Police Support Technician - Corrections

SUMMARY

The Support Technician is an employee of the Sheriff's Office assigned to the Records, Jail, or Civil Section. Duties include the performance of a full range of administrative duties, such as researching and summarizing information from various sources, completing difficult and detailed reports, implementing a variety of complex office procedures, maintaining thorough knowledge of departmental operations, interpreting policies and terminology, and/or handling sensitive and confidential information in the law enforcement field.

Incumbents in this class work with relative independence with only occasional instruction or technical assistance. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Shift Division Supervisors, with work being reviewed primarily based on compliance with rules and regulations and results attained. Incumbents are expected to carry assignments through to completion with only unusual or especially complicated tasks reviewed in detail.

(Illustrative Only. Any single position in this classification will not necessarily involve all the listed duties below and other positions will involve duties which are not listed. These duties represent the essential functions needed of persons in this classification.)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Additional qualifications include:
Ability to learn new techniques, learn to operate new equipment and software programs and to adapt quickly to changing work requirements in a high intensity work atmosphere; substantial ability to perform and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks; operate variety office equipment appropriately and efficiently; and interpret and retain Sheriff s Office policies and procedures, intergovernmental and interagency contracts, and extensive resource information.

This position requires the specific knowledge of the Josephine County Sheriff s Office and Law Enforcement as well as general knowledge of county wide departmental functions and procedures.

Associates degree in office administration or related field and four years of progressively responsible secretarial and/or administrative experience; or, high school graduation or equivalency and five years of progressively responsible secretarial and/or administrative experience; or any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the above-described duties. Experience in law enforcement or similar field preferred.

Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in completing tasks and responsibilities; solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in…