COURT PROTECTION DEPUTY

KING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Hourly Rate Range:  $23.93 - $26.30

Open Continuous

 

 

WORK LOCATION: Various King County buildings; i.e.downtown Seattle (KC Courthouse, Department of Youth Services, Harborview, VA office…) and Kent (Regional Justice Center).

WORK SCHEDULE: The Court Protection Unit provides coverage generally M-F between the hours of 0545 and 1815, there is an occasional week-end, but the typical workweek is 40 hours, and the position is overtime eligible.

 

KING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have graduated from a certified law enforcement academy that meets or exceeds Washington State standards, and currently have, or be able to obtain a valid Washington State certificate. For those who attended an academy outside the state of Washington, you must provide a copy of your certificate and the academy curriculum. Any other law enforcement experience will be considered on a case by case basis. 
•  At least 2 years work experience as a full time commissioned police officer (less than a 3 year break in service)   OR
• Must have 4 years of continuous experience as an active reserve police officer with qualification standards and work duties similar to the King County Sheriff's Office. (less than a 2 year break in service)
• Candidates must demonstrate good verbal skills and obvious experience defusing interpersonal conflicts and maintaining orderly conduct in public group situations.
• Must be able to qualify with a KCSO-issued firearm at least twice a year. 
• Must be physically able to restrain combatants, make arrests, use appropriate amount of force
• Must be able to quickly climb a flight of stairs or steep incline to provide assistance at various locations
• Must be trained and able to provide aid to the injured .
• Must have a valid Washington Driver’s license by date of hire and be able to travel to various King County (Seattle and Kent) work locations in a timely manner.

 

APPLICATION & TESTING PROCESS

King County has contracted with Public Safety Testing to conduct a portion of our pre-employment testing for the position of Court Protection Deputy.  Public Safety Testing will conduct the written test and send applicant scores directly to our Civil Service section for further processing.  If you successfully pass the written examination with Public Safety Testing, we will then contact you directly to arrange oral boards.  Civil Service will maintain the eligibility and hiring list as we have always done.  Public Safety Testing does not replace any authority or responsibility of Civil Service.

 

Complete your application at www.publicsafetytesting.com and schedule a date to take the written test. 

 

If you have computer skills but no access to a computer you may:

• Visit your local library to use the public access computers.
• Visit the closest Worksource location, go to the Internet at http://www.wa.gov/esd/wsdirectory_local.htm
• In King County there are three WorkSource Centers and five WorkSource Affiliates in Seattle-King County. Worksource provides computers with Internet access, phones, and fax machines for job search purposes.
• Pay for the time to utilize the computers at a local internet café or store that provides computer time rentals.

ORAL BOARD

Once we receive your results from PST, we will contact you to schedule an oral board. This is a formal interview in front of a panel of King County court protection deputies and/or sergeants. The panel will evaluate you on the following criteria: communication skills, background, community involvement, experience, integrity, motivation, interpersonal skills and problem solving.

CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY LIST

Based on the combined scores of the written test and the oral board, as well as veterans preference points if applicable, qualified candidates will be merged onto the existing eligibility lists. This list determines the order in which background investigations are conducted.

 

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Our thorough background investigation includes a look at your criminal history record, employment history, personal references, driving history, credit history and an evaluation of psychological suitability. KCSO detectives will conduct the investigation, which now includes a home visit. Personal references and current and previous employers will be contacted. Once the background investigation is complete, you will take a polygraph test and you will undergo psychological testing and an evaluation by a department psychologist.

 

FINAL INTERVIEW AND MEDICAL EXAM

If you pass the background process, you will have a final interview with the hiring captain. Upon successful completion of that interview, you will get the call for a job offer contingent on passing a basic medical exam that confirms your fitness for duty.
 

TIMELINE

While some background investigations take longer than others and depending on your position on the eligibility list, you can expect the time from the point your background investigation begins to the time you are offered a job to take around eight weeks.