Law Enforcement Records/Services Specialist

Boone County, located in Columbia, MO, is looking for a Law Enforcement Records/Services Specialist.

APPLICANTS MUST APPLY HERE: www.showmeboone.com/hr

Find out more about working for Boone County here: https://youtu.be/xCtE48jgaV4

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The Boone County Sheriff's Office is a top tier law enforcement organization. We are the only Sheriff’s Office in Missouri that has achieved two national accreditations from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for our law enforcement operations and from the National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO) for our jail operations.

The staff at the Sheriff’s Office are dedicated to serving their community with the highest degree of professionalism and to serving the training needs of our law enforcement partners. We have been providing training to other law enforcement agencies since 2015 to help with the professional development of our law enforcement partners.

As part of its commitment to providing high quality training to other law enforcement agencies, we took over operations of the local law enforcement training academy in 2024. During the same year we received funding to develop a new Regional Training Center to further support the training mission for area law enforcement. That new facility is scheduled to open in late 2025.

The Sheriff’s Office is committed to supporting its staff. As part of that commitment, we are developing a childcare center for our employee’s and anticipate opening in 2026. The childcare center will operate 24 hours a day to ensure support for staff that work overnight hours.

We are looking for employees who want to be part of an organization that is dedicated to serving and bettering our community, and who want stability, great benefits, and a path to a great career!

Responsibilities:

Provides assistance to the general public and other law enforcement agencies as a first point of contact for the department in a high traffic/high stress environment. Assists detectives with sex offender registration; data entry of wanted, missing, and stolen records; and answers multi-line phone.

Status: Full-time, non-exempt, benefited

Working hours: An 8 or 10-hour shift, Monday - Friday and one weekend per month. Shifts start at either 12:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m.

Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED and two years of administrative support, customer service, or office management experience including experience with MS Office, data entry, and multi-phone line. Must possess the ability to handle stressful situations and make quick decisions in emergency situations.

Position requires a pre-employment drug test and the ability to pass an FBI fingerprint background check. Must have and maintain a valid Missouri driver’s license.

Starting Hourly Salary Range: $17.80 per hour with shift differential of $1.50 - $2.00 per hour, depending upon shift.

Benefit-eligible employees receive (on day one):

• Paid vacation
• 14 paid holidays
• Enrollment in the County Employees Retirement Fund, and two matching deferred compensation plans
• 100% County paid or low-cost employee health insurance premium options
• 100% County paid employee dental premiums
• Subsidized dependent premiums
• County Paid long-term disability and life insurance
• Boone County is a Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness qualifying employer.

Columbia, MO is a thriving college town and the cultural hub of mid-Missouri, hosting popular events such as the True/False Film Festival, and a diverse art, music, and restaurant scene. Columbia is the fourth most populous and fastest-growing city in Missouri with an estimated 126,254 residents in 2020. Resting upon the forested hills and rolling prairies of Mid-Missouri near the Missouri River valley, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the surrounding Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Mark Twain National Forest, and Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, in addition to hiking over 278 miles of our local trails! Many popular destinations are a short drive away, including the Capitol of Jefferson City, the Lake of the Ozarks, Saint Louis, and Kansas City all within a two-hour drive or less.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.80 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• 457(b)
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Wellness program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18