Job Summary

Want to do meaningful work that has a real impact on the community? Please come join the Parker Police Department as a Crime Scene Investigator I II III. Our mission is to maintain a friendly, hometown atmosphere. We place a premium on teamwork and participation, while encouraging creativity and individual initiative. We believe that through collaboration, leadership can occur at all levels. We take our commitments seriously and strive to reach positive solutions. Whether you are joining us for three years or twenty, you will have the opportunity to grow your career with us. We offer training courses and work diligently with our team members to enhance their skill sets to progress their careers. In addition to growth and educational opportunities, we offer a Flexible Work Arrangement program for qualifying positions, as well as a fantastic benefit package that includes our Employee Assistance Program focused on work/life balance and overall well-being. We would be honored to have you join the Town of Parker family!
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Under general supervision, this position conducts crime scene and forensic science investigations.
*This position performs duties deemed to be safety sensitive. Employees holding this position participate in pre-employment and random drug testing under Town’s policies*
Hiring range is: $32.23/hr - $56.54/hr.
Full salary range for Crime Scene Investigator I: $32.23/hr - $46.73
Full salary range for Crime Scene Investigator II: $35.45/hr - $51.40/hr
Full salary range for Crime Scene Investigator III: $38.99/hr - $56.54/hr

Examples of Essential Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties. The below list is intended to be illustrative of the responsibilities of this position and is not all encompassing. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement and the Town may change these duties at any time.

• Identifies, collects, preserves, packages, transports, and documents evidence; utilizes various techniques to record, collect, and examine evidence.
• Performs custodial duties; maintains a proper chain of custody on evidence and proper packaging to preserve and prevent contamination.
• Maintains records and inventory of all property and evidence; receives, records, secures, and disposes of property as established under law, policy, procedure, and municipal ordinance.
• Provides documentation of crime scenes, including written notes, basic photography, and rough sketching.
• Prepares departmental reports of crime scene investigations and laboratory casework.
• Attends autopsies to document injuries and collect evidence.
• Testifies in courts of law as a witness.
• Reproduces, tests, and transports evidence to other forensic laboratories for advanced testing not conducted onsite.
• Tracks cases and the statute of limitations so property and evidence can be purged efficiently.
• Assists with training programs and community relations events.
• Procures property, evidence, and laboratory supplies; maintains inventory of property, evidence, and laboratory supplies.
• Maintains facilities and equipment in a safe, sanitary, and orderly manner.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, certification and/or licensure required. An equivalent combination of education and experience to perform the essential duties and meet the necessary employment standards may be considered.
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, or related field.
Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid Driver's License issued by the State of Colorado for the type of vehicle or equipment operated; safe driving record and a minimum of two (2) years of driving history.
Employees within the Crime Scene Investigator position series are eligible to participate in a self-initiated progression for promotional advancement through investigator levels. Below are the distinguishing characteristics of each level:
Crime Scene Investigator I:
This entry-level position is within the Crime Scene Investigator position series. This position is distinguished from the Crime Scene Investigator II by performing limited and routine assignments and duties. The Crime Scene Investigator I is a training platform for employees with little or no directly related work experience.
This level requires an International Association of Identification (IAI) Level I certification within one and a half (1.5) years of hire.
This level requires competent demonstration of the following skills/duties within one (1) year of hire:

• Conducts forensic science investigations.
• Processes basic or routine crime scenes.
• Identifies, collects, preserves, packages, and documents biological, friction ridge, impression, and other physical evidence on basic crime scenes.
• Conducts basic evidence processing in the laboratory.
• Provides basic crime scene processing for forensic evidence; conducts presumptive and latent field tests for biological evidence.
• Provides basic training, education, and mentoring to Police Officers on general evidence collection and packaging.

• Conducts forensic science investigations of more complex crime scenes under limited supervision.
• Demonstrates various evidence recording, collecting, and examination techniques including, but not limited to, photography, videography, sketching, measuring, note-taking, report writing, physical and chemical enhancement of latent, patent, and plastic impressions, casting shoe impressions, tire impressions and tool marks, and documenting bloodstain patterns and trajectory of bullets.
• Processes advanced crime scenes under limited supervision.
• Conduct investigations in a sequence dictated by unique scene circumstances.
• Assists detectives and officers in the advanced collection and preservation of evidence.
• Provides basic training, education, and mentoring to Crime Scene Investigator I.
• Operates and performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs on state-of-the-art laboratory and analytical instruments and equipment.

• Conducts highly complex forensic science investigations; leads forensic science investigations under limited or no supervision.
• Processes complex crime scenes independently.
• Provides advanced crime scene documentation.
• Provides advanced crime scene analysis.
• Conduct reconstructions.
• Conducts advanced laboratory evidence processing; trains Investigator II in advanced laboratory processes.
• Conducts independent chemical and biochemical analysis of evidence to presumptively identify unknowns and interpret results for use in criminal investigations.
• Resolves problems encountered during daily operations and determines appropriate solutions.
• Assists detectives and officers in the advanced collection and preservation of evidence.
• Provides advanced training, education, and mentoring to Evidence Technicians, Police Officers, and Crime Scene Investigator I and II.

• Knowledge of property and evidence handling, storage, and security.
• Knowledge of latent processing, evidence collection, crime scene photography, and other basic crime scene duties.
• Knowledge of the scientific method and the ability to apply these principles to a forensic laboratory.
• Knowledge of photographic equipment and other crime scene processes.
• Knowledge of up-to-date office practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of computers and electronic data processing.
• Skill in identifying crime scene evidence.
• Ability to think critically.
• Ability to testify in a court of law.
• Ability to deal effectively with members of the public, coworkers, officials, and others through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively and exercise discretion in stressful or emergency situations.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to learn the Town's geography and street system and use that knowledge in daily work activities and tasks.
• Ability to maintain an on-call status as needed for coverage for the Town of Parker and the City of Lone Tree.

Additional Information

Work hours are typically four (4) ten-hour shifts 8am-6pm. Nights, weekends and holidays may be required. This position requires on-call rotation work.
Crime Scene Investigator Timeline: (dates subject to change)
05/01/2024-05/08/2024: Accepting applications
05/10/2024: Candidate notification
5/13/2024-5/19/2024: Video interview
05/20/24-05/24/24: Video interview review / candidate notification
Week of 06/03/2024: Oral Board interviews
Week of 06/10/2024: Chief interviews / Backgrounds
Tentative start date: 07/22/24
Hiring range is: $32.23/hr - $56.54/hr.
Full salary range for Crime Scene Investigator I: $32.23/hr - $46.73
Full salary range for Crime Scene Investigator II: $35.45/hr - $51.40/hr
Full salary range for Crime Scene Investigator III: $38.99/hr - $56.54/hr
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
The working conditions described below are representative of those an employee generally encounters while performing the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties.
Tools & Equipment
Requires frequent use of general office equipment, communications radios, custom reporting software, cameras, video recording equipment, evidence collection equipment and tools, ladders, drawing tools, job-specific analytical instrumentation, evidence processing chemicals, and substances, a cellular phone, an automobile, and crime scene trailer.
Physical Demands
Requires regular sitting, standing, walking, talking, handling, feeling or operating objects, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Requires occasionally reaching with hands and arms, climbing and balancing. Requires moderate physical activity with heavy lifting, up to fifty (50) pounds. Requires close and distance vision acuity and the ability to adjust focus, allowing a broad field of vision.
Requires the employee to communicate effectively, to understand and be understood.
Environment
Work is frequently performed in a climate-controlled office environment, but employees holding this position occasionally work in outside conditions and may be exposed to extreme cold or heat and wetness/humidity. The noise level is usually quiet in the office environment but may range from moderate to extreme in the field. The employee is subject to varying and unpredictable situations and foul smells. Multiple calls and inquiries may result in several interruptions and pressure.
The employee may be subject to contact with articles that require universal precautions as related to infectious disease. Contact with chemicals and weapons, in variety of settings from the office to the street, to burned or exploded buildings and/or to scenes of criminal activity.
The employee may be on-call twenty-four (24) hours a day, called out to assist with crime scene investigations for the Parker Police Department, Lone Tree Police Department, and the local Judicial District’s Critical Incident Response Teams.
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The Town of Parker is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please contact jobs@parkeronline.org with questions regarding this position.
An online application is required and interested parties may apply online at www.parkeronline.org/employment prior to the posting deadline.

You may enroll in the Town of Parker benefits if you are classified as a full-time employee and have completed the eligibility waiting period of 30 days. Coverage will begin the first of the month following 30 days of employment. The generous benefits package includes: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance, voluntary term life insurance, 401(a) retirement plan, 457 retirement plan, holiday pay, vacation, sick leave, educational assistance program, employee assistance program and a family membership to the Parker Recreation Center and/or Field House. Benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of those plans and the summary plan descriptions, which are subject to annual budget and appropriations by Town Council.