As a San Francisco Deputy Sheriff, you’ll join a diverse workforce that helps protect public safety and enforce the law. Duties include:
- Supervising people in San Francisco County Jails
- Managing justice-involved people in alternatives to incarceration
- Providing law enforcement services at high-profile public location
Qualifications
You must:
- Be at least 20 years old
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Have a valid driver’s license
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent
- Have worked for at least one year or attended at least one year of college
You may not:
- Have a felony or domestic violence conviction
- Have a misdemeanor conviction that bans you from carrying a firearm
Application process
All applicants must complete the following steps prior to being hired:
- Fill out our online application
- Prepare in advance by taking the REACT practice test for Corrections Officers.
- Take and pass our physical ability test
- Run 500 yards
- Lift and drag a 165-pound dummy 32 feet
- Complete a 99-yard obstacle course
- Complete an oral interview
- Watch video scenarios and answer questions
- Complete and submit a personal history statement with requested documentation
- Pass a background investigation
- Take and pass a psychological evaluation and polygraph test
- Take and pass the medical examination