Missing Persons Agent

City of San Antonio•Tx 78207, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under general supervision, is responsible for processing juvenile offenders, taking missing person reports, entering data into and updating the National Crime Investigation Center and Texas Crime Investigation Center (NCIC/TCIC) databases, and providing basic information and police forms to the public. Working conditions are primarily inside an office environment. May exercise functional supervision over assigned staff.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent (recognized by the Texas Education Agency or a regional accrediting agency).
Two (2) years' experience in a position requiring frequent interaction with adolescents in an educational or criminal justice position.
Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License.
Valid Texas Criminal Investigation Center and National Criminal Investigation Center (TCIC/NCIC) Certification required within one (1) year of employment.
Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility.
Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A & B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor convictions, an Open Arrest for any criminal offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and family violence convictions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from an accredited college or university.
Two (2) years of experience in a law enforcement support position.

Responsibilities

Photographs and fingerprints juveniles processed in Juvenile Processing Office and enters juvenile information into database.
Notifies guardians verbally regarding juvenile offender status and/or located runaways.
Notifies schools verbally, prepares, and sends letters of notification regarding juvenile offender detention status, as required.
Takes missing person reports from field officers and walk-in complainants and enters missing person into NCIC/TCIC.
Makes required follow-up calls and documents updated information in missing person file.
Creates missing person flyers for distribution to internal and external entities.
Identifies factors related to cases where transmission of Amber/Silver Alerts to Texas Department of Public Safety occurs.
Collaborates with and provides information to the Homicide Unit, Special Victims Unit, Southwest Texas Fusion Center and others as required.
Researches police reports and databases, formulates monthly reports to document unit's activities.
Maintains expunction of juvenile records and file purging as required by State law.
Assists external law enforcement agencies in collecting information and/or locating missing persons in their jurisdictions.
Answers a multi-phone line system responding to callers, provides basic information and police forms to the public, and redirects calls as needed.
Sorts and distributes mail and incoming police reports, faxes and subpoenas.
Reports to court and testifies as required by subpoena.
Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.