Clerk Typist - Lab

Job Description POSITION SUMMARY

This position performs clerical support duties for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Crime Lab. They are responsible for receiving evidence, typing reports, entering case information, and maintaining departmental files.

• Performs duties involving the following areas: enters information received from citizens into the I-Leads report writing system; teleprocessing information entered to Regional Justice Information System; responds to out-of-state messages for Law Enforcement Agencies; enters boot and tow information in ETIMS.
• Receive evidence being turned into Laboratory by SLMPD Officers, Circuit Attorney Investigators, and Special Agents from FBI, DEA, ATF, Probation and Parole, and other Law Enforcement Agencies, including evidence left in overnight lockers when lab is closed.
• Perform administrative duties in processing information for the unit.
• Maintains departmental files and retrieves information in response to inquiries.
• Types reports and correspondence for unit personnel; assists in servicing department personnel, other law enforcement agencies and the public with information requests.
• Scrutinize all evidence containers to ensure they have been packaged in strict compliance with ISO accreditation and laboratory standards and reviewed by Officers’ supervisors.
• Reject unsuitable or improperly packaged evidence. Correct errors on evidence containers left in overnight lockers. Alert Administrative Supervisor of errors which cannot be corrected.
• Ensure “Requests for Analysis” forms are completed and contain sufficient detail for evidence that needs processing.
• Enter case information into the evidence and property tracking computer program (Justice Trax-LIMS). Complete evidence receipts, print out and attach barcodes to evidence containers, secure evidence in incoming evidence room, drying cabinets, refrigerators and freezers.
• Answer telephone and walk-in inquiries from Police Officers and agents of other law enforcement agencies by searching Justice Trax-LIMS, i-Results, case file folders, microfilm tapes, and other Laboratory logs, records, and ETU reports, and make copies as required. Direct inquiries to analysts when necessary. Distribute mail.
• Receive subpoenas and telephone notifications for Court and Standby for Laboratory personnel – scan subpoenas into LIMS and ensure employees are properly notified.
• Scan all Laboratory reports and related documents.
• Shred all documents being purged.
• Prepare and transport evidence to Property Custody.
• Prepare and transport evidence to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory.
• Keep the lobby stocked with supplies.
• Skilled at dealing with problems involving multiple variables in varied situations including but not limited to applying complex rules and instructions in the application of departmental regulations.
• Proficient in processing information in database or spreadsheet applications and to calculate values and reconciles reports and statistical totals.
• Ability to develop the customer service skills necessary to build rapport with the general public by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made and asking questions as appropriate as well as communicating information and ideas in a polite, effective, non-threatening manner
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources

• At least one year of clerical customer service experience with data entry duties.
• Computer proficiency
• Must meet the minimum screening requirements for certification to access the REJIS Criminal Justice Information Systems within 60 days of appointment. Applicants must maintain said certifications while employed by the City of St. Louis.
• Must have and maintain a valid drivers license.

• A high school diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) certificate.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concret