Sheriff's Support Specialist III - Sheriff's Office

* High school graduate or GED.
* United States citizenship or Permanent Resident Alien required.
* Two to four years of college or business school training is highly desirable.
* Three to five years of responsible and advanced administrative support experience including the full range of office and support functions; multi-line telephone, email and internet, word processing, spreadsheet, database and other computer applications, records management, accounting and others.
* Experience in law enforcement, corrections or public services highly desirable.  However, this expertise is not required at entry into the position.
* Prior experience with response to public records requests strongly desired.
* Proficiency with MS Word, Outlook, and Excel and significant experience with other applications including spreadsheet and database management systems.
* Strong oral & written communications and interpersonal skills.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Experience involving significant interaction with the public, law and justice agencies, and other local government preferred.
* Ability to obtain notary public status for some specialized positions such as Civil Division within the Sheriff’s Office.
* Certain assignments may require cashiering and basic bookkeeping skills.
* General office procedures and practices.
* Pertinent federal, state, and local laws which govern access to public records, privacy, and records retention preferred.
* Advanced problem-solving based on guidelines and procedures.
* Advanced proficiency in applicable computer applications.
* Effective business/legal correspondence including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
* Legal definitions and terminology.
* Functions and terminology used by the law and justice system.
** Practical Exam (Pass/Fail)** – This recruitment may require a practical exam which will be job related and may include, but not be limited to, the qualifications outlined in the job announcement.  Candidates deemed most qualified will be invited to participate in the remainder of the selection process.
** Oral Interview: (Pass/Fail based on 70%)
** Questions will be job related and may include, but not be limited to, the qualifications outlined in the job announcement. Minimum passing score of 70% is required. The oral board will consist of a three-member interview panel who will ask the same position-related, pre- established written questions of all candidates.
** Eligibility List:
** Successful candidates’ final scores will be ranked order of high/low. All candidates who successfully pass the oral board interview process (70% or better) will be placed onto the Clark County Civil Service eligibility list for the Sheriff’s Office Specialist III position according to rank. Rank is established by the candidate’s overall oral board interview score. The Civil Service Commission will review and certify the list to be in effect for one year from the date of list certification.**:
** Involves a comprehensive investigation based on information provided by finalist’s personal history statements (from high school years forward). The Background Standards for positions in the Clark County Sheriff’s Office reflect the very high standards demanded of candidates for public safety job classifications and safety sensitive positions within county service. They are designed to identify the kinds of behaviors which are required of Sheriff’s Office personnel serving the citizens of Clark County.

Each candidate's past choices, judgments, and behaviors will be compared to these demanding standards. Candidates who fall short of demonstrating consistently sound decision making, maturity, and responsible past behaviors in each of these areas will not be further considered for employment in these critical positions. Each Standard represents an area that is essential for success in public safety employment. Candidates are asked to critically assess their own background considering these Standards before beginning the examination process.
** Selection Interview (aka Rule of Five):
** As positions become available the top five candidates from the eligibility list will be invited to participate in the Sheriff’s final…