What are the responsibilities and job description for the CRIMINAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN position at Sutter County?
JOB SUMMARY
The Sheriff's Department is currently seeking a Criminal Records Technician to join their team. Under general supervision, Criminal Records Technicians perform specialized technical and clerical duties in the maintenance and processing of Sheriff's department records and warrants; and perform office support duties for the Communications Supervisor.
Recruitment Schedule:
Application Period - Closes Sunday, April 27, 2025
Testing Phase - Approximately Wednesday, April 30, 2025 through Sunday, May 4, 2025
Hiring Interviews - Thursday, May 8, 2025
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other related duties may be required and assigned.
- Reviews Sheriff reports for information on crimes and offenses.
- Collects, documents, verifies, and updates monthly statistics and reports based on crimes and offense occurring in the County. Releases report copies in compliance to agency's policy.
- Initiates file procedures, enters data, and forwards warrants to the appropriate agency jurisdictions for service.
- Provides clerical support in the maintenance of Sheriff reports and records including typing and filing.
- Enters citation data into system.
- Maintains lists of activities involving the Sheriff's Department including stolen property, weapons permits, domestic violence, and wanted persons automated entries.
- Takes fingerprints for public.
- Prepares and renews concealed weapons permits, processes all permits; explosives, parade and solicitors permits.
- Responds to local agency checks for background information.
- Supervises volunteer personnel and R.O.P. students.
- Performs Spanish translation for dispatch and records transactions with Spanish speaking citizens.
- Process criminal offender registration such as narcotics/sex/arson and gang registrants.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of: Basic organization of a public safety agency; correct English spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Ability to: Gather and compile data for reports; learn laws, codes, statutes, and ordinance associated with assigned work and apply them appropriately; maintain effective record keeping systems; perform clerical duties as assigned; establish and maintain effective working relationship with those contacted in the course of work; carry out projects with minimal supervision.
Education and Experience: High school diploma or equivalent to ensure the ability to read and write at a level required for successful job performance and two (2) years of recent progressively responsible clerical experience dealing with general public or related experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential Duties require the following physical skills and work requirements: Requires the ability to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another; some positions require sufficient hand/eye coordination to perform semi-skilled repetitive movements, such as typing, filing, data entry, shorthand, and/or use of calculators, ten-key adding machine, or other office equipment or supplies; must be comfortable handling firearms for CCW permit verification.
Recruitment Process: The recruitment process for this position includes completing an application and participating in oral interview(s). Please notify the Human Resources Department prior to the final filing date for this position if you believe you have a disability, which would make it difficult to participate in any portion of the recruitment process and would require reasonable accommodation. Sutter County reserves the right to require medical documentation concerning the need for accommodation. Offers of employment are contingent upon investigation of employment history, references, drug testing, medical review/exam and fingerprinting in addition to other appropriate requirements of the position.
NOTE: Sutter County utilizes E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of employees to work in the United States.
The County of Sutter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Sutter County encourages both incumbents and individuals who have been offered employment to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
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Full-time employees are eligible for benefits.
Extra-help employees working more than 30 hours per week MAY be eligible for some benefits.
