DPS - CLD - Crime Laboratory Evidence Technician - 6122

Texas A&M International; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking a Crime Laboratory Evidence Technician to perform senior-level duties including evidence receipt, storage, disposition, and destruction in accordance with court orders and regulations.

This role requires strong data-handling capabilities, familiarity with laboratory information management systems, and the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience recording data, transferring items, inventory and analysis in a laboratory or business setting.
• Experience in a law enforcement environment preferred for handling evidence.
• Successful completion of DPS typing test with a minimum 40 WPM may be required.

Responsibilities

• Keep laboratory vaults clean and orderly and assist with evidence handling including receipt, storage, return, or destruction.
• Maintain inventory in the laboratory information management system (LIMS).
• Attend work regularly and observe approved work hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Microsoft Office Suite

LIMS data entry

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

LIMS

Inventory management

Job description

DPS - CLD - Crime Laboratory Evidence Technician - 6122

***Testing is required for candidates to be considered to go before the oral interview board and will be notified via email provided on the application. Candidates must qualify on DPS issued testing.***

PLEASE NOTE:All applications must contain complete job histories, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Performs advanced (senior-level) laboratory evidence technician duties to include receiving, storing, returning, and/or destroying crime evidence items according to court orders or to comply with applicable statutes and properly and accurately documenting transactions involving evidence receipt, disposition, inventory, and destruction. Assists laboratory personnel with inventory, disposition, and destruction of evidence stored in the laboratory vaults. May assist with the ordering of supplies and chemicals, and maintain supply order records. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

The following Military Occupational Specialty codes are generally applicable to this position.

Applicants must fully complete the summary of experience to determine if minimum qualifications are met.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Keep laboratory vaults clean and orderly and assist laboratory personnel with evidence handling including receipt, storage, return, or destruction. Keep inventory of all evidence in laboratory information management system (LIMS).
• May supervise the work of others.
• Attend work regularly and observe approved work hours in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS and REQUIREMENTS:

Education

- High School Diploma/equivalent required.

Experience

- Minimum of six (6) months progressively responsible experience in a business or laboratory environment recording data, transferring items, conducting inventory, weighing materials, and receiving/filing items for analysis or minimum of six (6) months progressively responsible experience in a law enforcement environment, preferably handling evidence (receipt, destruction, inventory, etc.).

Substitution Note: Successful completion of fifteen (15) hours or more of college coursework in Criminal Justice or Forensic Science.

Licensure and/or Certification

- May need to successfully complete certification as an Emissions Evaluator every six (6) months. May need to maintain smoke school certification and licensure through TCEQ. Must possess a valid driver license from state of residence.

Regulatory knowledge

- Working knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly assimilate information related to TXDPS, State and Federal regulations, legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures related to laboratory operations.

Interpersonal Skills

- Must demonstrate the ability to exercise poise, tact, diplomacy and an ability to establish and maintain positive, working/professional relationships with internal/external customers.

Organizational and Prioritization Skills

- Must be organized, flexible, and able to effectively prioritize in a multi-demand and constantly changing environment; able to meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines without sacrificing accuracy, timeliness or professionalism.

Presentation/Communication Skills

- Must be able to construct and deliver clear, concise, and professional presentations/communications to a variety of audiences and/or individuals. Must be able to generate clear, concise, and grammatically correct notes.

Research and Comprehension -

- Must demonstrate the ability to quickly and efficiently access relevant information, and be able to utilize and/or present research and conclusions in a clear and concise manner.

Analytical Reasoning/Attention to Detail

- Must demonstrate the ability to examine data/information, discern variations/similarities, and be able identify trends, relationships and causal factors, as well as grasp issues, draw accurate conclusions, and solve problems.

Technology (computers/hardware/software/operating systems) -

- Must possess appropriate levels of proficiency with utilized software and systems and be able to learn new software/systems. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Ability to use a keyboard and mouse on a laptop or desktop computer to generate typed work product (e.g., emails, submission data entry) at a proficient speed with minimal errors. Typing and/or data entry testing may be required.

Confidentiality and Protected Information -

- Must demonstrate the ability to responsibly handle sensitive and confidential information and situations, and adhere to applicable laws/statutes/policies related to access, maintenance and dissemination of information.

Safety

- Must be able to work in a safe manner at all times, avoiding shortcuts that have potential adverse results/risks, and must be able to comply with safety standards and best practices.

PHYSICAL and/or ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

The physical and environmental demands described here are representative of those encountered and/or necessary for the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Environment: Office/Indoors, Outdoors, Structures Without Climate Control;
• Ambulatory skills, e.g. stand, walk, sit, climb, bend, lift, reach;
• Hand-eye coordination and arm/hand/finger dexterity;
• Ability to speak, hear, and exercise visual acuity;
• Ability to transfer weights of forty (40) pounds anticipated for this position;
• Driving requirements: Moderate - 2-3x/week.

Testing is required for candidates to be considered to go before the oral interview board and will be notified via email provided on the application. Candidates must qualify on the DPS issued typing test with a minimum of 40 words per minute net speed.

Current DPS employees who submit applications for posted DPS positions shall notify their immediate supervisor in writing.

A DPS employee who is selected for a position in the same salary group and state title as their current position will be transferred with no salary change.

A DPS employee who is selected for a position in their current salary group with a new state title may receive an increase of no more than 3.4% over their current salary regardless of posted salary.

Salary is contingent upon qualifications and is subject to salary administration and budgetary restrictions.

State of Texas retirees may be rehired for full-time, non-commissioned positions only under very specific circumstances.