Deputy Sheriff-Lateral

County of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is seeking qualified candidates for the Deputy Sheriff-Lateral position. This role is crucial for serving the most populous county in the nation, LA County, which has over 10 million residents. As the largest employer in Southern California with over 116,000 employees across more than 38 Departments, the County provides vital public services ranging from law enforcement to public health and cultural activities. The County offers a wide array of career opportunities with over 2,300 different job descriptions, along with comprehensive benefits including health care options, robust retirement plans, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Requirements

Option I: Completion of the LASD’s basic law enforcement training program approved by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) within the last two years.
Option II: Must be currently employed as a full-time peace officer in a California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certified law enforcement agency with two years of continuous peace officer experience and possession of a Basic POST certificate at the time of application. Full-time experience is defined as a 40-hour work week. Must maintain active full-time peace officer status throughout the hiring process.
Option III: Current standing as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's (LASD) Designated Level I Reserve Deputy –AND– Three years of active experience as an LASD Level I, II, or III Reserve Deputy within the past three years, two consecutive years of which must have been in a patrol capacity responding to a wide range of calls for service at a patrol station. Active experience is defined as completing LASD’s required 240 hours per year of qualifying service.
You are required to provide a legible copy of P.O.S.T. profile report and one or more of the following: A legible copy of the LASD's basic law enforcement training program certificate of completion OR A legible copy of current and valid Proof of Eligibility (POE) issued by POST OR A legible copy of current and valid P.O.S.T. Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced certificate, must be submitted with your application.
Acclivity - At least 20/70 in each eye without correction, correctable to 20/30 in each eye. Successful soft contact lens wearers are not required to meet the uncorrected standard as long as their corrected vision is 20/30 in each eye.
Color perception - Anything other than minor hue impairment is disqualifying.
Hearing: There may be no greater than a 25 dB loss in the worse ear as averaged over the test frequencies of 500, 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz. There may not be a peak loss at any of the test frequencies greater than: 30 dB at 500 Hz, 30 dB at 1000 Hz, 40 dB at 2000 Hz, 40 dB at 3000 Hz. There may be no greater than a 35 dB loss in the worse ear as averaged over the test frequencies, and no peak loss greater than 45 dB at any of the test frequencies.
Must include your social security number for record control purposes.
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the examination process, you will be required to submit documentation from a qualified medical provider or other qualified professional to support your request for a testing accommodation.