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Deputy Sheriff Cadet - Unclassified

Sheriff Services

San Jose Metropolitan Area, CAFull-Time$54/hr – $54/hr

About this role

<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: inherit;">Under immediate supervision, attends a Law Enforcement Academy to obtain the required academic, technical, and physical skills necessary to perform as a Deputy Sheriff.</span></p><p style="margin: 0;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: inherit;">Deputy Sheriff Cadet enters training to join the ranks of Deputy Sheriffs who, under supervision, perform active law enforcement duties in the protection of life and property, the investigation of crimes and apprehension of law violators, the service of civil process issued by court, and perform a variety of technical law enforcement tasks.</span></p><br>Candidates must meet the employment standards listed below and take and pass the written examination for Law Enforcement in order to take the physical agility test. Completion of the physical agility test is required to advance your application to interviews and an academy.&nbsp;<strong data-pasted="true">&nbsp;The agility test day for this recruitment is scheduled for September 12, 2026, please mark this date on your calendar.</strong><br><br>We accept California PELLET B written exam T-score, or NTN law enforcement exam sc

Requirements

<p style="margin: 0 0 8.0pt;">Sufficient education, training, and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform the above tasks, plus the possession and direct application of the following knowledge and abilities.</p><p style="margin: 0 0 8.0pt;"><strong>Training and Experience Note</strong>: The required knowledge and abilities are attained through possession of high school or GED&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0 0 8.0pt;text-align: center;">and</p><p style="margin: 0 0 8.0pt;">Thirty-eight (38) semester units or fifty-seven (57) quarter units of college.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0 0 8.0pt;">Two (2) years of full-time active-duty military service with honorable discharge or two (2) years of full-time experience working as a peace officer within a correctional facility can substitute for

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