Deputy Sheriff Cadet - Unclassified

Under immediate supervision, attends a Law Enforcement Academy to obtain the required academic, technical, and physical skills necessary to perform as a Deputy Sheriff.

• Attends Academy training classes for law enforcement.
• Takes part in basic training program that includes academic classes, hands‑on training, and physical conditioning.
• Participates in basic training that complies with the standards set by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T).
• Participates in hands‑on training that includes weapons training, defensive tactics, role‑playing scenarios, patrol procedures, emergency vehicle operations, and arrest and control techniques.
• Partakes and completes defensive tactics training that includes ground control, baton training, control holds, and take‑downs.
• May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker (DSW), as required.
• Performs other related duties, as required.

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Must possess a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent and 38 semester units or 57 quarter units of college, or two years of full‑time active‑duty military service with honorable discharge or two years of full‑time peace‑officer experience in a correctional facility.
• Must have never been convicted of a felony in California or a conviction that would be considered a felony in California.
• Must be able to pass a thorough medical examination; vision must be 20/100 correctable to 20/20.
• Must demonstrate and maintain physical fitness for the full scope of the job.
• Must successfully pass a complete background investigation, including fingerprints and a search of local, state, and national criminal files.
• Must possess the legal right to work in the United States.
• Must meet all required employment standards in Government Code Section 1031, including psychological evaluation, polygraph examination, fingerprinting, background investigation, and medical examination.
• Must possess a valid California driver’s license prior to appointment and be able to qualify for and maintain a County driver authorization.
• Candidates must meet the employment standards prescribed in Government Code Section 1031, which include passing a psychological evaluation, polygraph examination, fingerprinting, background investigation, and medical examination.

The agility test day for this recruitment is scheduled for January 24, 2026.

We also accept California PELLET B written exam "T‑scores" in lieu of the NTN score. Your NTN or PELLETB score is due before January 19th.

• Common computer systems and applications.
• English usage, style, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

• Learn, understand, retain, and interpret police knowledge, procedures, and departmental policies.
• Understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Communicate effectively, both in writing and orally, with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, at all levels.
• Use computer systems and applications.
• Perform a wide variety of physical tasks requiring strength, coordination, endurance, and agility.
• Conform to uniform standards.