Snohomish County Sheriff's Office - Lateral Deputy Sheriff
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office - Lateral Deputy Sheriff
Last updated on April 19, 2024
PST Partner Agency since July 13, 2018
Vacancies: 22
Important Information
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office is building an ongoing eligibility list for Entry Lateral Deputy. The office will be pulling a list of names on a continual basis. Candidate will need to apply through Snohomish County: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/snohomish/jobs/2124113/deputy-sheriff-lateral-entry?keywords=Deputy%20Sheriff%20Lateral&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
No testing is required for this position.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have any questions or concerns regarding the disqualifiers, please contact the Personnel Development Division, Lieutenant Troy Koster at 425.388.3322.
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Snohomish County Sheriff's Office - Lateral Deputy Sheriff Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
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| Test | Hire | ||
| Written Examination |
No, not required |
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| LEO/CO Physical Ability Test (PAT) |
No, not required (may be required later) |
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| Minimum Age | 21 years old at time of hire, 20 1/2 at time of testing. | ||
| US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident | US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident. | ||
| High School Grad/ GED | High School Grad or GED. | ||
| Driver's License Required | Possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Washington state driver's license. | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult | No felony convictions. | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile | No felony convictions. | ||
| Ability to Read & Write the English Language | Ability to read and write the English language. | ||
| Vision Requirements | Ability to pass medical vision test. | ||
| College Requirement | No | ||
| Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certification | Yes | ||
| Prior Experience Requirement | Must have been employed as a full time, fully commissioned law enforcement officer in a civilian law enforcement agency for at least 12 of the past 24 months. Must provide documented successful completion of a state basic law enforcement academy. Completion of the Equivalency Academy is required within one year from date of hire if the applicant is not already certified in the State of Washington. Experience as a Tribal Officer will be considered provided all of the above requirements are met. | ||
| Other |
Snohomish County Sheriff does not require their LATERAL candidates to take the physical ability test with PST. Able to successfully pass a complete background investigation to include a polygraph exam, psychological evaluation and a medical exam. |
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| Multiple Scores from Same Applicant | We consider the highest score received within the past one year | ||
| Request/Access Scores | On a continual basis. | ||
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office - Lateral 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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Snohomish County Sheriff's Office - Lateral Deputy Sheriff
Other Snohomish County Sheriff's Office positions
Entry Deputy Sheriff
Entry 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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