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Final Filing Deadline: Friday, September 6, 2024

Exam #24/72C25/08IE

The Sheriff 's Office is comprised of the Administration, Corrections and Enforcement Operation Bureaus.  The Sheriff’s Office delivers public safety to the residents of Monterey County by providing 24-hour uniformed patrol, investigations, custody services, court security, and law enforcement support.

Position Summary
This single position class is located in the Sheriff’s Office-Enforcement Operations Bureau. The primary function of the position is to coordinate on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office the scheduling of vehicle repairs and service maintenance with Fleet Management and Information Technology. Performs minor repairs; tracks billing and performance of repair work; and performs other related work as required.

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Filing Date: Friday, August 23, 2024 by 5:00 PM

Exam #24/43J15/07LA

The Sheriff’s Office is seeking an individual with a background in end user support for public safety systems, applications, databases, hardware, and incident response. The Supervising Departmental Information Systems Coordinator is assigned to the Information Services Unit in the Administration Operations Bureau and will perform duties for the organization across the Administration, Corrections, and Enforcement Operations Bureaus. This position requires strong interpersonal skills both written and verbal; and supervises a team that functions as a resource for projects and handles day to day departmental level incident, tracking, troubleshooting, technical support needs of the Sheriff’s Office.

The ideal candidate should possess strong customer service skills, is analytical, and can problem solve in a team environment with clear prioritization and project management skills to oversee the operational support team. The ideal candidate should understand California State Laws which mandate rules over criminal justice systems.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis County-wide.

Examples of Duties

Supervises, plans, assigns and reviews the work of staff; sets job standards and evaluates job performance; provides technical assistance and guidance.

Coordinates with computer support personnel in identifying and resolving problems with the system, including programs, workstations and other related hardware and software.

Participates in MCSO IT projects as a resource or PM for hardware, application, cabling, and staff moves relative to the MCSO IT needs for Public Safety.

Assesses and evaluates training needs of system users and provides such training or arranges for staff to acquire it; Writes and revises procedures, instructional materials or staff development tools for MCSO related system training.

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Open Until Filled

Priority Screening Date: February 23, 2024

Exam #: 24/70K92/01IE

The Sheriff 's Office is comprised of the Administration, Corrections and Enforcement Operation Bureaus. The Sheriff’s Office delivers public safety to the residents of Monterey County by providing 24-hour uniformed patrol, investigations, custody services, court security, and law enforcement support.

Sheriff’s Correctional Cooks are assigned to the Corrections Operations Bureau and works within a 24-hour, 7-day weekly schedule. This position supervises and instructs inmates in the preparation of a wide variety of meals for approximately 920 inmates housed in the Corrections Facility. Sheriff’s Correctional Cooks are also responsible for observing and controlling the movement of inmates in restricted areas and assures sharp edged objects and food items are not removed from the kitchen area.

SHERIFF’S CORRECTIONAL COOK I

The class of Sheriff’s Correctional Cook I is at the entry level of this class series. In this class incumbents with journey level experience prepare a large volume of meals and would be expected to learn to train, instruct and supervise adult inmates in food preparation and meal service.

SHERIFF’S CORRECTIONAL COOK II

The class of Sheriff’s Correctional Cook II is a journey level class and is distinguished from the Sheriff’s Correctional Cook I in that the former possesses County or State Correctional Facility experience directly supervising, training, and instructing adult inmates in food preparation and meal service.

This classification is part of a flexible series. Incumbents appointed at the lower level of the career series may be promoted to the higher level of the career series subject to their meeting the employment standards for the higher class and a recommendation for their promotion by the appointing authority.

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SALARY: $3,735.00 - $5,099.00 Monthly

OPENING DATE: 04/21/23

CLOSING DATE: Continuous

Final Filing Deadline: Open Filing Period

Priority Screen Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Exam #: 23/80I16/04LA

All application materials must be received by the priority screening date for a guaranteed review. Applications received after this date will be considered on an as needed basis until the position is filled.

Written Exam Date: Tentatively scheduled for the week of May 29, 2023.

The Sheriff 's Office is comprised of the Administration, Corrections and Enforcement Operation Bureaus. The Sheriff’s Office delivers public safety to the residents of Monterey County by providing 24-hour uniformed patrol, investigations, custody services, court security, and law enforcement support.

The Sheriff’s Records Specialist works in the Records Division of the Administration Operations Bureau. This non-sworn position works within a 24-hour, 7-day weekly schedule and independently performs complex specialized law enforcement records work requiring a working knowledge and application of law enforcement codes, vocabulary and procedures.

The ideal candidate will be flexible, adaptable, have strong customer service skills and able to communicate effectively; will demonstrate the ability to process various legal documents, get along with others and be a team player.

This classification is part of a flexible series. Incumbents appointed at the lower level of the career series may be promoted up to the higher level subject to their meeting the employment standards for the higher class and a recommendation for their promotion by the appointing authority.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis.

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$3,791 - $5,178/Monthly

FINAL FILING DATE: Open Filing Period

Exam #21/80I07/12LA

All application materials must be received by the priority screening date for a guaranteed review. Applications received after this date will be considered on an as needed basis until the position is filled

The Sheriff 's Office is comprised of the Administration, Corrections and Enforcement Operation Bureaus. The Sheriff’s Office delivers public safety to the residents of Monterey County by providing 24-hour uniformed patrol, investigations, custody services, court security, and law enforcement support.

This position performs complex clerical tasks and process court documents involved in the booking, receiving and releasing of inmates into and from the Corrections Facility. The current vacancy works within a 24-hour, 7- day weekly schedule and exists in the Corrections Operations Bureau.

The ideal candidate will have strong customer service skills, the ability to act calmly and make rational decisions while working in a noisy, fast-paced jail environment and able to communicate effectively. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to read and process a variety of jail and court documents and will also get along with others and be a team player.

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$4,359 - $5,950 per month

FINAL FILING DATE: Continuous

All application materials must be received by the priority screening date for a guaranteed review. Applications received after this date will be considered on an as needed basis until the position is filled.

The Sheriff 's Office is comprised of the Administration, Corrections and Enforcement Operation Bureaus. The Sheriff's Office delivers public safety to the residents of Monterey County by providing 24-hour uniformed patrol, investigations, custody services, court security, and law enforcement support.

This position works the control towers in the Corrections Operation Bureau. This non-safety position performs work assignments involving the safety and security of inmates through the use and operations of custody-based equipment and has no direct inmate contact.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to act calmly and make rational decisions while working in a noisy, fast-paced jail environment and able to communicate effectively. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to get along with others and be a team player.

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DEPUTY SHERIFF RECRUIT: $6,027 per month

DEPUTY SHERIFF-Corrections: $7,023 - $9,557 per month

FINAL FILING DEADLINE: Open Filing Period

Applications screened monthly

Exam #22/36E21/09LA

Physical Agility and Written Exam Dates: Saturday, March 30, 2024 and Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM. Applications accepted the day of exam.

Exam Location: MPC Public Safety Training Center, 2642 Colonel Durham St., Seaside, CA 93955

The Applicant Preparation Guide for the POST Entry-Level Law Enforcement Test Battery and sample written exam is available on the P.O.S.T. website at: Applicant Preparation Guide for PELLETB Exam

WRITTEN WAIVER: The written exam may be waived for applicants who have graduated from an approved CA P.O.S.T Police Academy, currently enrolled in a CA P.O.S.T approved Police Academy, or for applicants who have previously taken the P.O.S.T. Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB) written exam within one year and possess a minimum T- Score of 42. A copy of the certificate must be included with the application.

PHYSICAL AGILITY WAIVER: The physical agility may be waived for applicants who have previously taken the South Bay Regional Work Sample Test Battery (WSTB) physical agility test within one year with a minimum overall score of 320. A copy of the certificate must be included with the application.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office seeks Deputy Sheriffs to work in the Corrections and Enforcement Operations Bureaus. Deputy Sheriffs assigned to Corrections Operations are responsible for the security, custody, transport and supervision of inmates and may serve as a Court Bailiff. Deputy Sheriffs assigned to Enforcement Operations patrol unincorporated areas, enforce state and local laws, perform crime prevention and detection, conduct investigations and perform community policing activities.

Candidates will be considered at both the Deputy Sheriff-Corrections and Deputy Sheriff-Recruit levels. Incumbents appointed as Deputy Sheriff-Recruit may be promoted to Deputy Sheriff–Corrections upon successfully completing the approved CA P.O.S.T. Police BASIC academy and a recommendation for their promotion by the appointing authority in accordance with the Flexible Staffing Program and Guidelines.

RECRUITS: Are “at-will” employees. Recruits are sworn in as Deputy Sheriffs upon graduation from the CA P.O.S.T. Academy. Failure to graduate or to meet the Sheriff’s Office standards is cause for release from this position.

DEPUTY SHERIFF: Possession of a valid Basic P.O.S.T. Certificate or an academy graduate required to be hired as a Deputy Sheriff.

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Salary: $7,417- $10,130 Monthly

OPENING DATE: 04/04/22

CLOSING DATE: Continuous

Position Description

Exam #22/36A22/04IE

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is actively recruiting motivated men and women with a minimum of two-years of field patrol experience to apply for the Deputy Sheriff-Operations position.

Deputies hired into these positions will work in the Enforcement Operations Bureau and patrol the unincorporated areas of Monterey County, enforce state and local laws, perform crime prevention and crime detection activities, community relations activities and other related work as required.

The Sheriff 's Office is comprised of the Administration, Corrections and Enforcement Operation Bureaus. The Sheriff’s Office delivers public safety to the residents of Monterey County by providing 24-hour uniformed patrol, investigations, custody services, court security, and law enforcement support.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they arise.