Law Enforcement Support Specialist

* The 14-day in-house notice is incorporated in this job announcement.

* This recruitment is limited to the first 500 applications received and will close to the public without notice while still accepting applications from internal employees.

The City of Henderson announces an examination to create an eligibility list and to fill one (1) vacancy for the classification of Law Enforcement Support Specialist in the Department of Police. The eligibility list may be utilized to fill vacancies for this classification for up to six (6) months or up to one (1) year, depending on employment status.

Under general supervision, performs specialized clerical work of routine difficulty in support of the Police Department; and performs related duties as assigned.

This position will fill a vacancy in the Fingerprint Unit within the Records Division and may be required to work in other units in the Records Division. The position requires in-person contact with those with extensive criminal history. The position is responsible for performing a wide range of technical and customer-service–oriented tasks. The selected candidate will provide fingerprinting services for state licensing requirements, new City employees, business license applicants, criminal justice applicants, Police Department contract workers, individuals associated with crime scenes, and Convicted Persons and/or Sex Offenders, producing both hard copy fingerprint cards and electronic submissions to the State of Nevada.

The role also issues photo identification badges for City of Henderson employees, volunteers, Citizen’s Academy participants, and contracted personnel, and coordinates access requests with department Key Coordinators while submitting required photos for verification to appropriate agencies. Additional duties include providing and reviewing registration questionnaires for Convicted Persons and/or Sex Offenders, responding to inquiries, ensuring accuracy, forwarding documentation to relevant agencies, and conducting CJIS inquiries for warrants, arrests, and convictions.

The position receives business license applications, processes fingerprint requirements, completes background requests for employment purposes, and disseminates authorized contact, arrest, and conviction information. The candidate will also perform record retention tasks in compliance with local and state schedules and accurately process cash, credit, and debit transactions, maintaining a balanced cash drawer, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring secure handling of all financial transactions.

Pursuant to the Teamsters collective bargaining agreement, full-time non-probationary employees successfully completing the assessment process will be placed on an eligibility list to be used to fill vacancies in this classification for up to six (6) months.

Probationary full-time, part-time, temporary employees, and external candidates who successfully complete the testing process will be placed on separate list(s), which may be used to fill vacancies for up to one (1) year. If the vacancy is not filled by full-time non-probationary employees, the separate list(s) may be utilized.

The final step in the selection process is the police background investigation. If you are among the group of candidates moving forward to the final steps, you will be required to go through a thorough police background process and complete and submit a Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ).

Please note:

the background process does not influence the selection process. to view the PHQ successful candidates will be required to complete.

• Graduation from high school or the equivalent
• Three (3) years of full-time experience…