Police Services Specialist
About The Position
The University of Virginia (UVA) seeks applications for a Police Services Specialist. They will perform a variety of administrative and public facing duties, promoting efficient operations and record keeping for the University of Virginia Police Department (UVAPD), and acts as a point of first contact for visitors and patients needing information and direction for both the academic and medical facilities. The Police Services Specialist is responsible for the Police Department’s database management and will use business intelligence and reporting to retrieve and analyze data. They will prepare material related to legal matters and ensure compliance with UVAPD and state reporting requirements, prepare and distribute reports and respond to inquiries, and be responsible for activating the University’s emergency alert system and emergency siren. This position reports to the Police Services Manager of UVAPD. The Police Services Specialist is expected to obtain and maintain a Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) certification.
Requirements
- Education: High School Diploma
- Experience: At least two years of customer service or administrative experience
- Licensure: Valid Virginia driver’s license
- Certification: Virginia Criminal Information Network Teletype System to obtain within eight weeks of hire
Responsibilities
- Types, copies, distributes, files, and cross-references a variety of police documents and reports
- Expunges and purges records according to court orders
- Checks forms, records, reports, applications, and other materials for accuracy, completeness, and conformity in accordance with established procedures and state and federal requirements
- Provide fingerprinting service to the University community, such as students and faculty members, by operating a Live Scan finger-printing machine
- Operates Virginia Criminal Information Network system, that is also linked into the National Criminal database
- Relays emergency information from Security to the Emergency Communications Center – answers security calls, med ctr; and monitors security chatters; and relays to 911 to dispatch police, fire, etc. – This is unique to UVA UPD position
- Monitors and responds to calls for service for security by phone call and radio, which are documented in a Computer Aided Dispatch system
- Responsible for monitoring and activation of the University’s Emergency Alert System and emergency siren – i.e., tornadoes, active shooters, hazmat
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
