Police Records Technician

Police Records Technician

The City of Costa Mesa is offering a full-time position for a Police Records Technician with a salary range of $57,288.00 - $76,776.00 annually. This role is located in Costa Mesa, CA.

This entry-level position in the police records clerical series involves performing a variety of general and specialized clerical duties in the central records section of the Police Department. The incumbent is expected to learn specialized and complex police records processing duties while performing general clerical work in support of sworn and other departmental staff. Work is reviewed for accuracy and conformance with standards and quality.

A typical way to obtain the requisite knowledge and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of this classification includes graduation from high school or its equivalent, one year of clerical experience including typing, varied public contact and operation of standard office equipment, and experience in a public safety agency is highly desirable. Considerable knowledge of modern office methods, procedures and practices, preparation of business correspondence, correct English usage, grammar and punctuation, filing and inventory systems, and bilingual Spanish skills (oral/written) are desirable.

In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, all City of Costa Mesa employees are required to perform assigned disaster service worker duties in the event of an emergency or a disaster. Employees are also subject to a selection process which may include, but is not limited to: application review and evaluation, typing certification verification, written examination, and selection interview.