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We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join our team as a Deputy Sheriff Trainee. As a trainee, you will undergo a comprehensive training program to prepare you for a career in law enforcement. This is an exciting opportunity to learn and grow with our agency, and we are looking for someone who is passionate about serving and protecting our community.

The Deputy Sheriff Trainee is a non-sworn classification established to qualify candidates for duties as a Deputy Sheriff I in the Placer County Sheriff's Office. Incumbents of this class undergo a formal and comprehensive training program in a California POST-certified academy. Upon satisfactory completion of training and graduation from the academy, the trainee will be sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff I with full peace officer powers.

• Attend a course of study necessary to complete the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Regular Basic Course/Academy to become a peace officer.
• Learn to identify and utilize principles and techniques that promote community service and community-based policing, crime prevention, and appropriate behavior.
• Learn to proficiently apply the rules of evidence; communicate effectively and professionally through written, oral, and mechanical media.
• Learn to operate an emergency vehicle, including skid training, high speed pursuit, defensive driving, and emergency driving; firearm training to learn good judgement and competency in the use of deadly force, ancillary police weaponry, and weaponless defense.
• Learn to safely and effectively accomplish the patrol function consisting of patrolling a designated area of the County in a patrol car in order to preserve law and order and to prevent and discover the commission of crimes.
• Learn basic criminal investigation processes and techniques, including the identification, collection, and preservation of evidence, courtroom testimony, and witness interrogation.
• Learn to process, confine and care for adult and juvenile prisoners in such a manner as to protect the prisoner's rights and welfare.
• Learn physical fitness and self-defense techniques programs; first aid, including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation techniques; and other related course or programs as required.
• Attend all required academy and Sheriff's Office trainings as scheduled, including nights and weekends when necessary.

• Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment.
• Must possess a valid driver's license as required by the position.
• Must be able to pass a medical examination, including a drug screening and possibly a psychological evaluation.
• Must be able to pass a background investigation, including a voice stress analysis and/or a polygraph.
• Must be able to complete a conviction history questionnaire prior to or during the interview process.

The written examination consists of the POST Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB). T-scores received from this examination will determine applicant ranking on the eligible list. For more information regarding the PELLETB, click here.