum of one year prior inventory or property management experience, and has prior experience working for a law enforcement agency, or has some college units in criminal justice or related field of study. EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: For the Jail: Processes inmates into detention facilities; initiates and completes applicable booking forms; assists with processing inmates' personal property and clothing, maintains inmates' court schedules and appearances via computer assisted terminals; coordinates daily appearances with direct communication with courts; calculates inmate sentences; processes bails, fines, and commissary accounts during booking and release; controls visitation with inmates, including visits by the public and officials; monitors security intercom systems and closed circuit television monitors; operates electronically controlled security gates, doors and elevators; responsible for all functions associated with the operations of a security level; supervises all of the activities of the inmates and addresses the inmates' safety and well-being; views the inmates in their pods via the television monitors and through the windows; directs inmates to leave their pods to go to different locations (court, medical, professional visits, church services, etc.); assists inmate movement to respective pods and cells; responsible for the assignment of inmates to the different work details; assigns inmates to work positions in the jail and at the alternative custody program center; processes inmates for work in above units as well as handling complaints with existing workers; serves as a property control officer by receiving, processing, and releasing evidence, personal property, and lost and found items; maintains departmental inventory control; works under minimal supervision; works with other law enforcement agencies; performs related duties as assigned

Many positions require shift work, and work on weekends and holidays. For the ID Lab: Receives, stores, and maintains custody of all property and evidence; records entries for activity in computer; stores all property in a manner so that it is safe and can be accurately retrieved; maintains a chain of accountability for all property, with particular attention to narcotics, money, valuables, and other items of an unusual or sensitive nature; tags, marks, and properly packages evidence for shipment to other departments and agencies; resolves complaints from the public about property that is contraband or evidence that cannot be released; returns property cleared for release and obtains receipts after legal ownership is proven; provides Deputies with evidence and exhibits (including requests for photographs) when needed by the Courts or other agencies; disposes of property items no longer needed (narcotics, weapons, hazardous materials, and medical evidence) by means of return, auction, destruction, etc.; maintains Property Policy Manual; performs related duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following: Knowledge of: Modern office procedures and practices; computerized data entry systems; laws, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to the operation of the County Detention Facility, booking, and the care and custody of inmates; property procedures, principles, policies, and laws relating to property; basic recordkeeping and filing systems; safety practices in lifting and in storing materials; general police work, Rules of Evidence, Penal Code, other Federal, State and local codes and regulations as applied to evidence/property

Ability to: Deal tactfully and courteously with the public; perform clerical work and make simple arithmetical calculations; learn to operate a computer terminal; work effectively under pressure with frequent interruptions; exercise good judgment in making decisions according to existing laws, regulations, and policies; use discretion and mature judgment in the handling of sensitive and confidential information; establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with the public and other employees. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below. EITHER Some experience in public contact work; OR General clerical work; OR Completion of 15 college semester units in criminal justice.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application. Do you have experience in public contact work. If "Yes", please provide details about employers, job duties, and dates of employment.

If "No", please type N/A. Do you have general clerical work experience. If "Yes", please provide details about employers, job duties, and dates of employment.

If "No", please type N/A. Have you completed 15 college semester units in criminal justice. If "Yes", please provide the courses that you completed.

If "No", please type N/A. I understand that this position will be working in an Adult Correctional Facility. Yes/No PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job but may vary depending on assignment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The specific hearing abilities required by this position include distant, peripheral, and nearby, and hearing adequate to monitor various security systems and audio alarms. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job but may vary depending on assignment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee has regular contact with individuals with communicable diseases such as AIDS, HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, etc. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS All new employees are required to have their paycheck directly deposited to a bank account. Some positions may require a valid California driver's license and acceptable driving record according to County policy. Reasonable accommodations may be made for those persons who are disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act to perform the essential functions of the position.

As part of the selection process, all individuals provided with a preliminary offer of employment with Shasta County will be subject to a background investigation, including a criminal history check (primarily completed through the taking of fingerprints). An image of your fingerprints will be captured and sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history, (if any), will be evaluated along with the other information received in connection with your application.

Except as otherwise required by law, a criminal conviction will not necessarily disqualify you from the position. The nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the surrounding circumstances, and the relevance of the offense to the position applied for may, however, be considered. Based on the results of the background investigation and criminal history check, applicants may then be provided with an offer of employment conditioned on the results of a medical examination, which includes drug/alcohol testing.

Shasta County participates in E-Verify. For more information visit DOJ Right to Work Poster. If you do not have internet access, contact Personnel at (530) 225-5515 to request a flyer.

In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, County employees, in the event of a disaster are considered disaster workers and may be asked to respond accordingly. Positions in this classification are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the County and the UPEC General. Employees in this classification are covered under the CalPERS retirement program.

Depending on the provisions of the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) and other applicable laws, an employee in this classification will be covered under one of the following CalPERS retirement formulas: (1) 2% at 55, (2) 2% at 60, or (3) 2% at 62. An employee in this classification will also contribute up to 9.5% of their pay to this plan or will contribute such other amount to the plan as authorized by PEPRA and other applicable laws. Please visit our employees benefit page at Shasta County Employee Benefitsfor additional information regarding benefits and CalPERS coverage information

The provisions in this flyer and on the County website are for information purposes only. To the extent the provisions of the flyer or the County website are inconsistent with PEPRA and other applicable laws, PEPRA and other applicable laws shall govern. APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES Shasta County Personnel will accept applications and responses to the supplemental questions until 12:00 p.m., on August 05, 2026.A resume and/or cover letter will be accepted in addition to the application but will not serve as a substitute for a completed application

It is not acceptable to complete the application with statements such as "Refer to resume and/or cover lette...