Chief Criminalist Supervisor -Digital Evidence Section

Kansas City Police; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kansas City Police Department seeks a Chief Criminalist Supervisor for the Digital Evidence Section. This leader will oversee section personnel, monitor casework progress, and ensure operations align with policies, accreditation criteria, and legal mandates.

Responsibilities include evaluating staff skills, assigning work efficiently, maintaining safety standards, researching new methodologies, and guiding implementation of new technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; preference for a degree in a closely related scientific field.
• Five years of forensic laboratory experience; preference for experience and certification in the relevant laboratory section.

Responsibilities

• Supervise section personnel and monitor progress of each member.
• Evaluate staff skills and ensure training needs are met.
• Assign casework efficiently and coordinate section activities.
• Ensure procedures comply with policies, accreditation, and legal mandates.
• Maintain safety standards and ensure proper safety equipment.
• Review section casework to improve operations.
• Manage section resources and ensure adequate support.
• Research and recommend new methodologies and technologies.
• Publish and maintain section operation manuals.
• Monitor compliance with procedures and training programs.
• Stay current in technical qualifications and certifications.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory

Communication

Time management

Organizational

Education

Bachelor's degree

Related scientific field preferred

Job description

Chief Criminalist Supervisor -Digital Evidence Section

a minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; preference will be given to those with a degree in a closely related scientific field;

five years of forensic laboratory experience with preference to those with experience and certification in the relevant laboratory section;

strong decision-making, leadership, supervisory, communication (both oral and written), instructional, time management and organizational skills; and

Incumbent is required to submit a DNA standard for quality control purposes.

Incumbent will be required to complete post offer, pre-employment testing per Department policy.

Physical Requirements:

Heavy lifting (20 to 50 pounds) and walking (up to 2 miles a day) on an occasional basis are required.

Must have the ability to differentiate colors and have 20/20 corrected vision.

Must have the ability to sit for prolonged periods of time to perform laboratory bench work.

Exposure to hazardous materials and working conditions exist.

Brief Job Description

• Supervise section personnel via tracking the progress of each section member on an ongoing basis. Ensure laboratory top management is informed of significant events involving section operations or section personnel.


• Evaluate each member’s skills and abilities to ensure all training and development needs are being met and communicate expectations to each section member.


• Ensure casework is assigned efficiently and effectively and coordinate section activities. Provide direction and establish priorities for section personnel.


• Ensure section activities are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures, accreditation criteria and legal mandates. Identify problems and possible causes, evaluate courses of action and develop alternate solutions.


• Ensure section personnel are maintaining appropriate levels of safety assurance and that proper safety equipment is available to section staff.


• Perform reviews of section casework and output to continually improve the operations of the section.


• Oversee section resources to ensure section personnel are provided the resources needed to effectively perform their duties.


• Ensure new methodologies are researched and recommended for implementation. Provide guidance and recommendations of resources to facilitate implementation of new technologies


• Establish, write and ensure publication of section operation manuals.


• Monitor compliance with established section procedures and training programs.


• Remain current in technical qualifications and certifications through continuing education opportunities and casework analysis.


• Safely perform duties; may be exposed to hazardous materials, inclement weather and working conditions.


• Maintain regular and reliable attendance. Occasionally required to be on-call to respond to crime scenes, work mandatory overtime and flexible hours when necessary.


• Perform other duties as required, or as assigned by laboratory management.