Sheriff's Data Technician

King County • Renton, WA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

King County Sheriff's Data Technicians handle critical communication and records management between deputies, courts, and law enforcement databases. They provide time-critical criminal history information to police officers and criminal justice agencies, ensuring that locally generated information carried on County, State, national and international computer systems is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. This role involves maintaining electronic and paper files on wanted, missing or dangerous persons, stolen property, warrants, and court orders. Additionally, they assist law enforcement officers in establishing the true identity of persons or property, identifying wanted individuals, confirming warrants, and identifying individuals booked under false names. A key aspect of this role is protecting the confidentiality of information and auditing all locally entered information for completeness and accuracy.

Requirements

• At least one year of demonstrated experience in providing excellent customer service in a high-volume, high-pressure, stressful work environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to perform multiple tasks, with constantly changing priorities with a high level of accuracy.
• Experience producing error-free, reliable results by consistent checking, and focused attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively without close supervision.
• Demonstrated accurate keyboarding skills at a minimum of 35 WPM.
• Demonstrated effective written communication skills; ability to listen and take accurate detailed notes from oral communications with writing skills sufficient to transcribe, compose, edit and maintain a variety of documents, reports and correspondences using correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Experience using standard office equipment such as laptops/computers, copiers, and/or multi-line telephone.
• Ability to provide detail-oriented information with great attention to quality and accuracy.
• Excellent research skills; ability to search, retrieve, log and file records from multiple sources (databases, electronic and hard copy files).
• Ability to accurately enter and track data; file numerically and alphabetically using databases, electronic and paper filing systems.
• Ability to use and communicate via two-way radio, email, phone and in-person while under stress.
• Must pass thorough background investigation, including a polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Two (or more) years of increasingly responsible professional administrative support or data entry experience.
• Knowledge and comprehension of laws, policies, procedures, and associated law enforcement information.
• Previous experience in public safety agencies or within the police data information/records management field.
• Washington State Patrol (WSP) ACCESS (A Central Computerized Enforcement Service System) Level 2 Certification.

Responsibilities

• Research, enter, modify, verify, and delete time-sensitive criminal justice data.
• Transmit messages via radio, telephone, and computer networks.
• Keep up-to-date electronic and paper files on warrants, court orders, stolen property, and missing or dangerous persons.
• Respond quickly to data and identification requests from field officers and outside criminal justice organizations.
• Provide time critical criminal history information to police officers and criminal justice agencies.
• Assure that locally generated information carried on County, State, national and international computer systems is complete, accurate and up to date.
• Maintain electronic and paper files on wanted, missing or dangerous persons, stolen property, warrants and court orders.
• Assist law enforcement officers in establishing the true identity of persons or property by comparing detailed descriptions to those previously on file.
• Identify persons or property which are listed as "wanted" by state or national crime information computers.
• Confirm whether or not warrants for specific wanted people are in hand.
• Assist in proper identification of individuals booked under false names.
• Protect confidentiality of information by assuring that data is provided only to appropriate law enforcement and criminal justice personnel.
• Audit and validate all locally entered information by double checking it for completeness and accuracy.

Benefits

• On-the-job training will be available to prepare selected applicants to obtain this certification if not already achieved.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed