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Sheriff's Corrections Assistant II - Banning
County of Riverside
Sheriff
Location
Riverside, California, 92502-1569
Salary
$24.17 - $31.62
per hour
Type
Closes
February 28, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves reviewing court documents, calculating inmate sentences and release dates, and managing booking information in computer systems to support jail operations at a correctional facility.
It requires handling clerical tasks like inventory and reports, often in a lead role training others.
A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with experience in legal or administrative work in law enforcement, comfortable with shift work including nights and weekends.
Key Requirements
- Review and interpret court documents for accuracy and to determine inmate release or detention
- Perform time computations for sentences and release dates using penal codes and regulations
- Enter, update, and query data in systems like JIMS, CLETS, and NCIC for booking charges and crime statistics
- Oversee inmate booking processes including bail application and scheduling court appearances
- Compile narrative and statistical reports, manage inventory, and process payroll documents
- Train staff on business office functions and complete employee evaluations
- Work rotating shifts, weekends, nights, holidays, and overtime as required
Full Job Description
The County of Riverside's Sheriff's Office seeks a Sheriff's Corrections Assistant II for their Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility located in Banning. The incumbent reviews court documents, applies penal codes, and bail table rules and regulations; performs time computations to determine inmates' sentence and proper release date; enters, updates, and accesses booking charges and other crime statistics into/from computerized law enforcement tracking systems; performs other related specialized clerical duties in support of the Corrections Bureau; and performs other related duties as required.
The Sheriff's Corrections Assistant II is the advanced journey level class in the Sheriff's Corrections Assistant series, serves in a lead capacity, and typically reports to a Supervising Sheriff's Corrections Assistant or a correctional or sworn sergeant. This class is distinguished from the Supervising Sheriff's Corrections Assistant in that the latter is the first line supervisory level in the class series.
Sheriff's Corrections Assistants are required to work rotating shifts, weekends, nights, holidays, irregular hours, and may be required to work overtime.
Meet the Team!
The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California.
The Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.
Requirements
• Assist line staff in receiving court documents and review them for accuracy; interpret court proceedings to determine which inmates are to be released or detained; ensure inmates are scheduled appropriately for future court appearances.
• Oversee the Business Office portion of inmate booking including inputting charges into the Jail Information Management System (JIMS); query the California Law Enforcement Tracking System (CLETS) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer automated criminal information tracking systems for accuracy; review booking charges and the proper application of the bail schedule and rules to determine bail.
• Verify information in an inmate's file and apply appropriate rules/regulations in order to compute the inmate's sentence(s) to determine proper discharge date.
• Review time computations to ensure calculation is consistent with court documents; confirm release date and ensure release date has been entered into JIMS.
• Order supplies and equipment by monitoring inventory levels and prepare proper paperwork; may calculate and process employee payroll documents.
• Compile a variety of complex narrative and statistical reports; locate sources of data and determine proper format of finished report.
• Train sworn and non-sworn staff on functions of the Business Office; train new employees and complete weekly progress evaluations.
• Prepare a variety of complex statistical reports, highly confidential reports, correspondence, and other specialized documents.
• May act as shift supervisor as required; participate in the selection, training, and evaluation of subordinate staff.
• Oversee the Business Office portion of inmate booking including inputting charges into the Jail Information Management System (JIMS); query the California Law Enforcement Tracking System (CLETS) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer automated criminal information tracking systems for accuracy; review booking charges and the proper application of the bail schedule and rules to determine bail.
• Verify information in an inmate's file and apply appropriate rules/regulations in order to compute the inmate's sentence(s) to determine proper discharge date.
• Review time computations to ensure calculation is consistent with court documents; confirm release date and ensure release date has been entered into JIMS.
• Order supplies and equipment by monitoring inventory levels and prepare proper paperwork; may calculate and process employee payroll documents.
• Compile a variety of complex narrative and statistical reports; locate sources of data and determine proper format of finished report.
• Train sworn and non-sworn staff on functions of the Business Office; train new employees and complete weekly progress evaluations.
• Prepare a variety of complex statistical reports, highly confidential reports, correspondence, and other specialized documents.
• May act as shift supervisor as required; participate in the selection, training, and evaluation of subordinate staff.
Qualifications
Education: Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED).
AND
Experience:
Option I
One year of experience as a Sheriff's Corrections Assistant I with Riverside County.
Option II
Two years of experience with a governmental law enforcement agency working in a correctional facility performing specialized clerical duties as listed above.
ALL OPTIONS
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.
Schedule: Sheriff's Corrections Assistants are required to work rotating shifts, weekends, nights, holidays, irregular hours, and may be required to work overtime.
Background: Candidates must be able to pass an extensive department background check.
Knowledge of: The laws, regulations, codes, department policies and procedures related to correctional facility operations; basic understanding of the procedures related to the preparation, revision, and processing of legal documents as they pertain to those in custody; operation of complex computerized criminal information systems; general operation of the County correctional system and its interface with other components of the criminal justice system; statistical and fiscal recordkeeping principles; the application of the Public Records Act.
Ability to: Understand and apply laws, codes, regulations, rules, and departmental policies and procedures in the processing of inmates; release confidential information to appropriate person; compute complex sentences and determine bail amounts on inmates with multiple cases and/or charges; query a variety of complex automated criminal information software systems; communicate effectively with department staff, other agencies, and the public both verbally and in written form; perform difficult and specialized clerical tasks which involve considerable detail; meet departmental production and accuracy standards; perform highly complex clerical processing duties; act as a lead worker over the different classifications of staff assigned to the Business Office; proof and correct draft documents in order to produce an acceptable final document; train staff, identify training requirements, and coordinate their work; make important custody and security decisions quickly and in accordance with departmental policies and procedures; lead under stressful conditions.
Option I
One year of experience as a Sheriff's Corrections Assistant I with Riverside County.
Option II
Two years of experience with a governmental law enforcement agency working in a correctional facility performing specialized clerical duties as listed above.
ALL OPTIONS
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.
Schedule: Sheriff's Corrections Assistants are required to work rotating shifts, weekends, nights, holidays, irregular hours, and may be required to work overtime.
Background: Candidates must be able to pass an extensive department background check.
Knowledge of: The laws, regulations, codes, department policies and procedures related to correctional facility operations; basic understanding of the procedures related to the preparation, revision, and processing of legal documents as they pertain to those in custody; operation of complex computerized criminal information systems; general operation of the County correctional system and its interface with other components of the criminal justice system; statistical and fiscal recordkeeping principles; the application of the Public Records Act.
Ability to: Understand and apply laws, codes, regulations, rules, and departmental policies and procedures in the processing of inmates; release confidential information to appropriate person; compute complex sentences and determine bail amounts on inmates with multiple cases and/or charges; query a variety of complex automated criminal information software systems; communicate effectively with department staff, other agencies, and the public both verbally and in written form; perform difficult and specialized clerical tasks which involve considerable detail; meet departmental production and accuracy standards; perform highly complex clerical processing duties; act as a lead worker over the different classifications of staff assigned to the Business Office; proof and correct draft documents in order to produce an acceptable final document; train staff, identify training requirements, and coordinate their work; make important custody and security decisions quickly and in accordance with departmental policies and procedures; lead under stressful conditions.
Additional Information
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Who May Apply
This recruitment is open to current County of Riverside employees only.
For Questions Regarding this Recruitment
Contact Letisia Jimenez at (951) 955-5787 or ltjimenez@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.
This recruitment is open to current County of Riverside employees only.
For Questions Regarding this Recruitment
Contact Letisia Jimenez at (951) 955-5787 or ltjimenez@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.
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