Photographer II (Police Department)

Salary:$34,684 - $52,260Position Grade:11GDepartment: Police DepartmentJob Type: Full-Time (Permanent)Examination Number:EX1339Location: Downtown - St. Louis, MOIncumbents in this position perform photography duties for the Police Division. Duties include taking/processing photographs of department employees, victims, suspects, and evidence, logging photographic evidence and developing and printing photographs from digital media.Essential Functions and Responsibilities:Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: ?Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform basic level of data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and diagnose. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships. ?Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers, on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations. ?Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, calibrate, tune and synchronize, and perform complex rapid adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as various types of cameras, photographic processors, photographic printers, computer, computerized photographic equipment/mini lab, and film scanners. ?Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as program specifications, technical operating manuals, work requisitions, run books, procedures, and non-routine correspondence. ?Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages and decimals. ?Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives. ?Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria. ?Environmental Factors: Good working conditions. Some exposure to elements such as odors, noise and/or chemicals. Required to wear a respirator while mixing chemicals for photographic processing. ?Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing up to forty-five (45) pounds such as photograph equipment or supplies. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. ?Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks. Other Requirements:Salary:$34,684 - $52,260Position Grade:11GDepartment: Police DepartmentJob Type: Full-Time (Permanent)Examination Number:EX1339Location: Downtown - St. Louis, MOIncumbents in this position perform photography duties for the Police Division. Duties include taking/processing photographs of department employees, victims, suspects, and evidence, logging photographic evidence and developing and printing photographs from digital media.Essential Functions and Responsibilities:Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: ?Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform basic level of data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and diagnose. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships. ?Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers, on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations. ?Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, calibrate, tune and synchronize, and perform complex rapid adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as various types of cameras, photographic processors, photographic printers, computer, computerized photographic equipment/mini lab, and film scanners. ?Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as program specifications, technical operating manuals, work requisitions, run books, procedures, and non-routine correspondence. ?Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages and decimals. ?Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives. ?Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria. ?Environmental Factors: Good working conditions. Some exposure to elements such as odors, noise and/or chemicals. Required to wear a respirator while mixing chemicals for photographic processing. ?Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing up to forty-five (45) pounds such as photograph equipment or supplies. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. ?Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks. Other Requirements:Scoring Components and Their WeightsExperience and Training: 100%Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon RequestWhen completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.Veterans Preference PointsTo be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.City Residence Preference PointsCity residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points.AccommodationsIf assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information.