Job Description
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Duties
Examples of Work
- Supervises technical and support employees to include conducting performance evaluations, initiating and issuing disciplinary actions, reviewing and signing time sheets, and approving/disapproving leave requests;
- Participates in the selection process by interviewing job candidates and making recommendations to management of preferred candidates;
- Conducts quality control reviews and documents standard operating procedures;
- Trains employees in the technical aspects of criminal identification through fingerprints, prisoner processing, and filing of identification information;
- Drafts various reports and memos;
- Presents testimony and evidence in court;
- Maintains (e.g., updates, converts, purges) files and generates statistics regarding Identification Unit activities;
- Conducts file audits and records retention reviews in accordance with department policies and court orders;
- Represents Division of Police and Identification Unit at meetings, presentations, and tours.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Four (4) years of experience obtaining and identifying fingerprints. Substitution(s): Two (2) years of supervisory experience may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience. Additional years of supervisory experience may substitute on a year for year basis.
- Possession of LEADS/BCI certification by the end of the probationary period.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Thorough knowledge of fingerprints and palm prints; considerable knowledge of the principles of supervision; skill to obtain, compare, and match fingerprints; ability to train others; ability to operate a computer and relevant software; ability to read and comprehend memoranda, technical reports, and textbooks; ability to copy numbers and letters accurately; ability to write detailed and comprehensive technical reports; ability to communicate verbally about fingerprints to coworkers, making oneself understood; ability to file records according to an alphanumeric system.
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