Correctional Deputy I/II

Job Description:

Correctional Deputy I/II

Description

Job Summary

Under supervision, the Correctional Deputy is a dual-role, entry-level position responsible for maintaining the safety, security, and orderly operation of the County jail while also performing emergency dispatch functions. Incumbents supervise inmates during booking, housing, meals, and movement within the facility; assist with booking, classification, and release processes; and maintain accurate records and logs.

In addition to custody duties, Correctional Deputies receive and prioritize emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatch law enforcement and public safety personnel, and operate communications systems such as CLETS and NCIC. This position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-responsibility environment, exercising sound judgment and professionalism in both custody and dispatch settings. As knowledge and experience are gained, incumbents may advance to the Correctional Deputy II level.
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The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is dependable, level-headed, and committed to maintaining safety and professionalism in a correctional and emergency communications environment. They demonstrate strong judgment, the ability to remain calm under pressure, and the capacity to make quick, informed decisions in emergency situations.

This individual communicates clearly and effectively with a wide range of people, including inmates, staff, law enforcement personnel, and the public, maintaining a firm, respectful, and tactful approach at all times. They are detail-oriented and capable of accurately documenting information, following procedures, and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Successful candidates are adaptable and eager to learn, with the ability to balance custody responsibilities with dispatch operations. They value teamwork, accountability, and public service, and are prepared to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays. A strong work ethic, integrity, and the ability to build professional working relationships are essential for success in this role.

Department Overview
The Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to protecting life and property, maintaining public safety, and providing professional law enforcement and correctional services to the community. The Corrections Division operates the County jail, ensuring the safe, secure, and humane custody of individuals in detention, while the Dispatch Center serves as a critical communications hub for emergency and non-emergency public safety response.

Staff work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that requires strong coordination between custody operations, field personnel, and allied agencies. The department is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, accountability, and service, while fostering a culture of teamwork, training, and continuous improvement. Serving a rural and geographically diverse county, the Sheriff’s Office plays a vital role in supporting both residents and visitors through responsive and reliable public safety services.

About the County

Mono County, California's Great Beyond

Mono County offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through public service while enjoying an exceptional quality of life. As a small, collaborative county organization, employees work closely with leadership, take on diverse responsibilities, and see the direct results of their work in the community.

What employees value about working at Mono County: Employees appreciate Mono County’s location and lifestyle benefits, strong benefits package (including CalPERS retirement and health coverage), collaborative teams, and the opportunity to make a direct impact in public service. Our smaller, close-knit work environment fosters meaningful connections and supports work-life balance.

The Region

Mono County is a rural region with a dynamic community of 13,000 residents located in the eastern side of California’s Sierra Nevada range. Development is increasing in the area due to the consistent growth of the town of Mammoth Lakes. Known as “California’s Great Beyond” this natural playground offers a complete range of amenities and activities making it an ideal place to live and work. Enjoy fine shops, restaurants, and cafes. Snowboard, ski, or bike down mountain trails, fish for trout, explore the backcountry, play a round of golf, relax in soothing hot springs, or paddle a kayak along the shores of Mono Lake.

The town of Mammoth Lakes is the most populated region of Mono County, hosting Mammoth Mountain Ski area and various resort-community amenities. On the quieter side, June Lake, Lee Vining, Bridgeport, Walker, Coleville, Chalfant, and Benton offer a more rural atmosphere, unlimited outdoor adventures, and small-town charm.

Mono County, California’s Eastern Sierra

Benefits Highlights

Mono County offers a competitive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance:

• Holiday Pay: 7% additional compensation
• Retirement: CalPERS retirement plan
• Health Coverage: Cafeteria-style benefits plan including medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents
• Paid Time Off:
  • Vacation: Starting at 80 hours annually, increasing with years of service (up to 160 hours)
  • Sick Leave: 8 hours per month
• Overtime & Compensation Enhancements:
  • Call-back overtime with a 4-hour minimum
  • Compensatory Time Off (CTO) accrual up to 200 hours
• Shift Differentials:
  • 4% for utility shifts
  • 6% for night shifts
• Specialty Pay:
  • Bilingual Pay: 5% (when certified)
  • Field Training Officer (FTO) Pay: 5% while assigned a trainee
• Education Incentives:
  • Up to $700 annually for job-related education expenses
  • Degree Incentive Pay:
    • 2.5% for Associate’s Degree
    • 5% for Bachelor’s Degree
• Uniform & Equipment:
  • $600 annual uniform allowance
  • Issued duty equipment
• Career Development:
  • Paid training including required certifications and academy completion
  • Opportunities for advancement within the Correctional Deputy series

Additional Information

Minimum Qualifications:
Required Experience and Education:

• Any achievement of a passing score on a Board of Corrections approved written Entrance Correctional Officer Examination, and achievement of a passing score on an oral qualifications appraisal interview.
• Ability to successfully pass an intensive background investigation as required by P.O.S.T. standards, including fingerprint and criminal history checks.
• Possession of appropriate physical and mental qualifications to pass a Public Safety Officer physical entrance examination and psychological entrance examination.
• Successful completion of the California Penal Code 832 training and STC Jail Core Academy within one (1) year of initial employment. Successful completion of a 120-hour Basic Complaint and Dispatcher's Course.
• Possession of an appropriate valid California Driver's License

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain this knowledge would be some previous experience in working with people in a setting requiring group control. Also, completion of high school or the equivalent.

Mono County Summary of Benefits

The following information is intended to provide a summary of benefits and does not include full details of coverage. Service limitations and restrictions may apply depending on coverage levels and services rendered.

Pay Periods and Payroll Deductions

County employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis, which consists of 26 pay periods per year. Payroll deductions including medical and most voluntary deductions will occur on a semi-monthly basis or 2 times per month. Retirement contributions will always be deducted on all 26 pay periods.

Medical Mono County Contracts with CalPERS

To provide health insurance for its employees and currently offers several Preferred Provider (PPO) Plans which are administered by Anthem Blue Cross. Employees have the option to choose from PERS Gold, PERS Platinum, and PORAC. The PORAC Plan is currently only available to members of the Safety group employee's. Medical plan costs vary based on the plan and coverage you select. The employee and the County share the cost of the plan, which is deducted on a pre-tax basis. The employee’s cost is in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding with each bargaining group. For more information regarding health plans, please visit: https://www.calpers.ca.gov/page/active-members/health-benefits/plans-and-rates

Dental Mono County

Offers a self-insured dental plan administered by Ameritas.
Dental premium coverage is provided to eligible Mono County employees at 100% employer paid.

Vision

Vision Service Plan is our Vision Insurance provider. Our plan is VSP Signature. Benefits include:

• well/vision exam every 12 months, carries a $10 copay.
• $160 allowance for frames and 20% off amount over allowance.
• $180 allowance for contacts and contact lens exam and 15% off contact lens fitting and evaluation. Currently Vision coverage is provided to eligible Mono County employees at 100% employer paid.

Basic Life Insurance
Administered by Madison Life, Mono County Employees are entitled to Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment.

Mono County also offers coverage to employee’s spouse and dependents. Life Insurance is administered by Voya Insurance.

• Coverage for General Employees is $5,000.00
• At-Will/Elected Employees/Paramedic Coverage is $50,000.00
• Coverage for Employee’s Spouse is $1,000.00
• Coverage for Employee’s Children is also $1,000.00
• Coverage for Employee’s Children under six months is $100.00

Currently Basic Life coverage is provided to eligible Mono County employees at 100% employer paid.

Supplemental Life Insurance - Administered by Colonial Life.

Employees have the option of enrolling in a Supplemental Life insurance policy for themselves, their spouse and any dependent children. This policy is purchased by the employee with rates based on the age group at the time of enrollment.

Supplemental life insurance coverage can be enrolled in the first 31 days of employment without proof of good health, after 31 days proof of good health is required. Amounts available are as follows:

• For Employee up to $150,000 (guaranteed issue) or up to $500,000 with proof of good health
• For Spouse up to $50,000.00 and for the Employee’s Children for $10,000.00.

Flexible Spending Accounts and Optional Insurances

Provided by AmeriFLEX Flexible Spending Accounts for medical reimbursement and dependent care are available through a Section 125 account administered by AmeriFLEX . These accounts allow you to contribute pre-tax dollars to help pay for eligible medical and dependent care expenses.

Mono County Deferred Compensation 457/401(a) Plan

The County provides deferred compensation plan through Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a) Employees have the option to sign up for the 457-deferred compensation plan and contribute up to the maximum amount allowed by the IRS. If the employee contributes a total of 1-5% of their pre-tax salary, the County will match those contributions up to a maximum of 5% into a 401 (a) plan under the employee’s name. The employee may direct the investment of all contributions in accordance with the options or limitation provided by the 401(a) Plan.

CalPERS Retirement Benefits and Contributions

Mono County contracts with CalPERS for your retirement plan. Your retirement plan is a defined benefit plan determined by a set formula which uses your years of service, age at retirement, and highest one or three years of service. The Plan is funded by contributions from the employee, the County and investments from plan assets.

Mono County has a Local Miscellaneous group and a Local Safety group.

Your benefit formula will fall within one of these two groups

Most new members will fall within the new Pension Reform Formulas of 2 @ 62 for Miscellaneous & 2.7 @ 57 for all Safety Group. However, if you do have prior membership you may be eligible for the formulas that were in place on December 31st 2012, before Pension reform went into place. Our pre-pension reform formulas are:

Local Miscellaneous Group = 2.5% @ 55

Local Safety - Sheriff = 3% @ 55

Local Safety - Fire = 2% @ 50

Local Safety - County Peace Officer = 3% @ 50

Find out all about your CalPERS benefits at www.calpers.ca.gov

EAP - Employee Assistance Program

Mono County offers two different Employee Assistance Programs through Trindel Insurance Fund and NIS. Both programs include counseling and telephone consultation services addressing a variety of personal topics to promote a healthy family and work life balance.

Mono County Wellness Program

Mono County offers a discounted rate, as well as $25 towards Membership to local health clubs at the Double Eagle in June Lake or Snowcreek Athletic Club.

For employees living or working in Bridgeport, there is a County maintained facility in the Bridgeport Memorial Hall that employees have access to for a small one-time fee of $10.00

SICK & VACATION

Sick - (Unless an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise)

Eligible employees will accrue sick leave at the rate of 12 sick days per year. Permanent part-time employees accrue sick leave on a prorated basis.

Vacation- (Unless an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise)

Eligible employees shall be entitled to accrue vacation leave with pay for each year of full-time service as follows:

Initial employment ----------------------------------10 days vacation per year

After three years of continuous service------15 days vacation per year

After ten years of continuous service--------17 days vacation per year

After fifteen years of continuous service---19 days vacation per year

After twenty years of continuous service--20 days vacation per year

Permanent part-time employees accrue vacation on a prorated basis.

Mono County Holidays

Mono County recognizes 16 holidays as outlined in the Mono County Policies and Procedures and Personal Holidays according to the specific MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) according to your represented group.

“Welcome to Mono County - A great place to live and work!!”

Salary:

$59,577.60 - $79,856.48 Annually