Police Report Clerk - City Hiring & Career Expo for High School and Career Tech Students
About The Position
This posting will be used to fill a current vacancy in the Public Safety Support Division of the Police Department within the City of Oklahoma City. An eligibility list will be established or supplemented for filling future vacancies per provisions of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Police Report Clerk is primarily responsible for performing varied clerical duties and recording and maintaining confidential records according to existing guidelines and procedures. The employee must possess the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities prior to assuming the position. Essential job functions include: accurately typing various documents, forms, memorandums, and technical reports; receiving confidential police information via the telephone, in person, and from handwritten police incident reports; maintaining microfilmed, computerized, and manual files and records; compiling and reporting statistical data; proofing and verifying source data, records or coded information; transferring information from one document to another; ensuring the usage of proper format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation; conducting information searches; completing transactions which involve the receipt and exchange of money, preparing receipts, recording fees, and balancing cash drawers; exchanging police related information with the public and City personnel; and performing other general clerical tasks as assigned. The employee works semi-independently following written or verbal instructions that are specific in nature. The finished work products are subject to periodic review at the supervisor’s discretion.
Requirements
- Knowledge of and skill in applying rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Knowledge of and skill in performing general clerical tasks.
- Knowledge of and ability to operate standard office machines and equipment, i.e., computer and peripheral equipment, copiers, telephones, ten-keys, etc.
- Skill in typing accurately and neatly.
- Skill in communicating effectively using tact and diplomacy.
- Skill in organizing, recording, proofing, and verifying information.
- Skill in performing basic mathematical computations.
- Skill in following verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to learn specialized screens or software packages.
- Ability to accomplish tasks with minimal supervision.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Responsibilities
- Accurately typing various documents, forms, memorandums, and technical reports
- Receiving confidential police information via the telephone, in person, and from handwritten police incident reports
- Maintaining microfilmed, computerized, and manual files and records
- Compiling and reporting statistical data
- Proofing and verifying source data, records or coded information
- Transferring information from one document to another
- Ensuring the usage of proper format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Conducting information searches
- Completing transactions which involve the receipt and exchange of money, preparing receipts, recording fees, and balancing cash drawers
- Exchanging police related information with the public and City personnel
- Performing other general clerical tasks as assigned
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- An average of $22,000 annually contributed toward your benefits and retirement
- A comprehensive package designed to support your health and wellness, financial security, work-life balance, and personal and professional growth and development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
