Criminal Justice Technician 1/2 (12-1522)
About The Position
This Criminal Justice Technician ½ Flex position is one of two positions that support the Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU). This position directly supports investigators within their areas of research, criminal intelligence, parcel interdiction, and case development and management. Duties will vary widely from tracking assets seized by the Unit, assisting investigators with case development, researching information pertaining to criminal history checks, as well as administrative tasks such as payroll, travel coordinating, and compiling statistical reports. The mission of the SDEU is to interdict and seize alcohol and controlled substances that are illegally distributed throughout Alaska. The Department of Public Safety’s mission is to ensure public safety drives our team to take illegal drugs and alcohol off the street and ultimately dismantle drug trafficking organizations. Your role is to support the investigators by taking the weight of many administrative and clerical tasks off their plates, so they can be out in the field where their training and expertise are best used. You will also become familiar with common players in the drug and alcohol trafficking world and will be able to offer information and insight to investigators throughout their investigations.
Requirements
- Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
- Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
- Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
- Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
- Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
- Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
- Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of education and/or paraprofessional or professional experience or service in criminal justice, juvenile justice, probation, parole, public safety, law enforcement, corrections, court, legal services, law office, social services, social sciences, or public assistance programs or functions.
- Submit to a fingerprint based criminal history background check.
- Read, understand, and agree to via signature, an agreement of confidentiality concerning the work commonly encountered within the Department of Public Safety.
Nice To Haves
- Information Management: Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
- Investigation: Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with investigation, including interviewing, evidence detection, locating, gathering, and handling, and drawing appropriate factual inferences and conclusions. Provide oral and written reports of findings. Presenting evidence and providing testimony.
- Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Responsibilities
- Tracking assets seized by the Unit
- Assisting investigators with case development
- Researching information pertaining to criminal history checks
- Administrative tasks such as payroll, travel coordinating, and compiling statistical reports
- Interdict and seize alcohol and controlled substances that are illegally distributed throughout Alaska
- Take illegal drugs and alcohol off the street and ultimately dismantle drug trafficking organizations
- Support investigators by taking the weight of many administrative and clerical tasks off their plates
- Become familiar with common players in the drug and alcohol trafficking world
- Offer information and insight to investigators throughout their investigations
Benefits
- Numerous training opportunities
- Establish partnerships and working relationships in Alaska's law enforcement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
