CRIMINAL HISTORY EXAMINER 1* - 04162025-67216

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

LOCATION OF (2) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, CRIMINAL RECORDS UNIT, DAVIDSON COUNTY

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Qualifications

Education and Experience: Two years of college coursework.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional experience in a criminal justice setting may be substituted for the required education.

NSQs: Applicants for this class must:

• Must be a citizen of the United States
• Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
• Complete a criminal history and background disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority and agree to release all records involving any criminal history or necessary records to the appointing authority;
• Be subject to an intense background investigation in a manner prescribed by the appointing authority, which includes but not limited to a check of State and Federal criminal records, driving history, social media accounts, credit check, education, military, previous employment, drug use, and reference verification.

Overview

This classification reviews and verifies criminal history record data, processes orders, and provides information to internal and external stakeholders and the general public. This classification performs responsibilities at the entry/training level under the direct guidance of a supervisor. This series has second, third, and fourth levels that function at a more complex capacity.

• An applicant appointed to this Career Path series will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series after successful completion of a mandatory probation period; `unacceptable' or `needs improvement performance during the probation period will result in automatic demotion or termination.

Responsibilities

• Verifies whether data on expungement orders, diversions, dispositions, background checks, juvenile records, matches the data in the criminal history database and has been properly processed by the submitter. Notarizes and documents criminal history background results for verification and integrity of the documents upon request.
• Contacts local, state, federal law enforcement agencies, courts, and non-criminal justice agencies to correct submitted information.
• Monitors the FlexCheck system and processes daily disposition, expungement, rejection, diversions, and criminal background checks.
• Provides criminal history information to TBI personnel, defendants, judges, attorneys, district attorneys, court clerks, non-criminal justice agencies, and the general public.
• Enters court ordered expungement, disposition, diversion, identifying information, applicant and criminal background information into appropriate computer databases [i.e., Computerized Criminal History (CCH) database, Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), Expungement database, Diversion database, Tennessee Open Records Information System (TORIS), E-Agent, RAP-BACK, and Tennessee Applicant Processing Services (TAPS)] to process data.
• Responds to inquiries regarding expungement orders, diversions, dispositions, background checks from customers and non-criminal justice agencies to provide status updates, background check request updates, and background check appeals updates.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

Knowledges:

• Clerical
• Customer and Personal Service
• Public Safety and Security

Skills:

• Time Management
• Active Learning and Listening

Tools & Equipment

• Personal Computer
• Telephone
• Fax Machine
• Printer
• Scanner
• Copy Machine