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Salary: $24.50 Hourly
Location : Sheriff's - 1535 Airport Blvd., Napa, CA
Job Type: Extra Help
Job Number: 1303-2026-07-28
Department: Sheriff
Opening Date: 07/28/2026
Closing Date: 8/17/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
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
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 to29 hours per week (up to1,000 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 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 PROCESSApplication 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 InterviewTentatively 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
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 for Public Services Employees:
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.
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Instructions for Supplemental Application Questions. The following questions comprise one of the steps in the selection process for this position and are intended to assist you in presenting your qualifications. Only the information you provide in your answers to these questions will be evaluated and scored to determine the best qualified candidates to continue in the selection process for this position. Please be complete and specific in answering the questions as your score will be based on this information. Applications submitted without responses to the supplemental questions will not be evaluated. Although your experience and education should relate back to your application, your application and or resume will not be reviewed when scoring the supplemental questions. Therefore, please be as detailed as possible in your responses to the supplemental questions. I have read and understand the instructions presented above.

• Yes
• No

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You understand that any offer of employment and extended is contingent upon verified enrollment in a 2- or 4-year accredited college or university as a full-time student enrolled in at least 12 Semester Units minimum while maintaining a minimum 2.0 GPA. You understand that maintaining status as a full-time student (fall, winter, spring sessions) with a minimum 2.0 GPA is an ongoing requirement of employment and that you will have to submit grades to your supervisor every quarter/semester.

• Yes
• No

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You understand that employment as a Sheriff's Cadet does not guarantee or imply advancement to a future appointment to a future position as a Deputy Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff Trainee.

• Yes
• No

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I understand that this is a non-benefited, part-time position. Hours will vary but will generally not exceed 20 hours a week.

• Yes
• No

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I understand that this is considered an at-will employment position.

• Yes
• No

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I have reviewed the "Experience and Education" section of the job announcement

• Yes
• No

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Were you referred to this position by a current Napa County employee?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "yes" to Question #12, please provide the name of the Napa County employee who referred you below (please only enter one employee name).
Required Question