Evidence Technician

JOB SUMMARY

Perform manual and clerical work in the receipt, storage, and release of found, stolen, and confiscated property and evidence impounded by the Sheriff's Department.

The application and any supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate. Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state "See resume" in lieu of answering. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process.

HIRING SALARY RANGE 

Pinal County values your experience. We review every candidate for a salary offer that is both equitable and applicable to the position range. The salary in this posting represents our starting minimum to midpoint of range. Based upon your direct experience and background, a salary offer will likely be presented to you within this range.Work in this classification requires an individual to be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this description. 

TYPICAL CLASSIFICATION ESSENTIAL DUTIES:           

• Process Evidence Control Forms and log in property and evidence received from Deputies. 
• Safeguard and maintain proper integrity and chain of custody. 
• Load and transport property and evidence impounded from outlying sub-stations. 
• Prepare seized and forfeited property for auction. 
• Tag, mark, package, and store property and evidence received. 
• Destroy impounded property and evidence as required by law. 
• Respond to inquiries from law enforcement personnel and citizens concerning property in custody. 
• Maintain appropriate release records of disposition of property and evidence.
• Make accurate comparisons of items from serial numbers or other descriptive features. 
• Maintain and secure biological evidence contained in refrigerators and freezers requiring strict temperature control. 
• Verify stolen weapons through the use of national and state crime information computer systems. 
• Prepare paper work and property or evidence that needs analysis and transport property or evidence to and from the State Department of Public Safety for analysis. 
• Receive vehicles impounded as evidence only and various gasoline powered equipment. 
• Enter information pertaining to property and evidence into a Spillman. 
• Reconcile court orders and process court orders according to final decision. 
• Create and send out Forfeiture Notices to the responsible officer.
•  Research and follow up with the responsible officer on cases that have been adjudicated in order to destroy property or evidence. 
• Compile and keep accurate records for all inventory.
• Maintain the integrity, professionalism, values, and goals of the Sheriff's Office by assuring that all rules and regulations are followed, and that accountability and public trust are preserved.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, customer records, and restricted County information.
• Perform other related duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK: 

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• One (1) year of clerical, computer, or customer service experience.  
• Must pass a thorough background investigation.   
• Valid Arizona State Driver's License.   

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Additional technical training and certifications may be required at the direction of the Sheriff or Designee.
• Tow truck experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Knowledge of Sheriff's Office policies, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Knowledge of state and Federal laws, regulations, and statutes governing management of public safety services, including rules for the collection, storage, and dissemination of criminal records and confidential information.
• Knowledge of record keeping, records management principles, and accounting rules and standards.
• Ability to assess and prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands and plan and coordinate the work of others.
• Ability to use initiative and independent judgment within established procedural guidelines.
• Ability to interact with people of different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and specialized software.
• Ability to follow and effectively communicate verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to provide effective customer service and deal tactfully and courteously with a demanding and diverse public.
• Proficiency in measuring distances using a tape measure to determine space requirements for property storage is essential. 
• Demonstrate competence in preparing packages for returning property to owners via mail services or private carriers. 
• Ability to operate machinery and equipment such as electric drills, cutting shears, forklifts, and tractors.
• Ability to operate a flatbed tow truck for towing evidence vehicles or property. 
• Ability to operate a pickup truck equipped with a lift gate requiring a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License to pick up evidence at substations and crime scenes and deliver property.
• Ability to operate a tow truck and safely and effectively transport vehicles from scene to evidence vehicle storage lot.
• Ability to securely attach the tow truck's towing equipment, such as a tow bar, tow dolly, or wheel lift, to the vehicle being towed. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work is very heavy work and requires exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.  The work also requires the ability to balance, climb, crawl, crouch, finger, feel, grasp, handle, reach, perform repetitive motion, kneel, lift, pull, push, hear, speak, stoop, stand, walk, operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, and demonstrate mental and visual acuity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:      

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires the ability to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.