Sheriff's Cadet-Extra Help

Shasta County Sheriff's Office Extra Help Position

The current vacancy is within the Shasta County Sheriff's Office. Oral exam is tentatively scheduled for July 2026. Responses to supplemental questions are required. Final filing date: July 09, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Salary information: $17.77-$22.68 approximate hourly. Extra help positions are hourly employees that may work up to 900 hours in a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). Benefits are not included.

Shasta County offers all of the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

The Sheriff's Office is organized into five divisions: Custody, Services, Enforcement, Investigations, and Coroner. The Custody Division includes the County Jail, the Annex Work Facility, and the Court Transportation facilities. The purpose of the jail is to incarcerate offenders while providing basic medical care for county, state, out-of-county, and federal prisoners who are ineligible to be assigned to alternative custody programs. The jail is a maximum-security facility that houses both pre-sentenced and sentenced persons.

The Services Division includes the local Office of Emergency Services, Personnel and Hiring, Background Unit, Internal Affairs, and Records Unit.

The Enforcement Division handles all patrol-related matters. The Enforcement Division is responsible for municipal law enforcement services within the City of Shasta Lake. The Animal Regulation Unit is also under the Enforcement Division of the Sheriff's Office.

The Investigations Division includes the Major Crimes Unit, Crime Lab, Shasta Interagency Narcotics Taskforce (SINTF), Marijuana Eradication Team (MET), and the AB109 Compliance Team. The Major Crimes Unit augments patrol and investigates property crimes, crimes against people including homicide and sexual assault, and other in-depth investigations. The other units such as SINTF, MET, and the AB 109 Compliance Team augment the Major Crimes Unit along with handling drug-related offenses, probation offenses, parole offenses, and other investigations, as assigned.

The Sheriff is also the County Coroner; therefore, the Coroner's Division is responsible for investigating sudden, violent, unusual, and unexpected deaths when the decedent has not been recently seen by a physician. The Coroner's Division is commanded by a Lieutenant who serves as the agency's Chief Deputy Coroner.

Under direct supervision, support field, records, major crimes, and custody operations by performing a variety of law enforcement clerical and semi-paraprofessional work.

This is a semi-paraprofessional training classification intended to provide experience to persons considering a career in law enforcement and continuing their education accordingly. This class is not intended to be used for permanent employment, and no full-time permanent appointments will be made in this class.

Strong desire to pursue a career in law enforcement.

This is a semi-paraprofessional training classification intended to provide experience to persons considering a career in law enforcement and continuing their education accordingly. This class is not intended to be used for permanent employment, and no full-time permanent appointments will be made in this class.

Examples of Essential Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Filing, maintaining logs and worksheets, answering phones, directing calls, and providing information, serving subpoenas, transporting vehicles to and from various locations, and performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:

Knowledge of: Basic law enforcement procedures; motor vehicles; city and county streets and addresses; basic grammar and spelling; and computer skills and word processing.

Ability to: Interact and communicate effectively and courteously with the public, employees, and other agencies; answer telephones and provide information; read and write; and read maps, find addresses and people to serve subpoenas.

Minimum qualifications:

Graduation from high school or equivalent GED certificate.

Experience as a Law Enforcement Explorer, a Department of Justice ROP student, or similar is encouraged but not required.

Special requirements:

Possession of a valid California driver's license with an acceptable driving record according to the County's driving policy or the ability to acquire one within 10 days of appointment.

Uniforms: Upon initial hire, the Sheriff's Office will issue the first uniform, which consists of shirts, pants, jacket, and a name tag. The cadet must provide required footwear and belt. The cadet will be required to maintain the uniform in an acceptable manner. All specialized equipment will be provided by the Sheriff's Office.

Supplemental questions:

Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application.

1. Have you graduated from high school or possess an equivalent GED certificate? Yes / No
2. Do you have experience as a Law Enforcement Explorer, a Department of Justice ROP student, or similar position? If "Yes," please provide details including, but not limited to, name of organization and dates in role. If "No," type N/A.
3. I acknowledge this position requires a valid California driver's license. Yes/ No
4. I acknowledge this position is an Extra Help position and as such, employees may work up to 900 hours in a fiscal year (July 1 – June 30). Benefits are not included. Yes/No

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and sit. The employee is frequently required to walk; and is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and with explosives and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Other considerations:

• All new employees are required to have their paycheck directly deposited to a bank account.
• Some positions may require a valid California driver's license and acceptable driving record according to County policy.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for those persons who are disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act to perform the essential functions of the position.
• As part of the selection process, all individuals provided with a preliminary offer of employment with Shasta County will be subject to a background investigation, including a criminal history check (primarily completed through the taking of fingerprints). An image of your fingerprints will be captured and sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history, (if any), will be evaluated along with the other information received in connection with your application. Except as otherwise required by law, a criminal conviction will not necessarily disqualify you from the position. The nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the surrounding circumstances, and the relevance of the offense to the position applied for may, however, be considered.
• Based on the results of the background investigation and criminal history check, applicants may then be provided with an offer of employment conditioned on the results of a medical examination, which includes drug/alcohol testing.
• Shasta County participates in E-Verify. For more information visit DOJ Right to Work Poster (Download PDF reader). If you do not have internet access, contact Personnel at (530) 225-5515 to request a flier.
• In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, County employees, in the event of a disaster are

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