Crime Scene Investigator (Sheriff's Office)

Arapahoe County•Centennial, CO

8h•$33 - $50•Hybrid

About The Position

Under limited direction from the Section Supervisor, this position performs a variety of professional crime scene duties including recognition, documentation and collection of physical evidence and reconstruction of events as required for the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. Contacts are with any individual of the public, an inmate or arrestee, supervisors, and co-workers occurs on a daily basis. Work is generally confined to a prisoner housing area or a control room setting. Members must be available for work assignments to include rotating shifts, weekends and holidays. May be stressful during peak activity periods demanding full attention and coordination.

Requirements

Responsible for the recognition, identification, documentation, and scientific collection of all physical evidence pertinent to the investigation of a criminal act.
Examines crime scenes to discover, preserve, collect, photograph, video and identify physical evidence.
Communicates extensively with uniformed officers and investigators to determine nature and extent of crimes and shares information/findings with investigators.
May fingerprint persons or deceased persons using ink pads or specialized tools.
Maintains a working knowledge of the latest crime scene techniques and available resources.
Interprets the scientific data gathered and prepares meaningful reports in a manner to be presented to a judge and jury in a court of law.
Prepares sketches and diagrams to include dimensions of a crime scene and to establish location of evidence and relationships of all relevant data.
Prepares detailed reports and documentation for investigative use and court proceedings.
Documents, handles, packages, and receipts evidence to maintain chain of custody in accordance with established forensic practices under state and federal laws.
Directs law enforcement personnel at crime scenes to ensure continuity and preservation of evidence.
Appears in court as an expert witness as required.
Instructs other agency members in Criminalistics, crime scene processing and training seminars, to include outside law enforcement agencies under mutual aid requests.
Makes presumptive field tests of suspected illegal drugs to determine type.
May be assigned to train new employees and / or act as a trainer to coworkers in specific specialty areas.
Operates computers and standard office equipment including commonly used computer software programs required by the position.
Is available and willing to work such overtime per day or per week as the Sheriff's Office determines is necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
Is available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the Sheriff's Office determines is necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
Performs duties both in the office and in the field.
Performs other duties as assigned.
High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
Two (2) years' experience performing crime scene duties in a law enforcement agency.
Must obtain CPR and First Aid certification within the initial probationary period
Must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License.
Must be available for on-call work schedule assignments that require working nights, weekends and holidays.
Must successfully complete the initial probationary period and training.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Forensic Science, Natural Science, Criminalistics or a closely related field.
Three (3) years' experience performing crime scene duties and IAI certification in Crime Scene Investigations.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the recognition, identification, documentation, and scientific collection of all physical evidence pertinent to the investigation of a criminal act.
Examines crime scenes to discover, preserve, collect, photograph, video and identify physical evidence.
Communicates extensively with uniformed officers and investigators to determine nature and extent of crimes and shares information/findings with investigators.
May fingerprint persons or deceased persons using ink pads or specialized tools.
Maintains a working knowledge of the latest crime scene techniques and available resources.
Interprets the scientific data gathered and prepares meaningful reports in a manner to be presented to a judge and jury in a court of law.
Prepares sketches and diagrams to include dimensions of a crime scene and to establish location of evidence and relationships of all relevant data.
Prepares detailed reports and documentation for investigative use and court proceedings.
Documents, handles, packages, and receipts evidence to maintain chain of custody in accordance with established forensic practices under state and federal laws.
Directs law enforcement personnel at crime scenes to ensure continuity and preservation of evidence.
Appears in court as an expert witness as required.
Instructs other agency members in Criminalistics, crime scene processing and training seminars, to include outside law enforcement agencies under mutual aid requests.
Makes presumptive field tests of suspected illegal drugs to determine type.
May be assigned to train new employees and / or act as a trainer to coworkers in specific specialty areas.
Operates computers and standard office equipment including commonly used computer software programs required by the position.
Is available and willing to work such overtime per day or per week as the Sheriff's Office determines is necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
Is available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the Sheriff's Office determines is necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
Performs duties both in the office and in the field.
Performs other duties as assigned.