Police Support Specialist

Job Summary: Under limited supervision, performs administrative/clerical/office activities to assist the department with the records management function. This includes producing, maintaining, and managing records, reports, and other documents on behalf of the department. Incumbents interact with the general public by providing information and assistance as it relates to the police department's activities/services, rules and regulations that require discretionary judgment and extensive knowledge of departmental policies, procedures, and activities. Incumbents draw upon their knowledge of departmental functions, policies and procedures, etc., as well as past experience to perform simple reasoning, interpretation and adaptation of guidelines including unwritten departmental rules, precedents, procedures, etc. when handling new or unusual situations. Problems may require intermediate analysis and interpretation of data. Only the unusual cases, where there is no precedent established, are referred to a supervisor. Scope of Responsibility: The Police Support Specialist provides information and reports to other departments and agencies within the City and County, which requires discretionary judgment and extensive knowledge of State and Local ordinances, policies, and procedures. Report processing, filing tasks and work where there is exposure to confidential information that includes risk of financial liability or inability to effectively prosecute if it is not properly safeguarded. High attention to detail is critical in this position. Daily handling of funds received for reports, licenses, and fingerprints.