Salary: $22.78 to $27.96

Final Filing Date: September 1, 2008

Duties: Crime Scene Technicians perform specialized, technical work gathering, processing and preserving evidence at crime scenes in support of law enforcement activities. Examples of work include but are not limited to detecting, collecting, preserving, packaging, and transporting evidence; processing for latent fingerprints; performing forensic photography and producing crime scene diagrams. Crime Scene Technicians also prepare comprehensive written reports and testify in courts of law. The Forensic Services Section of the Tacoma Police Department currently operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Crime Scene Technicians are subject to standby and call-out assignments and work a variety of shifts and days of the week. Position requires lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds, walking, standing, sitting, pushing/pulling, balancing, climbing, kneeling, bending, stooping and dragging. Incumbents will be required to use a respirator and personal protective equipment when working around hazardous chemicals and evidence that may be biohazardous or carcinogenic.

Requirements: Graduation from high school or equivalent and one of the following:

• Associate’s Degree in forensic science, police science, criminal justice, photography or a related discipline. Verification of college transcripts will be required later in the process.
• A minimum of three years of paid, full time, continuous experience conducting crime scene investigations and performing lab processing/analysis of evidence for a law enforcement agency

A bachelor’s degree with significant course work in forensic science, photography, chemistry, physical or natural science is highly desirable.

How to apply: If you meet the minimum qualifications, submit a completed City of Tacoma Employment Application, Cover letter (see NOTE: below), and Personal History Questionnaire to:

City of Tacoma
Human Resources Department
ATTN: Teresa Dent
747 Market Street, Room 1336
Tacoma, WA 98402-3764

NOTE: Your cover letter must address how you meet the minimum qualifications above. Please list the school you attended and/or the agency you worked for.

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Posted: August 22, 2008