• You must bring your original birth certificate, California driver’s license, original Social Security Card, Military DD214 form (if applicable), and official sealed college transcripts (if applicable).

• Probation Corrections Officer:   
  • OPTION I: Education: Completion of, or the ability to complete within six months of application date, 60 semester or 90 quarter units of college coursework from an accredited college or university or an associate degree from an accredited college or university.
  • OPTION II: Education: Must be a high school graduate, have obtained a G.E.D or passed a high school proficiency examination, plus one of the following:
    • Two years of Active Duty in the Armed Forces, National Guard or Reserves with an Honorable Discharge. You must attach a copy of your Member-4 Form DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) or equivalent, indicating dates of service, to your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the form.
      Currently be serving in the military with at least two years of Active Duty in the Armed Forces, National Guard, or Reserves. Official Military documents verifying and specifying the Active-Duty dates and your current Military Orders indicating dates of service must be attached to your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the form.
    • Two years of paid or volunteer experience in an organization providing oversight of youth or adults.
• Deputy Probation Officer: Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Non-Sworn Positions: Completion of a high school diploma, GED, Equivalency Exam, and/or college units based on the desired position requirements

• You are also required to complete a Personal History Statement, a Pre-Investigative Questionnaire, and a 3-5 page autobiography. Instructions for completing the autobiography are provided prior to your interview.

• Submission of fingerprints.
• Investigation areas of background include but are not limited to: family members, references, residences, job experience, military experience, financial, arrests/convictions, driving record, narcotics usage, gang activity, etc.
• Computer Voice Stress Analysis Examination
  • Questions address applicant’s truthfulness regarding personal information, employment, motor vehicle operation, narcotics/alcohol usage, military service, behavior history, and financial history.
• Physical Exam – All applicants must successfully pass a physical evaluation.
• Psychological Evaluation – All applicants must successfully pass a psychological evaluation. (Sworn applicants only.)

For further information on the Riverside County Background Process please watch this short informational video.