Police Records Specialist

Salary : $48,576.00 - $65,160.00 Annually

Location : Riverside, CA

Job Type : Full-time

Job Number : 25-2655-01

Department : Police

Division : POLICE-PERSONNEL & TRAINING

Opening Date : 01 / 23 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 9 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

The Position

The Police Records Specialist performs a variety of complex and responsible document management duties that include the use of multiple confidential automated law enforcement databases. Provides data entry of criminal information into confidential records management systems and various state and federal confidential telecommunications systems

Work Performed

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Provide professional customer service to police personnel, City department staff, other law enforcement personnel, and the general public; perform a wide variety of complex document management duties related to confidential police reports, law enforcement records, court requirements, subpoenas, police

records, and registrant and permit files.

Law Enforcement Systems to enter, modify, update and retrieve data; process Live Scan applicant and

criminal fingerprints and submit electronically to the Department of Justice.

maintenance services as necessary.

perform Records duties as directed.

registration documentation to determine legal release of towed and stored vehicles, accept fees, issue

receipts, and provide documentation to be accepted by contracted tow yards.

Qualifications

Recruitment Guidelines :

Education : High school graduation or satisfactory equivalent (GED).

Experience : One (1) year of experience maintaining government, legal, or public safety records.

Medical Category : Group 1

Necessary Special Requirement : Must be able to pass an intensive police background investigation.

Licenses and Certifications : Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid appropriate Class "C" California Motor Vehicle Operator's License.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions : Work is done in a standard office environment and in the field with exposure to bodily fluids, chemicals, tools, and potentially hazardous conditions. Employees may interact with staff and / or public and private representatives and will provide professional customer and public safety related services.

Career Advancement Opportunities

From : Police Records Specialist

To : Police Service Representative

Police Program Coordinator

Police Program Supervisor

Selection Process

The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Those who successfully complete the selection process will be placed on the eligibility list for this classification.

It is the responsibility of candidates with a disability requiring accommodation in the assessment process to contact the Human Resources Department in writing to request such accommodation prior to the closing date of this recruitment.

IMPORTANT : Appointment is subject to successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, medical / physical examination, and drug and alcohol test; and may be subject to polygraph examination, and / or psychological examination as part of the background investigation, all claims of education and experience made in the employment application process, as well as other information submitted, will be verified.

NOTE : The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards. Candidates may reapply when there is a posting to establish an eligibility list.

All applicants will be notified via e-mail or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates / times / locations after the closing date of this announcement.

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONTRACT.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - General Unit

The City offers an attractive benefits package, the central provisions of which are as follows :

For additional benefits information, please visit the following website :

Please indicate the highest level of education that you have completed.

Please indicate the area of study of the above-mentioned education.

How many years of full-time experience maintaining government, legal, or public safety records do you possess?

For the question answered above, please provide the name of the agency, length of time, position, and level of responsibility by each function listed. Please note that "See Resume" or "See Application" will be considered an incomplete response for this question and your application will be considered incomplete. If you do not have the required experience, please indicate "N / A".

Background : The following questions are to assess your suitability for employment with the Riverside Police Department based on your personal background. Please answer each question to the best of your knowledge. This information will be used to determine whether or not you will be invited to continue in the selection process for the current position.

Have you been convicted of a crime?

Have you been arrested for driving under the influence in the last four (4) years?

Have you used methamphetamine, cocaine, or steroids (other than doctor prescribed) in the last five (5) years?

Have you used hallucinogens to include LSD, PCP, XTC, in the last seven (7) years?

Have you ever used heroin / opium? (other than doctor prescribed)

Have you ever manufactured, cultivated, transported, brokered, or sold controlled substances, other than marijuana?

Have you ever injected any form of illegal narcotics (steroids do not apply)?

I understand that I cannot update my application once it has been submitted. Therefore, I have fully completed ALL sections, provided full descriptions of my duties and responsibilities for each employer, and have fully answered ALL questions on the Supplemental Questionnaire. Do not refer to a resume or other documentation, as it will not be reviewed in lieu of completing the Supplemental Questionnaire. Note : Employers and / or experience noted on the Supplemental Questionnaire must also be included and fully detailed on the Application.

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Salary : $48,576 - $65,160