Police Evidence Technician San Francisco Police Department Job San Francisco area,California USA,Government

Position: Police Evidence Technician (1939) - San Francisco Police Department

Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:

Application Opening
:
August 25, 2026
Final date to receive applications
:
Apply immediately, announcement may close any time after two weeks from posting date.
Class & Compensation
: $80,782.00 - $98,150.00
Appointment Type
:
Permanent Exempt
- This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.
Work Location
:
Hall of Justice, 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Work Schedule
:
Monday
- Friday, Full-time. Up to one day a week Telecommuting work schedule available in line with CCSF policy based on available work/assigned duties. Some assignments may require working weekends and/or holidays.

Role description

Under general supervision, a Police Evidence Technician performs responsible work in receiving, processing, maintenance, and releasing Police property and evidence, such as narcotics, monies, hazardous materials, and all types of weapons.

Key Responsibilities

Receives, processes, logs, stores, and transports evidence and property, including narcotics, monies, hazardous materials, and all types of weapons.

Maintains evidence and property; secures items from theft, loss, or contamination; ensures items can be located in a timely manner.

Releases evidence and property to law enforcement and courts for investigative purposes or lab analysis; releases property to their legal owners.

Disposes of evidence under the direction and approval of the Investigative Units, including firearms, illegal contraband, narcotics, and other obsolete evidence.

Determines which disposed items are to be destroyed; which are to be retained for charitable contributions; and which are to be auctioned by the City.

Receives, maintains, and disburses Police equipment, including uniforms, badges, and radios.

Provides information to the public and others regarding property and evidence.

Provides court testimony as necessary.

Education: Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent.

Experience: Three (3) years of experience in a distribution center or warehouse in which the duties consisted of ordering, receiving, stocking, inventory control, and issuing large and varied quantities of supplies, materials, and equipment. This experience must be in an institutional organization or a large, major commercial operation, or similar setting.

License and Certification: Must obtain certification as an Evidence Specialist from the International Association for Property and Evidence within eighteen (18) months of appointment.

Note
:
One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Verification of

Education and Experience:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-requirements

Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility or disqualification.

Background Investigation: Prior to employment with the San Francisco Police Department, a thorough background investigation will be conducted to determine the candidate’s…