AFIS SUPERVISOR

City of Shreveport; Harbor Pines (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Shreveport seeks an experienced AFIS Supervisor to oversee daily operator activities, train staff, and manage shift schedules. You will ensure accuracy of AFIS transactions and compliance with policies while coordinating corrections before reporting to the Louisiana Bureau of Identification.

The role requires strong communication, leadership and fingerprint identification knowledge, with responsibilities spanning performance reviews and resource management within a public safety context.

Qualifications

• Two years college credit or two years of fingerprint classification experience.
• Basic Fingerprint Identification course completed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• No felony convictions or warrants.
• Two years experience creating documents with WordPerfect.
• Holds or can qualify for required government certificates.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates daily AFIS Operator activities.
• Performs all tasks normally required of an AFIS Operator.
• Prepares work schedules for all shifts and manages time off.
• Conducts performance evaluations.
• Oversees and conducts training of new AFIS Operators.
• Recommends hires, pay raises and other personnel actions.
• Compiles data, tracks supplies and ensures shifts are staffed and tasks completed.
• Monitors expenditures of allocated funds.
• Ensures compliance with Full Function Remote policies for transactions.
• Identifies and resolves AFIS system or transaction problems; informs AFIS Admin.
• Reviews and approves corrections before sending to the Louisiana Bureau of Identification.
• Monitors daily arrest log and drafts correspondence or corrections when needed.

Skills

Leadership ability

Excellent written and verbal comms

Policy interpretation

Diplomacy and tact

Team harmony maintenance

Education

Two years college credit or fingerprint science experience

Basic Fingerprint Identification course

WordPerfect documentation experience

Tools

AFIS System

LiveScan Station

Job description

1. Supervises and coordinates daily work activities of all assigned AFIS Operators.
2. Performs all task normally required of an AFIS Operator.
3. Prepares work schedules for all shifts. Ensure shifts are staffed, schedule days off, approve leave and keep time records.
4. Conducts performance evaluations as needed.
5. Oversees and conducts training of newly assigned AFIS Operators,
6. Recommend new hires, pay raises and other personnel actions.
7. Compiles statistical data, tracks supplies and ensures that all tasks on each shift are complete din a timely manner.
8. Assists in controlling the expenditure of allocated funds.
9. Ensure all Full Function Remote (FFR) policies, procedures and guidelines are followed by operators on all transactions.
10. Identifies and/or resolves problems within the AFIS system or individual transactions. Keeps AFIS Administrator informed of problem situations and offers suggestions as to possible remedies.
11. Review and approve corrections before they are sent to the Louisiana Bureau of Identification.
12. Monitor daily arrest log, draft correspondence and write corrections when needed.

• 1. Two (2) years or more working experience as an AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) Operator and at least six(6) months operating a LiveScan Station.
• 2. Two (2) years or more of college credit or two (2) years of experience in classifying fingerprints or related experience in fingerprint science.
• 3. Must have attended a basic course in Fingerprint Identification.
• 4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 5. Minimum of two (2) years experience creating documents with a WordPerect application on a personal computer.
• 6. No felony convictions, outstanding warrants or wants.
• 7. Hold, or be able to qualify for, such certificates or licenses as may be required by Federal, State, or City Government.
• 8. Ability to plan, initiate and execute programs; ability to interpret and apply approved policies and procedures;verbal facility; tact and diplomacy; and ability to maintain harmony among subordinates.

Normal Promotion from this Class:

• Any higher level Class for which eligible and qualified.