Property & Evidence Custodian

Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Must be at work timely in accordance with city personnel policy and properly dressed.
• Ensure proper storage, accountability, receipting, preservation, disposition & administering of evidence and property.
• Accepts, records and maintains record system and chain of custody of all physical evidence and property taken into custody by the police department.
• Disposes of evidence or lost/found property by the return to owner, destruction or auction upon case clearance, following State and local rules and regulations regarding property disposition
• Maintains proper records and files on the disposition of all property/evidence.
• Maintains laboratory supplies, Prepares and submits reports & evidence to OSBI
• Testifies in court as required.
• Must be able to follow best practice health & safety procedures.

PERIPHERAL DUTIES:

• Recommends improvements to equipment and facilities as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

SKILLS:

• Safe operation of small tools and equipment such as: drills, ladders, computer and software, vehicle, lift assist devices.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Frequently required to sit, talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to operate objects, controls, or tools listed above; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and or smell.
• Must frequently lift and/or move more than 25 pounds and up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

 Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, Computer Forensics or Forensic Psychology

Requirements

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:

• High School graduate or GED equivalent.
• Three (3) years of general office, communications or records management experience, at least one of which is related to law enforcement or previous applicable experience.
• Some knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, practices, procedures, techniques and equipment; Working knowledge of laboratory techniques;
• Working knowledge of finger printing techniques and classification systems.
• Considerable knowledge of evidence and lost/found property maintenance and disposition practices.
• Ability to learn the applicable laws, ordinances and department rules and regulations;
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to establish & maintain effective working relationships with peers & supervisors.

Special Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older at the time of employment.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid Oklahoma State driver's license without a record of suspension or revocation in any state.
• Must be insurable with City’s insurance carrier.
• No felony convictions or disqualifying criminal histories in the past seven (7) years.
• Must be able to read and write the English language.
• Must be able to pass a thorough background check including drug screen, polygraph MMPI and Chief’s interview.
• Must be bondable.

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