Police Records & Data Entry Specialist

City of Whittier, CA; Whittier (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Whittier is hiring for a Police Services Assistant I/II to perform a broad set of clerical and technical duties supporting law enforcement operations. The role involves handling police records, transcribing reports, and maintaining data across automated systems, with attention to accuracy and confidentiality.

Successful candidates will undergo a minimum one-year probation. Bilingual applicants in Spanish receive an additional $90 per month, and the job requires rotating shifts,

Qualifications

• Equivalent of one year of general clerical experience including typing and record-keeping tasks and public contact work.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver's license.
• Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures, and of public and agency desk procedures.

Responsibilities

• Take, transcribe, type, and process a wide variety of police records, reports, and materials.
• Provide customer service at public counter and operate automated systems to create or revise files.
• Enter, retrieve, and maintain data from automated systems such as CLETS; validate records from DOJ files.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Public contact

Office software

Data entry

Education

High school diploma

Tools

CLETS

Law enforcement information systems

Job description

The City of Whittier is hiring for a Police Services Assistant I/II to perform a broad set of clerical and technical duties supporting law enforcement operations. The role involves handling police records, transcribing reports, and maintaining data across automated systems, with attention to accuracy and confidentiality.

Successful candidates will undergo a minimum one-year probation. Bilingual applicants in Spanish receive an additional $90 per month, and the job requires rotating shifts,