Law Enforcement Office Specialist

Pay and Hiring Range

Pay Range: $21.29 - $27.00 per hour (Step 1-13 B21 YSO Non-Commissioned Employees Guild)

Hiring Range: $21.29 - $22.60 per hour (Step 1-4 B21 YSO Non-Commissioned Employees Guild)

Closing date:
This position is open until filled and will be reviewed weekly. Please apply immediately!

The Yakima County Civil Service Commission is now accepting applications to form a register of eligible candidates for the position of Law Enforcement Office Specialist I with the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

This position provides outstanding, seamless support to the Sheriff, Sheriff’s Office deputies, to all other law enforcement agencies/criminal justice entities, and to the citizens of Yakima County while carrying out the administrative functions of the Office both in the office and in the field.

• Yakima County Application
• Proof of Citizenship (Copy of Birth Certificate / Naturalization Paperwork/Passport/DACA)
• Proof of High School Education or GED (copy of HS diploma or GED transcripts or college transcripts or Degree)
• Keyboarding Exam with a minimum of 35 net wpm; proficiency exam demonstrating knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Word. An email will be sent to you after you submit your application to take the proficiency exam. Must complete the testing within 48 hours of the closing date to be considered further.

• Health Care Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life and Basic LTD)
• Retirement Benefits
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave

Provides outstanding Customer Service to the citizens of Yakima County through:

• Receiving and responding to all telephone calls and providing answers or directing the caller to the proper agency for assistance
• Recognizing and responding to sensitive/confidential issues in a professional manner
• Acting as an advocate to the public by developing and researching referral resources to verify what type of assistance they may receive when law enforcement is not the resource they need
• Taking initial incident reports from citizens at the front counter to alleviate the need for deputy response to incidents which are not in progress
• Acting as the first point of contact for angry and/or confrontational citizens who are afraid when offenders move into their area and want information
• Intaking various applications and paperwork for processing

• Accepts and processes payments for various transactions such as purchase of concealed pistol license applications, fingerprinting and service of court orders
• Reconciles cash on‑hand and cash receipts daily for the public counter cash register till
• Collates and reconciles Concealed Pistol Licenses for warrant requests for submission of payment to Department of Labor; processes billing for service of bench warrants
• Monitors monthly billing reports generated from processes received/served to include 1st, 2nd and 3rd notices to pay, sends bills to collections when necessary

• Provides clerical support services to Commissioned Personnel by entering data such as handwritten traffic infractions and/or criminal citations, sector citations and collision reports, documents deaths from the Yakima County Coroner’s monthly report and WACIC notices, and verifying accuracy within multiple databases
• Handles workflow received from Commissioned Personnel, ensuring it reaches the prosecutors and other agencies, processed electronically via records system software, by direct data transfer using email, online and file sharing systems, by fax and by hard copy data sharing processes such as interoffice mail or outside mailing services
• Creates arrest records for tracking statistics for the State and FBI; assists with resolving Incident Based Reporting (I ) issues which may interfere with statistical reporting to state and federal agencies
• Responsible for taking rolled fingerprint impressions for personal use (i.e. criminal history, immigration, adoption purposes, employment etc.) and processing of applications (concealed pistol licenses, Sheriff's Office criminal justice employment applicants and volunteers)
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