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SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
3000 ROCKEFELLER, MS 606
EVERETT, WASHINGTON 98201
(425)388-3600
http://sheriff.snoco.org

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Updated: February 19, 2025

Job Classification: Entry Level Deputy Sheriff

The department requires a completed PHQ within the last 6 months. You can access the questionnaire through your candidate account. NTN suggests completing the PHQ as soon as possible or you may not be considered further in the process.

Salary Information: $83,349.96 - $109,139.16 annually

Educations Incentives:

AA Degree – 3.5%

BA Degree – 7%

MA Degree – 9%

Benefit Information:

Salary may include college incentive pay, longevity pay and specialty pay if eligible
Choice of two medical insurance plans
Fully paid dental, vision and basic life insurance for you and all of your dependants
Take home vehicle upon completion of field training
All uniforms and equipment provided
LEOFF 2 retirement
Optional deferred compensation program
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Program and flexible spending account
Access to Snocope Credit Union
Direct payroll deposit option to various financial institutions
Long term disability insurance through the Deputy Sheriff Association
Paid vacation and sick leave

Contact Information:
Lt.Troy Koster
425-388-3322
troy.koster@snoco.org

Department Overview: Snohomish County is located on Puget Sound, between Skagit County to the north and King County (and Seattle) to the south. Covering 2,090 square miles, it is the 13th largest county in total land area in Washington.
Snohomish County's varied topography ranges from saltwater beaches, rolling hills and rich river bottom farmlands in the west to dense forest and alpine wilderness in the mountainous east. Glacier Peak, at 10,541 feet, is the highest point in Snohomish County and one of the highest in Washington State. Sixty-eight percent of the county land area is forest land, 18% is rural, 9% is urban/city and 5% is agricultural.
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office is a full service law enforcement agency providing law enforcement, jail services, court security, and civil processing services to all areas of unincorporated Snohomish County and to the contract cities of Stanwood, Gold Bar, Granite Falls, Darrington, Snohomish, Sultan, and Index.

Population: 803,000 (2020 estimate)

Job Requirements

Age:
Must be 21 at the time of hire and at least 20.5 at the time of application.

Citizenship Required:
Must be a US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or a deferred childhood arrival (DACA) recipient

High School Grad / GED:
Yes

Driver's License:
Yes

Ability to Read/Speak English:
Yes

Felony, Criminal Activity Disqualifiers:

Felony Conviction
Misdemeanor conviction for moral turpitude
Conviction for Domestic Violence or Order Violation

Driving Disqualifiers:

Unable to possess WA State driver's license (commissioned only)

Potential Drug Use Disqualifiers:

Drug possession/usage beyond these standards may disqualify you for employment with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
No combined possession and/or usage of any non-prescribed Schedules I-V drugs over fifteen (15) times with that possession and/or usage in the last five (5) years (possession/usage of marijuana/hashish/derivatives or synthetics in the last one (1) year, evaluated for disqualification).
Possession/usage of prescription drugs that were NOT prescribed to the applicant in the last five (5) years, evaluated for disqualification.
No possession/usage of heroin, regardless of time frame.
No injection of any non-prescribed drugs, regardless of time frame.
No trafficking, selling, offering to sell, or transporting for sale of any illegal drugs, regardless of time frame (except marijuana, to be evaluated for disqualification).
No illegal drug possession/usage after submitting an application, while employed, or after having been employed by a law enforcement agency (including military law enforcement), regardless of time frame.
No non-prescribed usage of anabolic steroids in last three (3) years.
"Possession" is defined as having actual physical control of any illegal (non-prescribed) drug for personal use or otherwise.
"Use" is defined as trying, testing, or experimenting, which includes, but is not limited to, tasting, smoking, injecting, absorbing, sniffing, or inhaling.

Employment Disqualifiers:

Knowingly falsifying application/personal history packet
Failure to pass polygraph
Failure to pass psychological assessment
Failure to pass medical/drug screening or assessment

Financial Disqualifiers (reviewed on case-by-case basis):

Two or more bankruptcies
Bills currently in collection status (other than medical)

Additional Disqualifiers (reviewed on case-by-case basis):

Current Domestic Violence Order, in which, applicant is the respondent
Other than Honorable military discharge/separation

Selection Process:

All interested applicants must complete an application, Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ) and successfully pass the written and physical fitness tests administered by NTN.
Applicants must also submit an on-line Civil Service application and supplemental questionnaire through Snohomish County's NEOGOV site. https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/snohomish
Applicant must achieve a passing score of at least 70% on the video exam. Applicant must pass the reading section, report writing section and the physical fitness test. Applicant must pass the report writing section and the physical fitness test.
Veterans' scoring criteria will be granted in accordance with RCW 41.04.
Applicant's eligibility on the Civil Service eligibility list will be valid for one (1) year.
Candidates on the eligibility list will be certified to the Sheriff to begin the pre-employment portion of the process.
Candidates will receive an e-mail from Civil Service with their score and rank on the Civil Service eligibility list.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: SNOHOMISH COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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