What are the responsibilities and job description for the POLICE CLERK (Discovery) - Range 14 to 15 / APD position at Municipality of Anchorage?
Open to the general public and any current Municipal employee.
This position is represented by the Anchorage Police Department Employees Association (APDEA) and is subject to the provisions of the current agreement between the Municipality of Anchorage and the Union.
DEPARTMENT: Anchorage Police Department
HOURS OF WORK: 06:00 to 16:00 or 07:30 to 17:30; FSS or SSM Off
LOCATION: 4501 Elmore Road
To be considered for employment, applicants must be legally authorized to work and accept employment in the United States. The Municipality of Anchorage is not able to provide any type of sponsorship, including Student Visas and Employment Visas, under any circumstances.
Employees who are hired or rehired to any position shall be placed at the entrance pay step, and advancement from the entrance step to the maximum step within a pay grade shall be by successive steps.
Under general direction, the Police Clerk is responsible for extensive contact with the public, both in person and over the phone. Maintain working knowledge of community, municipal, and internal resources and route citizens appropriately. Take reports of crime over the phone and compose formal department police reports. Type and compose routine correspondence, various reports, letters, memorandum. Extensive data entry. Research and enter data from police reports and citations into various computer systems, including but not limited to Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN), National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and Records Management System (RMS). Coordinate with internal personnel and external agencies under time constraints to process arrests and charging documents. Perform cashiering functions and process all traffic citations. Process monetary entries for receipt of all monies for various types of permits, fees, reports. Provide court testimony as required. Perform other related duties as assigned. All Police Clerks with five (5) years position seniority as Police Clerk shall be re-classed to a Senior Police Clerk.
Additional Information:
Under general direction, the Records Discovery Clerk is responsible for accessing current and historical digital media and process requests for duplication and discovery from officers, detectives, prosecutors, or other law enforcement. The Discovery Clerk may be called upon to testify as a chain of custody of such digital media and actions taken in the duplication of media or means of storage. Perform other related duties as assigned.High school diploma, GED, or equivalent, and two (2) years of clerical office experience.
Must be able to perform all functions of a Police Clerk or Senior Police Clerk.
Must possess and/or obtain:
- Satisfactory national criminal background investigation (13 AAC 85.010, and 13 AAC 85.210) and financial review at time of hire.
- Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) / National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certification within thirty (30) days of hire.
- Satisfactory Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) background check at time of hire.
- Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC) and Anchorage Police Department standards regarding misdemeanor and/or felony convictions, traffic violations, and use of controlled substances.
- Typing test at a net speed of 35 WPM at time of hire.
- Valid State of Alaska Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record at time of hire.
Experience in greeting the public, receiving complaints, answering questions, responding to calls and/or transferring calls.
Experience in handling cash and keeping a cash journal for receipts of transaction.
Salary : $26 - $37