POLICE TECHNICIAN - PART TIME

Glendale, CO; Glendale, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Glendale seeks a Police Technician, a non-sworn civilian position assigned by the Chief of Police. The role involves contacting, interviewing, and completing reports from victims and witnesses of incidents not in progress.

The Technician performs a range of confidential clerical duties to support law enforcement, including data entry, vehicle log maintenance, and coordinating with vendors for vehicle outfitting and repair.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Prior law enforcement experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Colorado Revised Statutes.
• Knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment.
• Ability to learn applicable laws, ordinances, and department rules; communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Possess or be able to obtain a valid Colorado Driver License.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of department data entry and computers.
• Ability to operate a 2-way radio.
• Ability to write reports in a logical manner.

Responsibilities

• Investigates property crimes and traffic crashes.
• Locates and interviews complainants, victims, witnesses, etc.; gather evidence and information; draw diagrams; take photographs; write or type reports; document investigations.
• Prepares criminal, non-criminal, and administrative reports.
• Responsible for data entry of police reports into department records system.
• Explains and provides information to citizens regarding laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, crime prevention strategies, rules and regulations; refers citizens to governmental and community agencies for assistance.
• Maintains and coordinates vehicle-related logs and oversees tow company paperwork.

Skills

Communication

Report writing

Data entry

Interviews

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Police Technician is a non-sworn civilian position that serves at the discretion of the Chief of Police for an unspecified length of time.

The Police Technician is responsible for contacting, interviewing, and the completion of reports from victims/witnesses of incidents which are not in-progress. This may include responding to the scene of prior incidents, taking telephone reports, or reviewing /completing internet- reported reports.

The Police Technician also performs a variety of administrative clerical duties in support of law enforcement activities that are confidential in nature. This is a civilian non-commissioned position assigned to handle duties that do not require a sworn commissioned member to perform.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the direct supervision of the on-duty supervisor, and the general supervision of the Support Services Division commander.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

This is a non-supervisory position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Investigates property crimes and traffic crashes. Property crimes may include investigating burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, theft from motor vehicles, thefts, criminal mischief, lost/stolen or found property and criminal mischief. Traffic crashes include providing mobile response to the scene of crashes, in a radio-equipped vehicle.
• Locates and interviews complainants, victims, witnesses, etc; gather evidence and information, draw diagrams, take photographs, write or type reports, document investigations. Conducts follow-up investigation of cases as required.
• Prepares criminal, non-criminal, and administrative reports.
• Responsible for data entry of police reports into department record management system.
• Explains and provides information to citizens regarding laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, crime prevention strategies, rules and regulations.
  • Refers citizens to governmental and community agencies or social service providers for assistance. Performs vehicle inspections and collates vehicle inspections from other employees.
  • Reviews and maintains the department’s Vehicle Repair and Damage Log.
  • Coordinates with different vendors for the outfitting, repair, upkeep, commissioning and

decommissioning of city vehicles assigned the police department.

• Maintains a list of the city’s authorized tow companies and oversees that the tow

companies abide by the city ordinances and renew their paperwork every six months.

• Prepares and maintain records regarding vehicle abatement.
• Composes a variety of correspondence, reports, and other materials requiring independent judgment as to content, accuracy, and completeness.
• Establishes and maintains record systems using moderately independent judgment.
• Files routine reports and correspondence.
• Purchases, picks up, and maintains inventories of the following: jail supplies, prisoner meals, jail laundry, refreshments and other supplies including uniforms, police equipment, and report forms. Prepares purchase orders for approval.
• Maintains municipal codebooks for the department by adding supplements and/or

revisions.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Prior law enforcement experience is preferred.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Colorado Revised Statutes
• Knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment.
• Ability to learn the applicable laws, ordinances, and department rules and regulations; communicate effectively orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers and supervisors; follow verbal and written instructions; and learn the city’s geography.
• Possess or be able to obtain a valid Colorado Driver License
• Ability to maintain an extensive knowledge of data entry and retrieval from all various computers in use in the police department.
• Ability to operate a 2-way radio.
• Ability to write reports in a logical manner.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Background investigation, psychological evaluation , physical examination, a polygraph, and substance screening may be required prior to employment with job-related tests.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Enters information into the Police Department Records Management System. Operates a police department vehicle in a non-emergency context, including using the 2-way radio.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works both indoors and in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately noisy.