Deputy Sheriff-Entry Level

Overview

THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

ORAL EXAM IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 2026

SEE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS SECTION REGARDING

POSSESSION OF A VALID CALIFORNIA DRIVER’S LICENSE AND

POSSESSION OF A VALID POST CERTIFICATE

RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED

FINAL FILING DATE: FEBRUARY 3, 2026, AT 12:00 PM

SALARY INFORMATION

SIGN-ON BONUS $7,500** $5,502 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY / $31.74 APPROXIMATE HOURLY

This position is in the DSA-DSS bargaining unit. Please refer to the applicable bargaining unit labor agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for potential future salary increases:
Shasta County Labor Agreements

** Sign-on Bonus:
For details pertaining to the sign-on bonus contact .

Shasta County offers all of 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.

The Sheriff  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.

SPECIAL

NOTE:

An individual will be required to pass a background investigation relevant to working in a law enforcement office or facility prior to be hired.

Under supervision, to perform law enforcement, crime prevention, and crime detection activities; and to do related work as required.

This is the entry level sworn class in the Deputy Sheriff  series. Incumbents rotate through various assignments and are expected to learn and perform the full range of duties required.

Duties may include
, but are not limited to, the following:

Patrols assigned areas and answers calls for protection of life and property; conducts preliminary investigations; interviews witnesses, victims, and suspects; gathers evidence, and takes statements in connection with suspected criminal activities; substantiates finding of fact in court; serves warrants and civil documents; pursues and apprehends suspects and makes arrests; serves as range master; directs traffic and enforces traffic laws; assists and cooperates with other law enforcement agencies in investigations and arrests;

and keeps firearms and other equipment in good working condition.

If assignment is for the Shasta County waterways: The employee within the waterways…