Law Enforcement Technician - Booking

Compensation Range

$26.18 - $33.16

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Job Description Summary

If you are looking for a job in Law Enforcement, come join the Weld County Sheriff's Office Booking team!

We are currently hiring for a Jail Booking Technician who is responsible for the collection and limited verification of prisoner information necessary to record all commitments and discharges of persons delivered to the custody of the Weld County Jail on a 24 hour basis. You will enter and update information in a computer system, complete jail and court documents, and itemize and verify prisoner personal property inventory and cash or other negotiable instruments. The booking technician frequently provides or refers information about prisoners and prisoner activities within the jail.

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Job Description

Must be available for any of the three shifts
6:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m.

Required to pass the pre-employment screening: assessment testing, interview, background check, polygraph and drug screen.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned. (any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.)

• Booking and release of prisoners.
• Review documents from officers, bondspersons and the courts daily for accuracy and completeness.
• Interview prisoners, arresting officers and other employees daily to obtain necessary information.
• Create and/or retrieve electronic and physical files daily in a high volume setting and accurately add or update file information.
• Compare information collected with independent and/or file documentation and reports discrepancies to the booking officers, daily for resolution to insure the accuracy of records and proper identification of prisoners.
• Accurately code and translate information daily from codes using code tables for reference.
• Accurately count money, deposit money and prepare checks and vouchers daily.
• Accurately complete an inventory of prisoner personal property daily.
• Work a shift as necessary to provide 365 day, 24 hour coverage.
• Ensure oral and written directives, policy and ordinances of Weld County and the Sheriff are consistently and uniformly applied and reflect actual practice and current operating needs.
• File alphabetically and/or chronologically daily to maintain an accurate criminal justice record.
• Answer telephone requests from the public and other agencies daily to provide public services and information concerning jail intake and release records.
• Perform related work as required.

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Required Qualifications

Required Education:

• High School Diploma or GED.

Required Experience:

• Three years experience in an increasingly responsible position in an office setting.

Or

•  any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Basic math skills, including; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; and the ability to count, sort, and categorize inventory items.
• Basic cash handling skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables, in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to operate telephones, computer terminal, keyboard, photocopier, and printer/scanning instrumentation.
• Ability to input large amounts of data using repetitive motion in keystrokes and data entry on a consistent daily basis.

Licenses and Certifications

• DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Upon Hire Required

If you are selected to move forward, you will be asked to take the following assessments (a link will be sent to your email address):

• Data Entry - Alpha Numeric
• Typing 5 minute
• Logical Reasoning

Required to pass the pre-employment screening: background check, polygraph and drug screen.

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