Career Opportunity

8300-Sheriff's Cadet

Recruitment: REF50223F

Published: March 24, 2025

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About:

Application Filing Deadline Extended 

Application Opening:  March 7, 2025
Application Deadline:  March 28, 2025
Compensation: $60,866-$73,840/Yearly
Recruitment ID:  C00352

Role description

The Sheriff’s Cadet is a civilian position that performs non-law enforcement duties.  The Sheriff’s Cadet works at the Sheriff’s facilities and other facilities in San Francisco.  The Sheriff’s Cadet works under the supervision of sworn or civilian Sheriff’s Office personnel.  Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:  Assists sworn staff in maintaining security in buildings and areas under Sheriff’s Office control; monitors walk-through metal detectors and video surveillance equipment in public building security areas; operates hand-held metal detectors; searches handbags, briefcases, backpacks, and other containers; provides directions and other information to persons entering public buildings; answers telephones, routes calls and takes messages; completes, records and files correspondence, documents and other forms; operates a computer workstation; sorts and distributes mail; provides miscellaneous office and clerical support; performs other related non-law enforcement duties as assigned, provides first aid and CPR in case of life-threatening emergencies, fingerprints new employees, records attendance of alternative program participants, collects urine specimens from alternative program participants, and analyzes urine specimens using an ADX machine.

Position Information and Requirements: 
This is a Permanent Civil Service position.  Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications must pass all examination components to be placed on the tentative eligible list.  Applicants must pass all departmental selection requirements, including a background investigation, in order to be considered for hire.  Sheriff’s Cadets must maintain background clearance and a valid California Driver License as a condition of continued employment.

Sheriff’s Cadets are required to wear department-issued, non-sworn (civilian) uniform attire.  This position involves sitting and/or standing for prolonged periods of time and requires the ability to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds.  The position involves working in community service oriented assignments with members of the public in busy and crowded areas.

Sheriff’s Cadets will be assigned to one the following schedules:

Full-Time Employees - Full-time appointees work 40 hours per week.  Appointees may be assigned to any shift of eight consecutive hours, eight and a half hours (with half hour meal break) or nine hours (with 1-hour meal break) within a 24-hour period, seven days per week.  Appointees may be required to regularly work weekends and/or holidays. Appointees may be required to rotate assignments and must be available to work overtime as needed.

Part-Time Employees - Part-time appointees may be assigned to any shift within a 24-hour period, seven days per week, and may be required to regularly work weekends and/or holidays. Appointees may be required to rotate assignments.

How to qualify

This examination is open to individuals meeting all of the minimum qualifications listed below by the close of application filing, unless otherwise noted. 

1. Eighteen (18) years of age AND
2. Possession of a U.S. high school diploma or an equivalency certificate (e.g., G.E.D., California High School Proficiency Certificate).  AND
3. Possession of a valid Driver License and a history of responsible motor vehicle operation at the time of appointment.

Please click the following link to complete the 8300 Sheriff's Cadet Supplemental Questionnaire. 

Desirable qualifications: Six (6) months [1,040 hours] of verifiable satisfactory work experience.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

What else should I know?

Selection Procedures

Written Examination (Weight: 100%):
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in the online Multiple-Choice Exam that is designed to measure knowledge, skills and abilities in job-related areas which may include, but are not limited to, the ability to: communicate clearly; deal effectively with the public in a community service-oriented environment; work safely and effectively as part of a team, establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and members of the public; and work under direct supervision in a structured chain-of-command environment.  The areas of punctuality, reliability, responsibility and accountability for personal behavior will also be taken into consideration.

This computer-administered test can be taken at home or at a time and location of one’s convenience, but only within the time period specified on the test notification. Candidates must have access to a computer and reliable internet connection to participate in this exam.

The examination component listed above is considered standardized and, therefore, test questions and answers are not available for public inspection or review.  Candidates must pass the examination component described above to continue in the process.

Eligible List/Score Report:
A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of twelve (12) months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Certification Rule:
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List. Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Department Selection Process:
Candidates whose names appear on the adopted eligible list will be invited by the Sheriff’s Department to participate in additional interviews, testing processes and background investigations listed below. 

Oral Interview:  
Candidates will be interviewed to evaluate their decision making, interpersonal skills and communication abilities. The oral interview will be rated by subject matter experts, who will make recommendations as to which candidates should proceed in the selection process.

Background Investigation:
Prior to employment with the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, candidates must pass an employment, character and background investigation to determine suitability for employment. All statements by the candidates are subject to verification. A review of judicial and driving records will be conducted. Any indication of criminal history, repeated or serious unlawful behavior, use of controlled substances, poor credit, unsatisfactory job performance, inability to deal with co-workers, inability to accept supervision, negative employment or personal references or other relevant factors may result in disqualification.  Successful completion of the Background Investigation does not guarantee or imply an offer of employment.  Employees must maintain background clearance, jail clearance and a valid California Driver License as a condition of continued employment.

Additional Information

Terms of Announcement:

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at www.jobaps.com/sf.

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4, provided that such appeal is submitted in writing in the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Go to http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules for more information on applicable appeal rights and submission requirements under the Civil Service Rules; and for Civil Service Rules, policies and procedures on announcements, applications and examinations.

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• Veteran's Preference
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• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses @sfgov.org and @smartrecruiters.com.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst at Jen.Lo@sfgov.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.