Job Details

Job Posting

Employer: County of Los Angeles

Salary: $61,064.88 - $82,285.20 Annually

Location: Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: J2749F

Department: SHERIFF'S LAW ENFORCEMENT

Opening Date: 01/09/2025

Position/Program Information

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

First Day of Filing: January 10, 2025 8:00 A.M. (PT)

Exam Number: J2749F

Type of Recruitment: Open Competitive Job Opportunity

Filing Type: Open Continuous

Essential Job Functions

• Assists in supervising the conduct of inmates in sleeping quarters, during meals and bathing, at recreation, and on work assignments.
• Assists in instructing and overseeing the work of a group of inmates assigned to various operational, maintenance, or other rehabilitative activities.
• Assists in the operation of main or dormitory control booths.
• Assists in processing inmates for court appearances.
• Assists in performing administrative and operation duties such as scheduling, maintaining unit logs and records, preparing reports or memoranda, and other record keeping as directed.
• Controls or assists in controlling and monitoring access to attorney rooms and visiting areas.
• Fingerprints, photographs, and/or operates live scan machines or assists in the process of fingerprinting and photographing inmates.
• Issues visitor passes and facility employee identification cards.
• Operates a computer terminal to obtain criminal history information including warrants or other holds, and updates classification or housing information as needed.
• Interviews inmates and reviews records relative to the classification process to determine appropriate security level, eligibility for transfer to other facilities, or status as returnees from other facilities.
• Ensures compliance with Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations and/or other legislative or judicial compliance orders as needed.
• Distributes and accounts for facility keys as needed.
• Assigned to a Sheriff's Station or other Type 1 jail facility to assist in receiving and processing inmates: e.g., searching, booking, photographing, fingerprinting, maintaining inmate records, and performing additional duties in relation to booking procedures and compliance with administrative regulations and court decisions as needed.
• Secures inmates and their personal property and monies as needed in compliance with departmental policies and procedures including juvenile detention policies and regulations.
• Maintains gate book, station jail reference manual, and/or other booking paperwork.
• Transmits fingerprint cards and/or operates Live Scan equipment, as needed.
• Issues personal hygiene supplies and/or specifically approved medications, as directed.
• Orders, inspects, and serves food to inmates.
• Maintains sanitary conditions within the custody, jail, or court lockup facility.
• Responds to public inquiries regarding inmates.
• Provides opportunities for inmates to contact the Bail Deviation Unit for possible bail reduction or release on the inmate's own recognizance.
• Inspects the court lockup and floor detention areas prior to and after inmate occupancy.
• Scans inmate wristband identification upon entry to and exit from the lockup and other secured areas using the Defendant Inmate Movement Management System (DIMMS); processes booking remands and release of inmates.
• Collects DNA from identified inmates as legally mandated; secures results for further processing; enters information into the DNA Offender Tracking System (DOTS).

Requirements

Selection Requirements

Age: Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.

Employment Eligibility: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. You will be required to submit your documents during the background investigation.

Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent high school proficiency or higher education. Evidence of equivalent high school proficiency includes having successfully passed the GED, TASC, HiSET, CHSPE, or CPP. Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by one of the approved organizations listed by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).

License: A valid California class "C" driver license or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Physical Class: IV - Arduous. This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.

Physical Requirements: Must be in good general physical condition and free from any medical conditions that would interfere with the satisfactory performance of the essential duties of this classification.

Supplemental Questionnaire: As part of this application process, you will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire. The questionnaire contains a pre-investigative questionnaire which will be utilized as part of the background investigation process to ensure you meet the standards set forth by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD). If you fail the pre-investigative questionnaire, you may be disqualified and will have to wait three (3) months from the date of the disqualification in order to reapply.

Additional Information

Work Conditions: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates seven days a week, 24-hours a day, and has locations throughout the greater Los Angeles County. Appointees must be willing to:

• work any shift.
• work overtime and consecutive shifts.
• work any day of the year.
• work with people of any race or ethnic group.
• work assignments with co-workers of the opposite sex.
• work in any location within the County of Los Angeles.
• have split or varied days off.
• work assignments where there is risk of being injured in the performance of their duties.
• deal with people who are hostile, irrational, emotionally distraught, or mentally ill.
• deal with volatile or life-threatening situations.
• make appropriate split-second decisions in emergent, highly stressful situations.
• work independently and as a partner or team member with a variety of individuals.

Examination Content: The examination will consist of a computer based multiple-choice test weighted 100%, assessing writing clarity, vocabulary, spelling, writing grammar, reading comprehension, deductive and inductive reasoning, and data interpretation. You must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the multiple-choice test to be placed on the eligible register. If you fail the multiple-choice test, you may retest without penalty before your application expires. The multiple-choice test is not reviewable by applicants per Civil Service Rule 7.19.

Test Preparation Information: There are websites available that have practice tests to help in the preparation of this examination. They are only guides and do not guarantee success in the examination. These sample tests are located at the following sites: The Los Angeles County Department of Human Resources website and the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission website.

Rescheduling Procedure: Your application will remain active for three (3) months from the date of your application. You may reschedule the multiple-choice test within a three-month period from the date of your application. You must pass the multiple-choice test before your application expires.

Multiple Choice Test Score: The LASD's Law Enforcement Job Family (LEJF) multiple-choice test scores do not expire.

Score Transfers: If you meet the selection requirements for this position and achieved a qualifying score from any of the LASD's LEJF examinations, the latest LEJF multiple-choice test score will be transferred to this position.

Eligibility Information: In lieu of traditional banding, an