Criminal Justice Technician 1​/2

Job Description

The recruitment is exempt from the hiring freeze (Administrative Order 358)

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants

must

meet

A

laska Residency Requirement

s in order to be considered for employment at this time.

This position performs research on various criminal records from local and state agencies and is responsible for processing arrest and disposition information into the state’s criminal history repository. Additionally, the position coordinates and responds to requests for record reviews from the department, criminal justice agencies, and the public and coordinates with law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, and correctional facilities to obtain source documents for criminal history events.

The criminal records unit processes all disposition information into the state’s criminal history repository. The repository is used by criminal justice and non-criminal justice agencies throughout Alaska and nationwide, and the information maintained in the repository is critical for public safety to ensure decisions based on criminal history records are made using the most complete and accurate information available.

Joining our team provides an opportunity to promote public safety and to provide support and technical assistance to law enforcement, other criminal justice agencies, non-criminal justice agencies, and the public throughout the state. This position provides an excellent opportunity to further develop research skills while working with a dedicated, motivated, and dynamic group where team input is encouraged.

This position is located in East Anchorage in the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Headquarters building at 5700 East Tudor Road, which includes the following: the Chugach Mountains providing the backdrop for the building, ample parking, public transportation drop points located directly in front of the building, and paved trails adjacent to the building. Individual office space for this position is co-located with other criminal records unit staff to encourage team building and collaborative efforts.

Please ensure that these competencies are clearly reflected in the work experience sections of the application:

Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to manage a situation; identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about producing consistently accurate work.

Gathers, organizes, and maintains information, determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team.

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Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application

(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s…