Program Support Technician Senior

Title: Program Support Technician Senior DSP03714

State Role Title: Admin and Office Spec III

Hiring Range: Negotiable and commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Department of State Police

Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia

Agency Website: vsp.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

About the Position:

Applicants hired into this position who are not currently VA state government employees are eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus upon hire with signature of a 12-month agreement.

Applicants hired into this position who are currently working for VA state government are eligible for a $5,000 retention bonus after 10 months of successful service with signature of an agreement for an additional 12-months of service.

Classified Applicants hired into this position who are already working in VSP’s Firearms Transaction Center (Dept 041000), or Dispatcher function are not eligible for either a sign-on bonus upon hire or a retention bonus after 10 months.

About the Position:

The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Program Support Technician Senior in our Criminal Justice Information Services Division at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will be working as a team to locate, interpret and analyze criminal history record information in order to determine lawful eligibility for persons to purchase or receive a firearm by conducting background checks on all firearm purchases from licensed dealers inside the Commonwealth; contacting both law enforcement agencies and/or courts for incident reports or court documentation; and an obtaining documentation of criminal record dispositions when needed.

About the Agency:

We are seeking to expand our diverse team of change makers and innovators. As a member of the VSP family, you would make a difference by serving every city, county, town, resident, and visitor of the Commonwealth through supporting our vast public safety mission. Challenge yourself to make a difference today by applying for a career with VSP!

VSP embraces inclusion and diversity in our workforce and in the protection of all people. We embrace our tradition of professionalism and excellence, and we are excited for our future as we continue our journey to become a best-in-class state government agency. We are firmly committed to our family-like culture and are seeking to expand our team.

Minimum Qualifications

•Working knowledge of statistical analysis, policy analysis, research; and of evaluation methods and techniques.
•Skill in the use of personal computers and Microsoft Office applications.
•Demonstrated ability to apply research and analytical methodology in the interpretation of criminal arrest and disposition information; to communicate effectively in English orally and in writing with staff, Agency officials and the public as required; to analyze and interpret policies and procedures; to conduct research and apply appropriate good judgement analytical and evaluative techniques; to formulate conclusions and provide recommendations; and
to work independently and as a member of a team.
•High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
•Must be eligible to become Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) certified, which requires either being a United States citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States and eligible for naturalization.

Additional Considerations

•Working knowledge of state and federal criminal history databases (Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN)/ National Crime Information Center (NCIC)) preferred.
•Direct experience associated with VCIN/NCIC preferred.
•Experience in retrieval and interpretation of criminal arrest and disposition information preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s), to include pre-employment testing, a presentation and/or a work sample, if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated