County of San Bernardino
Sheriff's Crime Scene Specialist III
$25.95 - $35.68 Hourly
$2,076.00 - $2,854.40 Biweekly
$4,498.00 - $6,184.53 Monthly
$53,976.00 - $74,214.40 Annually
Throughout San Bernardino County, CA
Full-time
17-03139-01
Sheriff/Coroner
12/30/2017
Continuous
$25.95 - $35.68 Hourly
$2,076.00 - $2,854.40 Biweekly
$4,498.00 - $6,184.53 Monthly
$53,976.00 - $74,214.40 Annually
Throughout San Bernardino County, CA
Full-time
17-03139-01
Sheriff/Coroner
12/30/2017
Continuous
The Job
The Scientific Investigations Division of San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is recruiting for Sheriff's Crime Scene Specialists III who is responsible for collecting, documenting, and preserving physical evidence at crime scenes; including fingerprinting, photography, crime scene reconstruction, gunshot trajectories, and bloodstain pattern analysis.
FUTURE SALARY INCREASE
This is the fully qualified working level of the series, under general supervision, incumbents respond to homicides, other major crimes, and collect all forms of evidence from crime scenes.
For more detailed information, please refer to the Sheriff's Crime Scene Specialist III job description.CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
1) Background: Prior to appointment, applicants will be fingerprinted and must pass an extensive background investigation, including a polygraph examination. Applicants must not have been convicted of a felony.
2) Shift: Applicants must be available for all shifts; incumbents will be required to work rotating shifts, or be on call for work, on weekends, holidays, and evenings, including mandatory overtime; refusal of assigned shift may result in removal from the list or termination.
3) License: A valid California Class C driver license is required at time of appointment. Employees in this class may be required to use personal vehicles and show proof of automobile liability insurance.
4) Availability: This department is a "24/7" operation, and the incumbent can expect to work rotating, night, weekend, day, and graveyard shifts, as well as holidays and weekends. Sheriff's Crime Scene Specialists who are on call must be able to report for duty within one hour after being paged.
5) Physical: Incumbents must be able to climb up and down embankments, and hike short distances over rough terrain, while carrying up to 40 lbs; work in inclement (hot/cold/wet) weather; and be able to work while wearing an Air Purifying Respirator (APR).
6) Medical: Incumbents must pass a yearly medical exam to verify the ability to wear an APR.
7)Training: Under general supervision, incumbents respond to homicides, other major crimes, and collect all forms of evidence from crime scenes.Minimum Requirements
Option A - Experience: Three (3) years of full-time work experience with a law enforcement organization responding to homicides and other major crimes; collecting all forms of evidence from crime scenes; performing duties including fingerprinting, photography, crime scene reconstruction, gunshot trajectories, bloodstain pattern interpretation and other technical duties as a field specialist in either crime scene photography or evidence collection and documentation.
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Experience: Two (2) of full-time work experience as a Sheriff's Crime Scene Specialist II with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, including qualification by the San Bernardino County Scientific Investigations Division in Advanced Crime Scene, Gunshot Trajectory Reconstruction, and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
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Option B - Education: Thirty (30) semester (45 quarter) units of completed college coursework in criminalistics, forensic or police science, or a related physical or natural science, which includes at least 9 semester (12 quarter) units from courses in crime scene investigation, evidence collection, and college-level mathematics (trigonometry is preferred). A list of coursework must be submitted with the application.
Selection Process
There will be a competitive evaluation of experience based on a review of the application and supplemental application materials. It is to your advantage to be complete and thorough in your responses.
All communications regarding the selection process will be via email. Applicants are encouraged to check their e-mails frequently to obtain any correspondence associated with this recruitment. Please be sure the email provided on this application is always current; it is your responsibility to update your personal information. Update your Spam, Junk, Bulk and Firewall settings as needed to ensure that you receive all information pertaining to this recruitment.
Please click HERE for important Applicant Information and the County Employment Process
- Employer
- County of San Bernardino
- Phone
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(909) 387-8304
TTY Users: 711 - Website
- http://www.sbcounty.gov/jobs
- Address
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157 West Fifth Street, 1st Floor
San Bernardino, California, 92415-0440
- Employer
- County of San Bernardino
- Phone
- (909) 387-8304
- Website
- http://www.sbcounty.gov/jobs
- Address
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157 West Fifth Street, 1st Floor
San Bernardino, California, 92415-0440
- Sheriff's Crime Scene Specialist III Supplemental Questionnaire
- * QUESTION 1
- Instructions: The information on the Application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a determination of minimum and desired qualifications. You must ensure that all education/experience referenced on the supplemental questionnaire is clearly described in the Education and Employment History section of your application.
- * QUESTION 2
- San Bernardino County Employment Status: Are you a current San Bernardino County Employee in a regular, contract, extra-help, recurrent, Public Service Employee, or intern position?
- * QUESTION 3
- MINIMUM QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE: I qualify for Sheriff's Crime Scene Specialist III under Option A with the following experience (must be clearly detailed on the application and supplemental application):
- * QUESTION 4
- AVAILABILITY: I am willing to work all shifts: day, night, weekend, rotating, swing, as well as holidays and overtime. I understand that checking "NO" will remove me from this testing process and I will need to reapply at a later date when I am available for all shifts. I further understand that refusal to accept or work an assigned shift will remove me from the eligible list and/or terminate my employment.
- * QUESTION 5
- I understand that I cannot update my application once I have submitted it. Therefore, I have completed all sections and provided full descriptions of my duties and responsibilities for each employer, have uploaded any documents necessary and have fully reviewed my answers to all questions on the supplemental prior to submitting my application.
- * Required Question