Police Evidence Technician - SFPD (1939)

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The San Francisco Police Department is committed to excellence in law enforcement and is dedicated to the people, traditions and diversity of our City. The department provides service with understanding, response with compassion, performance with integrity and law enforcement with vision. The department has grown into a nationally known police department providing law enforcement services to one of the most recognized cities in the United States.

• Application Opening: August 21, 2024
• Application Deadline: Apply immediately, announcement may close any time after two weeks from posting date.
• Class & Compensation: $75,374 - $91,546
• Reporting Unit: Property
• Work Location: Hall of Justice - 850 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94103
• Work Schedule: Full-Time
• Work Hours: Monday – Friday; day shifts. Due to the duties and requirements of this position, telecommuting is not an option.

Under general supervision, the 1939 Police Evidence Technician performs responsible work in receiving, processing, maintenance, and releasing Police property and evidence, such as narcotics, money, hazardous materials, and all types of weapons.

Essential Duties:

• Receives, processes, logs, stores, and transports evidence and property, including narcotics, monies, hazardous materials, and all types of weapons.
• Maintains evidence and property; secures items from theft, loss, or contamination; ensures items can be located in a timely manner.
• Releases evidence and property to law enforcement and courts for investigative purposes or lab analysis; releases property to their legal owners.
• Disposes of evidence under the direction and approval of the Investigative Units, including firearms, illegal contraband, narcotics, and other obsolete evidence.
• Determines which disposed items are to be destroyed; which are to be retained for charitable contributions; and which are to be auctioned by the City.
• Receives, maintains, and disburses Police equipment, including uniforms, badges, and radios.
• Provides information to the public and others regarding property and evidence.
• Provides court testimony as necessary.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Education: Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent.

          AND

1. Experience: Three (3) years of experience in a distribution center or warehouse in which the duties consisted of ordering, receiving, stocking, inventory control, and issuing large and varied quantities of supplies, materials, and equipment. This experience must be in an institutional organization or a large, major commercial operation, or similar setting.

License and Certification: Must obtain certification as an Evidence Specialist from the International Association for Property and Evidence within eighteen (18) months of appointment.

Verification of Education and Experience: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility or disqualification.

Background Investigation: Prior to employment with the San Francisco Police Department, a thorough background investigation will be conducted to determine the candidate’s suitability for employment. The investigation may include, but not be limited to: criminal history records, driving records, drug/alcohol screening, and other related employment and personal history records. Reasons for rejection may include use of controlled substances and alcohol, felony conviction, repeated or serious violations of the law, inability to work with co-workers, inability to accept supervision, inability to follow rules and regulations or other relevant factors. Candidates may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening and must clear Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprinting. Criminal records will be carefully reviewed; candidates who do not report their complete criminal records on their applications will be disqualified. Applicants will be fingerprinted.

Recruiter Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Staff Services analyst, Danny Wan at [email protected].

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

SFPD Recruitment: https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/your-sfpd/careers

How to apply: Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

1. Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.