Corrections Deputy

Division: Jail

Union Affiliation: Teamsters

Work Schedule: Varies

Total Hours Per Week: 40

As of  January 1, 2025, Tillamook County will be a PERS employer.

New employees hired after January 1, 2025 are eligible to participate.

Those that are currently participating in PERS will enter automatically,

all other employees have a 6 month waiting period. 

ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND PAY STRUCTURE:

• County pays 100% of the premium on Medical, Dental & Vision.
• Employees hired on or after January 1, 2025 will only be eligible for the PERS plan.
• HRA VEBA: Employees receive $115 per month to this personal tax-free health reimbursement account.
• Employee Assistant Program
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employer paid Basic Life and AD&D
• Sick Leave
• Paid vacation after 6 months
• In lieu of holidays, employees accrue 8 hours of holiday credit per month.
• Additional Pay applies if you meet the qualifications:
  1. Law Enforcement Certifications: DPSST Intermediate Certified Police Officer earns 4% incentive on base pay; DPSST Advanced Certified Police Officer earns 7% incentive on base pay.
  2. Bilingual pay: Successful completion of bilingual fluency and competency, employee receives 5% incentive on base salary.
  3. Longevity: 2% on base salary beginning after the 12^th year of continuous service in the bargaining unit; 4% on base salary beginning after the 15^th year of continuous service in the bargaining unit; and 6% on base salary with 20 years or more continuous service in the bargaining unit.

ABOUT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE:

The Tillamook County Sheriff's duty is to maintain peace within the county, and as an elected official the Sheriff is accountable to the people of Tillamook County. Citizens living and visiting Tillamook County receive many services from your Sheriff's Office. Some of the major operations include our 54 dedicated employees running and maintaining the Jail, Search and Rescue on land and water, processing and delivery of civil papers, Community Corrections (Parole and Probation), Court House Security, major crime team response, and support of the municipal City Police Departments.

 

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The Tillamook County Jail was built in 2000. It is staffed by experienced and well-trained correctional deputies and operates 24-hours a day, 365 days per year. The jail has its own kitchen that is staffed by custody workers and supervised by civilian cooks. We receive adults in custody from law enforcement agencies to include the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, the City of Tillamook Police Department, the City of Manzanita Police Department, and various other state and federal agencies.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Duties assigned to this position are not all inclusive. Additional duties may be assigned.)

 

Essential Functions

• Engage in traditional law enforcement correction duties including, but not limited to: Maintain order, discipline and security of adults in custody within the correction facility; check adults in custody physical condition and arrange for medication and medical attention as needed; assure a secure facility; accompany adults in custody and/or juveniles to court appearances, physicians, hospitals, etc., serve meals. 
• Conduct periodic prisoner, cell, and area searches.  
• Ability to testify credibly as a witness in court and administrative proceedings.  
• Receive incoming prisoners; book search, fingerprint, photograph; collect personal property and issue receipts; receive and record bail monies; release adults in custody at the end of sentence; process security deposits and releases.  Maintain appropriate logs, records and inventories using automated equipment and systems.  Transport prisoners and persons to various locations by motor vehicle.  
• The ability to drive a motor vehicle and maintain a valid driver's license.  

• Direct adults in custody in work duties; participate as necessary; distribute equipment and supplies, evaluate work.

 

Other Functions

• Ensure clean and safe facility.
• Represent the Sheriff's Office and answer questions and interpret policy and procedure for law enforcement officials, attorneys, adults in custody and families and the public.  

Other duties may be assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABITILIES:

Knowledge:  Considerable knowledge of policies, procedures and practices of modern law enforcement in areas of custody and control of prisoners, laws of search and seizure, civil rights; considerable knowledge of federal, state and county rules, regulations and ordinances that govern law enforcement activities; considerable knowledge of general procedure used in court system.

 

Skills:  Skill in meeting and dealing with a wide range of people; report writing and statistical data compilation; accurate typing.

Ability:  Able to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms; maintain records, reports and logs; adjust to priority changes and perform calmly and effectively in emergency and other conflict situations; remain calm and use good judgement during confrontational or high-pressure situations; utilize problem identification and resolution techniques and make decisions independently in accordance with established policies and use judgement in carrying out responsibilities; courteously meet and deal effectively with other employees, judges, federal, state and local agencies, law enforcement and emergency service personnel, medical providers, clergy, vendors, adults in custody and families and the public.   As an essential function of the position, employee must adhere to a code of conduct and ethics as established by the County, DPSST and rules of Oregon law with the ability to maintain the status of honesty, non-discriminatory behavior, and credibility in all matters including legal proceedings.

 

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

To promote enforcement of the law by improving competence of police officers, parole and probation officers and corrections officers, the Board on Police Standards and Training establishes 1) training standards for physical, emotional, intellectual and moral fitness, and 2) reasonable minimum training for all levels of career development, basic through advances certifications.  Furthermore, all appropriate employees are required to participate in mandatory department training in areas of new law updates, physical fitness and firearms.

 

Minimum standards for employment as a law enforcement officer, as well as experience and training requirements for certification levels, are established in the Board of Public Safety Standards and Training Act, ORS 181.610-690, and reprinted in the Board of Public Safety Standards and Training Policy and Procedures Manual.

 

Initial, minimum standards are:

1)    Must be a U.S. citizen 

2)    At least 21 years of age,

3)    No convictions by any State or Federal government of a crime punishable by imprisonment in State or Federal prison;

4)    Good moral character as determined through background investigation;

5)    Pass a physical and psychological examination by a licensed physician and/or psychologist;

6)    Possession of a high school diploma or GED certificate;

7)    Driving record must be free of convictions for hazardous moving violations within the previous three years;

9)    Must pass the POST (Police Officer Selection Test); and

10)   Within one year of employment must possess a basic corrections certification from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST).  Failure to obtain valid certification is grounds for separation of employment for not meeting an essential qualification. 

 

Tillamook County Qualifications: Preferred experience as correction deputy and/or some college coursework in law enforcement OR satisfactory combination of education, experience and training. Within one year of employment, must possess basic certificate issued by the Board of Public Safety Standards and Training.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

This classification works under the general direction of the Corrections Sergeant.  Recurring, routine assignments are independently performed by employee on the basis of past experience.  The employee receives general instructions regarding the scope and approach to projects or assignments, but procedures and problem resolution are left to employee discretion and interpretation.  Employee estimates and manages time efficiently.  Work is reviewed periodically to ensure determinations and decisions are in compliance to Sheriff's Office policy and procedure.

 

Work is performed within established Sheriff's Office policy, procedure and directives; federal, state and county statutes, rules regulations and ordinances; DPSST reference manuals; accepted procedures within correction facility profession.  Incumbent has to remain current on guidelines and uses considerable judgement interpreting guidelines and follows procedures and policies closely due to nature of work.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is primarily performed in the correction facility environment with security restrictions and in direct contact with adults in custody.  Physical demands involve bending, climbing, hearing alarms and voice conversations, keyboarding, lifting up to 60 pounds, pulling, pushing, reaching, running, sitting, standing, driving, and walking. Work is performed in an environment that involves risks and discomforts requiring safety precautions.  Employees share common exposure to communicable diseases.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Fill out the application in its entirety and submit proof of successfully completing the Police Officer Selection Test (POST) and the Oregon Physical Abilities Test (ORPAT). 

Submit your passing POST (Stanard & Associates Version) on Agency letterhead.

OR

If you can provide proof of a Bachelor’s Degree, you can waive the POST.

OR

Submit your passing FrontLine National Exam VIDEO through National Testing Network (NTN). If you have not taken the test log onto www.nationaltestingnetwork.com, select Law Enforcement and sign up for Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office.

 

 

Submit you passing ORPAT scores via another Agency submitted on their Letterhead with your application.

OR

Submit your passing FrontLine National Exam VIDEO through National Testing Network (NTN). If you have not taken the test log onto www.nationaltestingnetwork.com, select Law Enforcement and sign up for Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and register for the ORPAT separately.

 

You will not move forward in the application process until the above steps are completed.

Following the closing date of this recruitment, you will hear from us by email.  If you are selected as a candidate for testing and/or an interview, we will contact you to arrange a date and time.  We want to ensure that we hire the best possible staff for our County Team because we believe that the right people are our most valuable asset!

Salary : $59,862 - $78,104