Public Safety Data Technician

Position Details

• Job Type: Classified
• Job Classification: 5853 - Public Safety Data Technician I
• Salary Grade: 4
• Hiring Range: $18.89 - $22.19 per hour
• Pay Range: $18.89 - $25.50 per hour

Range Explanation: Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Provides support to Pima County law enforcement by validating, processing, entering, retrieving and clearing information from local, state and national computer system files. Assists law enforcement officers by confirming criminal justice information, coordinating extraditions and issuing victim notifications. We are a 24/7 running unit, including nights, weekends, and holidays, with rotating shifts offering a 4/10 schedule or a 5/8 schedule based on unit needs.

Day shift is typically , Swing shift is  or , and Midnight shift is .

• Creates, queries and scans national, state and local computer databases and manual systems for information retrieval and verification (e.g., warrants, missing persons, stolen property).
• Inputs, researches and retrieves data for case enrichment of crime reports and develops and identifies suspects for investigative officer follow-up.
• Validates and researches felony, misdemeanor, and civil warrants and coordinates with law enforcement personnel and the courts for processing, entry, and clearing from local, state, and national computer systems.
• Enters and verifies certified complaint dismissals, satisfied, canceled or served information for fugitive warrants received from law enforcement agencies, jails, and the courts.
• Coordinates extradition of fugitives wanted in Pima County, by acting as a liaison between law enforcement agencies such as the Pima County Attorney, Arizona State Attorney General and Governor’s office.
• Informs victims and other law enforcement agencies of arrests made, via teletype, telephone or by mail, and documents notifications in compliance with the Victim’s Bill of Rights, the Arizona Constitution and applicable Arizona revised statutes.
• Periodically conducts audits of active computerized records for accuracy and consistency as required by the state and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• Maintains security and confidentiality of all materials and information encountered in duties.
• May be required to testify in court in an official capacity as a departmental employee.

• High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) certification AND one year of experience processing legal documents in a law enforcement, corrections, probation or legal setting.
• Or, one year of experience with Pima County as a Records Technician, Public Safety Specialist, Public Safety Transcription Technician or other similar level position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments or testing may be required as part of the selection process.

License and Certificates: A level “A” certification issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety will be required for all positions. All positions will require that employees attain access certification for all criminal history databases/communications systems required of assigned position (e.g., NCIC, ACIC, Spillman Database, etc.) prior to completion of probation; maintenance of such certification is required as a…