Police Services Supervisor - Property and Evidence

City of Peoria, Arizona•Peoria, AZ

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Peoria Police Department is seeking an experienced, highly organized, and forward-thinking professional to lead its Property & Evidence Unit. This critical supervisory position is responsible for maintaining the integrity, security, accountability, and efficient operation of the Department’s property and evidence program. The successful candidate will lead employees, maintain strict chain-of-custody standards, oversee inventories and audits, ensure compliance with applicable laws and accreditation standards, improve operational processes, and help guide the future direction of the Property & Evidence Unit. The Property & Evidence Supervisor is a full-time civilian supervisory position working closely with Police Department leadership, sworn personnel, investigators, prosecutors, courts, outside agencies, City departments, vendors, and members of the public. The schedule is a compressed workweek consisting of four ten-hour shifts, with flexibility required to address operational needs, audits, inventories, accreditation activities, projects, and other time-sensitive matters. This is a fully benefited position offering comprehensive municipal employee coverage. The ideal candidate is a leader who understands that a successful Property & Evidence Unit depends on strong employees, effective systems, accountability, and uncompromising integrity. We are looking for a candidate who can lead confidently, make sound independent decisions, identify risks before it becomes a problem, and maintain exceptional attention to detail while keeping sight of the Department’s larger mission. The successful candidate will embrace accreditation, technology, training, continuous improvement, and professional standards while building positive relationships with employees, command staff, criminal justice partners, City departments, and the community. This individual should be prepared to lead the Unit through continued modernization, accreditation, technology improvements, operational changes, and the planning and transition to a future Property & Evidence facility.

Requirements

Two-year Associates degree in any field, or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of three years related experience.
Requires a working knowledge of specialized practices, equipment and procedures.
Valid Arizona Class “D” Driver’s License
Terminal Operator Certification
IAPE certification, or the ability to obtain certification within one year of hire

Nice To Haves

Experience leading employees
Experience maintaining strict chain-of-custody standards
Experience overseeing inventories and audits
Experience ensuring compliance with applicable laws and accreditation standards
Experience improving operational processes
Experience guiding the future direction of a Property & Evidence Unit
Experience with accreditation
Experience with technology
Experience with training
Experience with continuous improvement
Experience with professional standards
Experience building positive relationships with employees, command staff, criminal justice partners, City departments, and the community
Experience leading the Unit through continued modernization, accreditation, technology improvements, operational changes, and the planning and transition to a future Property & Evidence facility

Responsibilities

Plan, assign, supervise, and evaluate the work of Property & Evidence personnel while providing training, coaching, accountability, and professional development.
Ensure property and evidence are properly received, documented, packaged, stored, tracked, transferred, released, and disposed of while maintaining a defensible chain of custody.
Maintain compliance with applicable laws, court requirements, Department policies, retention requirements, professional standards, and Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP) requirements.
Coordinate inventories, audits, inspections, and quality-control reviews, including enhanced oversight of firearms, narcotics, currency, biological evidence, and other high-risk property.
Oversee the lawful return, transfer, destruction, auction, and disposition of property while developing processes that reduce unnecessary inventory and improve storage capacity.
Maintain appropriate access controls, security procedures, alarms, video surveillance, and safeguards for Property & Evidence facilities and storage areas.
Evaluate and improve evidence-management systems, barcode technology, databases, workflows, and automation opportunities that increase accuracy, efficiency, accountability, and customer service.
Participate in planning for future Property & Evidence facilities, including storage capacity, security, workflow, specialized storage, and the eventual secure relocation of evidence.
Ensure employees receive appropriate training in evidence handling, chain of custody, hazardous materials, firearms, narcotics, biohazards, safety, technology, and Department policies.
Use data, performance measures, audits, and industry best practices to identify risk, improve operations, and provide recommendations to Police Department leadership.