Skagit County Sheriff's Office - Lateral / BLEA Certified Deputy Sheriff
Skagit County Sheriff's Office - Lateral / BLEA Certified Deputy Sheriff
Last updated on March 13, 2024
PST Partner Agency since March 15, 2012
Vacancies: 11
Important Information
Lateral applicants and BLEA certified applicants are accepted for this classification. The written examination is no longer required. Recent BLEA trained applicants not off probation may be reviewed on an individual basis. Questions email Skagit County Civil Service Examiner at csexaminer@co.skagit.wa.us.
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Skagit County Sheriff's Office - Lateral / BLEA Certified Deputy Sheriff Requirements
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| Written Examination |
No, not required Skagit County no longer requires the written examination for lateral or exceptional candidates. Please update your Personal History Statement (PHS) if you haven't already and upload your BLEA certification or equivalent out of state certification/experience approved by the CJTC as an attachment. |
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| LEO/CO Physical Ability Test (PAT) |
No, not required (may be required later)
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| Minimum Age | 21 | ||||
| US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident | US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident. | ||||
| High School Grad/ GED | Yes | ||||
| Driver's License Required | Yes | ||||
| Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult | None. | ||||
| Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile | None. | ||||
| Ability to Read & Write the English Language | Yes | ||||
| Vision Requirements | Must be able to see with or without corrective lens | ||||
| Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certification |
Yes. Possess a current Peace Officer Certification from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. |
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| Prior Experience Requirement |
Successfully completed probation with a Washington State law enforcement agency.
If law enforcement experience is from out-of-state the applicant must meet the Criminal Justice Training Commission's requirements for Basic law enforcement certificate of equivalency (WAC 139-05-210). Have no more than a 24-month break in service since the most recent law enforcement employer. |
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| Multiple Scores from Same Applicant | We consider the highest score received within the past one year | ||||
Skagit County Sheriff's Office - Lateral / BLEA Certified Deputy Sheriff Disqualifiers
The following are automatic and potential disqualifiers. Applicants should not apply to our agency if they indicate any of the automatic disqualifiers. Potential disqualifiers will be considered on a case by case basis.
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Skagit County Sheriff's Office - Lateral / BLEA Certified Deputy Sheriff
Agency Test Requirements
Written Examination: No, not required
PAT: No, not required (may be required later)
Other Skagit County Sheriff's Office positions
Deputy Sheriff
Corrections Deputy
Lateral Corrections Deputy
COVID-19 UPDATES
5/6/2020 Update:
TESTING IN WASHINGTON STATE CANCELED THROUGH MAY 31, 2020
All pre-employment tests in Washington State have been canceled until May 31, 2020 unless government restrictions are eased. With recent updates, facility closures, and government guidelines, this step is necessary and could be modified at any time. The health and safety of our customers, our staff, and their families is of the highest priority.
We will continue to evaluate developments and make changes to this policy as necessary. When we do resume testing, there will be plenty of events for everyone to test. We are in regular communication with our public safety agency partners, assessing alternatives to the traditional testing model and our testing policies. Any future updates will be posted on the PST website and our Facebook page.
4/1/2020 Update:
If you have tested with PST in the past 12 months, there may be additional positions you are now eligible to add. Several departments have temporarily changed their testing policies due to the suspension in testing that COVID-19 has caused. Please login to your PST account and navigate to the ‘New Positions’ page to see what departments you can add! We will regularly update that page in your account as departments send updates.
FUTURE TEST REGISTRATION
We know that there will be testing in the future - we just don’t know when! We want you to be prepared for when testing begins again so we have created test events on our calendar that you can register for that will place you in a queue to be first notified. These tests are not “real” test events, they are essentially a holding area. You will be able to “reschedule” out of that event to any other event date/location at no cost. Registering now will also give you time to work on your Personal History Statement (PHS) so that your data will be ready and up-to-date to send to your departments once testing resumes.
To sign up for this placeholder event, select the June 15, 2020 test date in your category (police, fire, 911 dispatch, corrections, etc.).
You may also click on the test event of interest below to sign up:
Law Enforcement & Corrections Written and Physical Ability Test
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