Lake County Sheriff

Recruitment

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is always looking for motivated individuals to join our team in various roles.

Mission Statement

We, the members of the Lake County Sheriff's Office, provide professional, responsive, law enforcement services in collaboration with stakeholders in our community. We strive to have a county in which residents and visitors alike, can feel safe and secure. We seek effective solutions to problems, while respecting the dignity and rights of all people. We recognize our roles as leaders in our profession, and in the communities we serve, We hold ourselves to the highest standards of conduct.

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Jun 05, 2026
Full time
$55,348 yearly
Lake County Sheriff CA
DEPUTY SHERIFF – CORRECTIONS I DEFINITION Under direct supervision, works in a training capacity, learning to supervise inmates at the Lake County Correctional Facility and maintain facility security; learns procedures and methods for the care, custody, and confinement of inmates; oversees work details and leisure activities; and performs related duties as assigned. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS This is the entry and first working level in the Deputy Sheriff - Corrections series.  Incumbents work in a learning capacity performing Deputy Sheriff - Corrections duties related to the care, custody, and confinement of inmates at the correctional facility. This classification is a sworn position under Penal Code 830.1 (c). Positions in the Deputy Sheriff - Corrections series are flexibly staffed.  Incumbents may advance to the higher classifications after gaining the knowledge, skill, experience, licenses, and certifications which meet the...
Jun 05, 2026
Full time
Lake County Sheriff CA
The Lake County Sheriff's Office is offering a $10,000.00 hiring incentive to applicants hired as a permanent Deputy Sheriff I/II with the County of Lake. The $10,000.00 hiring incentive will be made in two (2) $5,000.00 payments. The first $5,000.00 payment will be made to an employee within the next available pay period following the initial, first time hire of the  employee in the Deputy Sheriff I/II classification in the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The second $5,000.00 payment will be made upon successful completion of employment probation. Employee must remain employed with the County for two (2) years or repay the hiring incentive; the employee shall authorize such repayment as a payroll deduction from the final paycheck, and/or repay any shortage not covered in the final paycheck with a personal check payable to the County of Lake within 15 days of termination. DEPUTY SHERIFF II DEFINITION Under direct supervision, performs complex law...
Jun 05, 2026
Full time
$72,612 monthly
Lake County Sheriff CA
DEPUTY SHERIFF I HIRING INCENTIVE  The Lake County Sheriff's Office is offering a $10,000.00 hiring incentive to applicants hired as a permanent Deputy Sheriff I/II with the County of Lake. The $10,000.00 hiring incentive will be made in two (2) $5,000.00 payments. The first $5,000.00 payment will be made to an employee within the next available pay period following the initial, first time hire of the  employee in the Deputy Sheriff I/II classification in the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The second $5,000.00 payment will be made upon successful completion of employment probation. Employee must remain employed with the County for two (2) years or repay the hiring incentive; the employee shall authorize such repayment as a payroll deduction from the final paycheck, and/or repay any shortage not covered in the final paycheck with a personal check payable to the County of Lake within 15 days of termination.  DEFINITION Under direct...