DEPUTY SHERIFF

(Entry-Level and Lateral-Entry)

2007 Hourly Rate Range: (Entry) $22.62 - $31.67 (Top)

Open Continuous

 

Note: At time of employment, lateral-entry deputies will be paid at the salary step commensurate with their experience and training as a law enforcement officer, as determined by the King County Sheriff’s Office.

 

KING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Entry & Lateral)

• 21 years of age at the time of hire; US Citizen; High school diploma or equivalent; must obtain a Washington State Driver’s license by time of hire; normal color vision; uncorrected vision of 20/100 or better, correctable to 20/30 with the use of glasses, hard contact lenses or soft contacts you have worn for less than one year OR corrected vision to 20/30 or better with soft contact lenses you have worn at least one year (in this case there is no uncorrected vision standard) OR Uncorrected vision of 20/30 or better.
• No adult felony convictions; juvenile felony convictions reviewed on a case by case basis; Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
• LATERAL REQUIREMENTS include:  Possess a basic law enforcement academy certification; must be off probation and have 1 year post-academy patrol experience.

 

APPLICATION & TESTING PROCESS

King County has recently contracted with Public Safety Testing to conduct a portion of our entry-level and lateral pre-employment testing for the position of deputy sheriff. Public Safety Testing will conduct the written and physical ability tests and send the applicant scores to our Civil Service section for further processing.  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 and physical tests.

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 click here to find the closest Worksource location or call 1-877-872-JOBS (1-877-872-5627).    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 deputies, detectives 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 entry-level or lateral 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.