Evidence Technician

State of North Carolina

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Justice, State Crime Laboratory, maintains a full-service forensic science laboratory to assist all law enforcement agencies in North Carolina in the investigation of criminal matters. The Laboratory's mission is to provide state-of-the-art forensic services in the areas of drug analysis, blood alcohol/drug content, firearms, latent prints, footwear and tire tracks, forensic biology, computer forensics, and trace evidence. The services are provided from a central laboratory in Raleigh, N.C. and regional laboratories located in Edneyville, N.C. and Greensboro, N.C. The primary purposes of this position include evaluating, inventorying, and receiving incoming evidence submissions, ensuring the proper identification, barcoding, and remediation of items of evidence, proper storage placement of evidence and record of chain of custody, delivery and pick up of evidence to/from assigned sections, displaying knowledge of the correct disposition of evidence upon completion of analysis, assisting law enforcement officers with evidence submissions and laboratories’ capabilities, and providing professional testimony to chain of custody in court proceedings. Some travel, including some occasional overnight stays are required. The selected candidate will undergo and must successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation which may take several months to complete. The background investigation includes polygraph, credit and arrest checks, interviews with associates to include personal and business references, past employers, and neighbors, verification of education achievement, fingerprinting, and urinalysis drug screening. Out of state applicants: After the initial interview, this may require the applicant to return to the State of North Carolina multiple times at his or her own expense to undergo the background investigation process.

Requirements

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of experience in law enforcement support activities which includes evidence and handling protocols, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to organize and track work.
Ability to multitask effectively and efficiently.
Excellent customer service skills.
Experience with receiving, tracking, and inventorying items.

Responsibilities

Evaluating, inventorying, and receiving incoming evidence submissions.
Ensuring the proper identification, barcoding, and remediation of items of evidence.
Proper storage placement of evidence and record of chain of custody.
Delivery and pick up of evidence to/from assigned sections.
Displaying knowledge of the correct disposition of evidence upon completion of analysis.
Assisting law enforcement officers with evidence submissions and laboratories’ capabilities.
Providing professional testimony to chain of custody in court proceedings.