Corrections Deputy - ENTRY LEVEL 1115 SE Jackson Street, Albany

Overview

Keeping the peace with dignity, honesty and compassion

Linn County, located in the heart of the Willamette Valley, is surrounded by beautiful landscape year round and is just a short drive away from the mountains, beaches and waters of Oregon. If you enjoy the great outdoors and four seasons of change, this is the place for you! The Linn County Sheriff's Office offers meaningful work, unique professional challenges, endless learning opportunities, and excellent benefits.

Visit our Career Pages to learn more about our agency and join our team of professionals that make a difference in the lives of others.

Please, read the entire job announcement prior to submitting your application. There are specific instructions for applying with Linn County and you could be disqualified from consideration if you do not follow these instructions.

Entry level applicants must successfully pass the REACT test with the National Testing Network (NTN) and pass the ORPAT (5:30 or less) prior to submitting an application. Out of state applicants may submit their application without an ORPAT but a passing time will be a condition of any final offer. Test scores from the National Testing Network are valid for one year.

If you have completed and passed the ORPAT with another agency within one year of your application date with our agency, you can have those results submitted via email to training.

Lateral applicants are not required to complete the testing (REACT and ORPAT) through the National Testing Network at this time. A "lateral" is defined as anyone who has been through the academy and holds (or has held) a certification in the discipline for which they are applying. If you qualify as a lateral, please apply under the Corrections Deputy - Lateral posting.

To schedule the REACT test and ORPAT, visit:  and select Corrections and choose the Linn County Sheriff's Office. Upon completion of the REACT exam and ORPAT testing, all candidate scores are automatically forwarded to the Linn County Sheriff's Office. A completed PHQ with NTN is not required. The application for testing is not an application for Linn County employment. After successfully testing with NTN, you must then submit a Linn County Application form by clicking the "Apply" button at the top of this job announcement in  or visiting our Career Pages and selecting the Corrections Deputy - Entry Level position.

Linn County will only accept entry level employment applications from those candidates on the NTN eligibility list for the Linn County Sheriff's Office. Accepted applicants will be invited to continue to participate in other stages of the selection process. National Testing Network is a service provided to conduct entry level testing and ORPAT testing in a standardized, professional environment. NTN does not replace the Linn County Sheriff's Office responsibility and decision making in the testing and hiring process.

All candidate results are provided to Linn County Sheriff's Office where the final decisions are made.

This recruitment will remain open until filled. The Sheriff's Office may close this recruitment at any time, without further notice.

Performs correctional work in the care and custody of Adults in Custody in the Jail. Processes AIC intake and release.

A person employed in this classification must possess the capability to perform the following duties to be considered for and to remain in this position. The duties are essential functions requiring the critical skills and expertise needed to meet job objectives. Additional specific details of these essential functions may be provided by the specific office or department job announcement, if applicable.