Sheriff's Cadet - Extra Help

The Napa Valley

Napa County is home to 140,000 residents who share a strong sense of community and a legacy of preserving and protecting our rich agricultural heritage.

Located in the heart of California's preeminent wine region, the Napa Valley is also part of the dynamic San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area. With its sunny Mediterranean climate and proximity to the mountains and ocean, the Valley offers residents easy access to virtually unlimited shopping, dining, cultural and recreational opportunities.

The Napa Valley's strategic location, natural and cultural resources, history of responsible land use planning and attractive quality of life provide the ideal mix of small town living and big city amenities.

Napa County as an Employer

As an organization, the County is dedicated to improving the lives of our citizens and reflecting the best of the community's values: Respect, Accountability, Dedication, Integrity and Innovation. Learn more Learn more here.

The Position

We appreciate your interest in the Sheriff's Cadet position. Under immediate supervision, the Sheriff’s Cadet is responsible for assisting both sworn and non-sworn Sheriff’s Office personnel and other County departments with site security operations, parking enforcement, administrative tasks, and patrol in a marked presence to discourage vandalism, theft, or other illegal activity on or around County facilities.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Sheriff’s Cadet is a non-sworn, beginning career ladder position for law enforcement serving in an apprentice, learning capacity while performing a variety of routine law enforcement support duties. The position is specifically designed as an introduction to various aspects of the law enforcement profession and to help prepare individuals for a future career as a sworn law enforcement officer. Incumbents in a regular, non-extra help position are placed in the Miscellaneous retirement category and are not covered by Government Code Sections 4850 and 3300 through 3311.

This recruitment is being conducted to fill one Extra Help. Extra Help assignments are non-benefited and may be used for on-call needs up to 29 hours per week ( up to 1,000 hours per fiscal year). Extra help employees are not eligible for promotional opportunities open to regular part-time and full-time employees.

If you have any questions, please contact the Sheriff's Administrative Lieutenant at 707-253-4501 or sheriff-recruitment@countyofnapa.org for additional information.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Experience and Education: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:

Experience: None required.

Education: Equivalent to completion of High School and current enrollment in an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university as a full-time student (12 semester unit minimum) while maintaining a 2.0 GPA

License or Certificate*:

• Possession of a valid California driver’s license
  
• Possession of a certificate demonstrating satisfactory completion of a POST course on 832 (arrest and firearms training) within one (1) year of appointment.
  
• Incumbents are required to obtain first aid and CPR certification within one (1) year of appointment.
  

*Any license, certification, registration, or appointment required for this position shall be maintained (i.e., active and in good standing) at all times during employment with Napa County. For continued employment with Napa County, you must maintain such license, certification, or registration to meet the minimum qualifications of this position.

Special Requirements

Background Checks: The County may conduct a background check and a reference check on candidates prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include the State of California Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI), and criminal checks in any City/County where the applicant has lived, worked, or gone to school. Candidates will be required to pass an extensive background investigation, physical examination, and psychological evaluation in accordance with applicable law, regulation and/or policy.

Hours of Work: Incumbents may be required to work weekends, holidays, irregular hours, on-call, and after normal business hours.

Drug and Alcohol Testing: Incumbents and candidates applying for positions in this class may be subject to, depending on job assignment, drug and alcohol testing as required under the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991. Testing includes post-accident and pre-employment, as well as random and reasonable suspicion testing as required by law.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS Application Deadline By 5:00 PM, PST, August 12, 2026 Application Screening & Supplemental Question Scoring
Tentatively scheduled for the week of August 17. 2026

Supplemental questions will be scored by subject matter experts. The most qualified applicants from the scoring of the supplemental questions will be invited for an Oral Panel Interview.
Oral Panel Interview Tentatively scheduled for the week September 7, 2026

The most qualified candidates from the oral panel interview will be placed on the eligibility list and may be considered for current and future vacancies for this position for up to one year.

The Human Resources Department reserves the right to change the recruitment process at any time.

Example of Duties

View the full job descriptions, inlcuding job requirements here: Sheriff's Cadet.

Benefits
Learn more about the benefits package for this position HERE!

ADA Accommodation
Applicants requiring accommodation during the application and/or selection process pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act should contact County of Napa Human Resources at (707) 253-4303.

Disaster Service Workers
Napa County employees automatically become Disaster Service Workers. This means that when Napa County experiences emergencies (earthquake, wildfire, power outage, etc.) you may be asked to pivot from your regular duties to provide critical services to those affected by the emergency (CA Govt Code § 3102).

Napa County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PUBLIC SERVICES EMPLOYEES BENEFITS INFORMATION

SALARY -
Salaries are based on a five-step range. Appointments are usually made at the beginning step with advances occurring at six months and the completion of each year thereafter. Salary rates are reviewed annually.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS INFO -
Click here for additional benefits information forPublic ServicesEmployees:
https://www.countyofnapa.org/DocumentCenter/View/25886/Benefits-Summary---Public-Service-Employee-PSE

THESE BENEFITS DO NOT APPLY TO EXTRA HELP POSITIONS

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

PHYSICAL STANDARDS -
Certain designated County positions require a candidate to pass a physical examination prior to appointment. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of this examination.

FINGERPRINTING -
All employees hired into allocated positions or extra help positions will be fingerprinted.

SELECTION PROCESS -

FOR POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT - The selection process will include an oral board interview, psychological assessment, background investigation, and a pre-employment physical exam.

Closing Date/Time: 8/17/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

8/17/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

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