Pay Range: $20.44 - $25.55/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, March 8, 2024

Workdays & Hours: This position will be REQUIRED to work 2nd (2p-10p) or 3rd (10p-6a) shift, WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS. Also work outside in inclement weather as needed.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Sr. Property and Evidence Technician - Auto Pound position is available with The City of Fort Worth Police Department Auto Pound. This position will contribute to the City’s strategic goals, mission and vision by variety of technical duties involved in maintaining the evidentiary chain of custody on criminal evidence and management of all impounded vehicles and property. Performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility. This position will report to the Property Control Supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED certification.
• Three (3) years of responsible auto impound and/or evidence maintenance experience.
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) or more years of increasingly responsible supervisory or management experience.
• Extensive public contact, front-facing, customer service skills.
• Knowledge of operations, services, and procedures of an evidence and property control program or an auto impound program
• Experience operating a wrecker/tow truck.
• Experience operating a forklift.

The Sr. Property and Evidence Technician - Auto Pound job responsibilities include:

• Leads, plans, trains, reviews and evaluates the work of employees responsible for performing a variety of technical duties involved in maintaining custody of a wide variety of confiscated property, evidence, and vehicles.
• Plans, directs and participates in receiving, storing, maintaining, releasing, and keeping records for all evidence and the property seized and secured by the City of Fort Worth.
• Trains assigned employees in their areas of work and ensures the integrity of and the chain of custody of all seized property and evidence is maintained in accordance with state laws, City ordinances, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Monitors and evaluates quality, responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of assigned city service programs, service delivery methods and procedures. Works with employees on the continuous improvement of city services.
• Testifies on the disposition of evidence when necessary; returns property to owners as required, disposes of property in a prescribed manner.
• Verifies the work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques and compliance with applicable standards and specifications.
• Collects, produces and maintains written documents; develops and reviews written reports and statistical data; maintains computer records on the disposition of evidence and other impounded property; sorts, separates, and arranges files and distributes incoming invoices and paperwork.
• Counts and verifies all payments and fees received for auto pound activities including release of vehicles to owners or wreckers.
• Determines final disposition of vehicles and property. Prepares appropriate paperwork for disposal. Removes property from storage location and prepares for auctioning of vehicle and property.
• Operating a wrecker and/or forklift to move vehicles on storage lot.
• Prepares analytical and statistical reports on operations and activities.
• Estimates time, materials and equipment required for jobs assigned; requisition materials as required.
• Inspects impounded property and tracks owner researching computer database for stolen vehicles.

Working Conditions:

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.

Environmental Conditions:

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, and extreme temperatures.

Physical Demands:

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting for prolonged periods of time; may exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects; manual dexterity required.