Deputy Sheriff Trainee/Correctional Deputy… at Vets Hired · Riverside

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

**Correctional Deputy Trainee **($52,477.98 $54,052.34 Annually)

Duties

A correctional deputy works within the Sheriff's jail system to control inmates by performing duties such as:

• Administer medication to inmates as prescribed by a physician
• Control contraband through routine facility and inmate searches
• Maintain security through key, door, tool and equipment control
• Perform business and record keeping functions
• Photograph inmates, take fingerprints
• Prepare and distribute paperwork, route booking sheets
• Prepare inmates for transport by applying restraint equipment and inspecting vehicles for safety
• Receive inmates, process inmate correspondence and phone calls
• Supervise inmates during meals and recreational activities

**Deputy Sheriff Trainee **($63,976.85 $93,854.18 Annually)

Duties

A deputy sheriff will perform a wide variety of law enforcement functions:

• Build relationships among local communities
• Enforce state laws and local ordinances and provide traffic enforcement
• Investigate criminal acts and arrest criminal offenders
• Patrol assigned beat areas
• Prepare incident reports and ensure the safe storage of held property and/or evidence
• Serve and administer civil and criminal documents
• Testify in court
• Transport inmates
• Work on special enforcement details



MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Graduation from high school, possession of a Certificate of Proficiency issued by the California State Board of Education, or attainment of a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. examination.

License: Possession of a valid California Drivers License. Legality for Employment: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law.

**AND**

CORRECTIONAL DEPUTY TRAINEE Age: Must be at least 18 years old.

OR

DEPUTY SHERIFF TRAINEE Age: Must be at least 20 years and 9 months old at the start of the academy.