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SECURITY OFFICER, SHERIFF

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SALARY: $2,315.36 - $2,871.00

EXAM NO.: J-2828-G

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Graduation from U.S. high school or U.S. General Education Development (G.E.D.).* Successful completion of the mandatory Department sponsored in-service training program is required prior to final appointment.
AGE: Must be 18 years of age at the time of filing.
LICENSE: A valid California Class “C” Driver License** is required to perform job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS: “4" - Arduous: involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds often combined with bending, twisting or working on irregular surfaces; and occasionally requires extraordinary physical activity.

REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

*To qualify, applicants must submit a copy of the U.S. high school diploma or U.S. General Education Development (G.E.D.) at the time of filing.
**Applicants must submit a copy of their driver license at the time of filing. Applicants without the required license attached will be considered incomplete, and subject to rejection.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applications should be submitted on business days ONLY beginning on Monday, January 10, 2005 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the following location: Examinations Unit, University Centre Building, 101 Centre Plaza Drive, Monterey Park, California 91754-2169. Facsimiles of the application will not be accepted. Applications filed at any other County location will not be accepted if they are not received at the above location. This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure at anytime. For further information concerning this examination, please call Personnel Administration, Examinations Unit at (323)526-5611, TTY (323)260-5291 or (323) 267-6669.

POSITION INFORMATION

Positions allocated to this group are non-peace officers positions assigned to assist in providing security in and around County facilities or Community Colleges. Incumbents generally operate a fixed post but may be assigned to designated patrol areas.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Works a fixed post, or tours inner/outer perimeter of a facility or campus to detect or prevent individuals or groups from committing acts which are injurious to others or to property within or around a facility
• Intervenes to terminate injurious acts, conducts searches of individuals for weapons , illegal devices, or contraband and detains individuals for further investigation or arrest where circumstances and conditions warrant such action.
• Directs visitors to personnel and services within a facility.
• Investigates questionable acts of behavior observed or reported on premises and questions witness and suspects to ascertain or verify facts.
• Pursues, apprehends and detains persons observed injuring others and damaging property; and detains suspects pending transportation and booking by local enforcement agency.
• Participates with sworn personnel in securing facilities and conducting searches.
• Intervenes and or assists on behalf of lower level security personnel in the absence of supervisor or sworn personnel.
• Insures only authorized employees, venders or other appropriately identified persons are permitted access to closed or restricted areas and detains unidentified or unauthorized persons.
• Responds to reports of ill or injured visitors or employees and notifies supervisors or other appropriate personnel if additional assistance is necessary.
• Explains and interprets organizational procedures and practices to lower level security personnel.
• Utilizes fixed and hand-held scanning devices to detect unauthorized weapons or devices.
• Monitors alarm systems and electronic surveillance equipment and responds to locally activated fire, burglary or other alarms.
• Relays reports of bomb threats to the appropriate law enforcement jurisdiction; and participates in organized searches.
• Reports safety hazards, malfunctioning equipment and other such matters to appropriate personnel.
• Writes daily activity, incidents and non-employee injury reports.
• Operates miscellaneous equipment and/or motor vehicles including use of bicycles as required in the conduct of routine patrol or to report to alternate assignment posts in accordance with emergent staffing needs.
• Issues non-moving citations for routine infraction such as parking violations.

DISABILITY INFORMATION

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will not discriminate against applicants with disabilities. During the exam process, applicants are not required to disclose nor will the Sheriff’s Department request information about physical, mental, or psychological impairments. However, if an applicant wishes to have the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department consider special arrangements to accommodate an impairment, the applicant should contact the Examinations Unit at (323) 526-5611, TTY (323) 260-5291 or (323) 267-6669 within (10) business days after the filing date.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

This examination will consist of two (2) parts:

PART I - A qualifying preliminary background screening. Only those applicants who pass the background screening will be allowed to continue in the selection process.

PART II - A written test covering reading comprehension and inductive reasoning ability weighted 100%. Only those candidates who attain a score of 70% or above will receive a passing grade.

THE WRITTEN TEST IS NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE WRITTEN TEST FOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, SHERIFF, EXAM NO. J-2827-M: If you have taken the written test for the Security Assistant, Sheriff, Exam No. J-2827-M, within the last six (6) months, your score will be applicable. Please advise the Exam Unit Staff, in writing, at the time of application filing.

CANDIDATES MAY NOT COMPETE FOR THIS EXAMINATION MORE THE ONCE EVERY SIX (6) MONTHS.

VACANCY INFORMATION

The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

ELIGIBLE REGISTER INFORMATION

The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in order of their score group for a period a six (6) months following the promulgation date.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

RECORD OF CONVICTIONS: A full disclosure of all convictions is required. Failure to disclose convictions will result in disqualification. Not all convictions constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors such as your age at the time of th offense(s), and the recency of offense(s) will be taken into account, as well as the relationship between the offense(s) and the job(s) for which you apply. However, any applicant for County employment who has been convicted of workers` compensation fraud is automatically barred from employment with the County of Los Angeles (County Code Section 5.12.110).

Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, and will be required to wear a Los Angeles County Sheriff`s Department approved uniform and, must comply with the Department`s approved uniform standards.

The selection process includes: a thorough background investigation which will include a fingerprint search and may include a polygraph test; and a medical examination which will include a physical exam, and may include a written psychological test, and/or a psychological interview. Please refer to the list of examples of disqualifying factors below. Successful candidates may be required to complete a timed physical agility test and a timed obstacle course. Only those candidates who are successful in the entire selection process will be eligible for appointment as a Security Officer, Sheriff.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

In an effort to improve compliance with court-ordered child, family and spousal obligations, certain employment information (i.e. name, address, Social Security Number and date of hire) is regularly reported to the State Directory of New Hires which may assist in locating persons who owe these obligations. Family Code section 17512 permits, under certain circumstances, for additional employment and identifying information to be requested. Applicants will not be disqualified from employment based on this information.

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