Records Clerk II

City of Fountain Valley • Fountain Valley, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Fountain Valley is nestled in the heart of Orange County. With approximately 60,000 residents, we are a mid-sized full service Police Department that proudly serves our wonderful community with courage, duty, and commitment. With City events like our Summerfest and National Night Out, we actively participate alongside community members to build a safe and vibrant City. The City of Fountain Valley is only a few miles from the beach with a variety of premier restaurants, entertainment venues, shopping centers, and Disneyland within 15 mile radius of the City. The Fountain Valley Police Department's mission is to demonstrate; 1) Courage to protect life and property in our community; 2) Duty to provide the highest quality of service in a fair, impartial and ethical manner; 3) Commitment to take a leadership role in providing public safety and quality of life in a manner that will preserve the public trust.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• At least one (1) year of clerical experience, including typing, varying public contact, and operation of standard office equipment.
• Ability to work shift weekends and holidays as assigned.
• Ability to work mandatory overtime with short notice.
• Applicants must submit proof of typing speed at the time of application.
• A typing certificate may be obtained from a recognized typing test provider, such as Ratatype, TypingTest.com, or Typing.com.
• Certificates or screenshots must clearly display the applicant's name, words per minute (WPM), accuracy percentage, and the date the test was completed.
• Certificates must have been completed within the last twelve (12) months.
• A typing speed of 40 wpm or higher is highly desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within a municipal government is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Process, type, file, record, and retrieve a wide variety of Police records, reports, forms, memos, letters, complaints, and court documents involving information of a confidential nature.
• Assemble and type materials from marginal notes, rough drafts, verbal instructions, transcribing equipment, or tapes and correct any errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Operate computer terminal to input, obtain, or extract pertinent data.
• Compile, tabulate, record, and check physical data and prepare for later reports.
• Assist departmental staff and the public in person, by phone, and at the front desk.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all information.
• Prepare document packages for court.
• Transmit or physically deliver documents and other items to court and other designated locations.
• Complete Discovery at the request of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
• Communicate with employees and the Court regarding availability for subpoenas and court appearances.
• Log all traffic collision reports, keep statistics on traffic collisions, and prepare monthly traffic report.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• An incredible retirement / pension: CalPERS (2%@60 for Classic or 2%@62 for PEPRA)
• Flex dollars for CalPERS medical HMO/PPO plans - (Tier III): $675 for Employee Only; $1,175 for Employee + 1 Dependent; or $1,450 for Employee + Family.
• Flex dollars are applied to medical, dental (mandatory), $50,000 life insurance (mandatory), and optional vision and AFLAC insurance.
• Matching deferred compensation contribution (up to $225 per month)
• City-paid long-term disability insurance
• Generous leave accruals
• 11 paid holidays, including one floating holiday

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED