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Sheriff's Office Detention Assistant

Join the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Family - Sheriff's Office Become a Detention Assistant! Starting salary up to $39.43/hour ($82,295/year) and a competitive total compensation package!

Remote telework is not available for this position. Working as a Sheriff's Office Detention Assistant Supporting law enforcement is an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment. As a Sheriff's Office Detention Assistant, you will provide support to facility staff, visitors, incarcerated persons, and other County personnel. You will also be responsible for performing clerical and store-keeping services related to: maintaining the commissary, clothing issuance, laundry, courier services, and other areas in the adult detention facilities.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering commissary items to incarcerated persons
• Utilizing computer systems for tasks such as sending email communications and maintaining inventory
• Writing and submitting incident reports
• Placing, receiving, and closing out inventory orders
• Laundering, folding, arranging, and storing facility issued clothing and bedding
• Driving Sheriff's Office vehicles between facilities to transport supplies/equipment
• Providing receiving and exchanging services related to: incarcerated persons' personal bulk property and clothing, facility issued clothing, and court appearance clothing
• Releasing personal property to designated persons
• Communicating with vendors, the public, and staff
• Leading and supervising work crews of incarcerated persons for some assignments

Please note that Sheriff's Office Detention Assistants wear uniforms and work assignments that may include day, evening, night, weekend, and holiday shifts. Although Sheriff's Office Detention Assistants do not perform the full range of incarcerated person supervision responsibilities that are assigned to Correctional Deputies, they are non-sworn staff who provide a variety of support services to the staff and incarcerated persons in the adult detention facilities.

As the ideal candidate for this position, you are a forward-thinking, self-starter who possesses many of the following:

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: storekeeping, warehousing, retail sales, ordering/receiving, inventory, distribution, laundry operations
• Supervisory or lead worker experience
• Some experience working in detention or institutional environments is highly desirable, but not required
• Basic computer and writing skills and familiarity with Microsoft Outlook and Word programs
• Problem solving skills and adaptability as needs change
• The ability to build positive work relationships and communicate effectively
• Patience, positivity, and empathy
• A mindset geared toward safety and security

Working at the County of Sonoma offers expansive opportunities for growth and development, the ability to be a part of a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the satisfaction of knowing you're working to better our communities. 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
• Bilingual Premium Pay - An additional $1.15/1.50/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
• Post-Retirement Health Reimbursement Arrangement - County contributions to help fund post-retirement 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
• Additional Benefits - Excellent dental, vision, disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, professional development, and more
• Student Loan Debt Relief - County employees may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the U.S. Department of Education

This recruitment is being conducted to fill a Sheriff's Office Detention Assistant position in the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. This employment list may also be used to fill future full-time, part-time, or extra-help (temporary) positions as they occur during the active status of the list. Qualified County employees who wish to be considered for future positions should consider applying to this recruitment. The Civil Service title of this position is Detention Assistant. Application submissions require the Supplemental Questionnaire to be completed.