Job Summary

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is recruiting for Sheriff's Support Specialist positions. Sheriff's Support Specialist II's perform a variety of duties to facilitate the criminal justice process, including entering critical information in state & national crime databases, interpreting court orders, disseminating information, and managing records. These positions process and maintain a variety of confidential physical and digital records by examining, verifying, coding, analyzing, and routing. These positions are also responsible for complex support functions which require in-depth expertise and the use of various computer applications. The Sheriff's Office welcomes people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ communities to enhance its work force and to better reflect the diversity of the community. Check out the Sheriff's Office recruitment website here: www.goccso.com This is a continuous recruitment. Applications are collected on an ongoing basis. These are full-time, regular, non-exempt, union-represented (Sheriff's Office Support Guild) positions. Since the Sheriff's Office is a 24 hour/7 day a week operation, these positions will work day, swing, and graveyard shifts that support law enforcement. Assignments and scheduling are based on a seniority bidding process. Hybrid remote schedule possible. Support Specialists in the Sheriff's Office are governed by State Civil Service laws, which require specific recruitment and testing procedures. This recruitment will be used to create one-year eligibility lists to fill current and future positions within the Sheriff's Office. Please see the Civil Service Process website for additional insight into Sheriff's Office qualifications. (https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/civil-service-process)

Qualifications

Any combination of education, training and experience that would demonstrate the ability to perform the work will be considered. 

Ideal Experience and Qualifications include the following:

• High school diploma or GED required

• Two years of clerical or administrative support experience

•  Successful completion of post-secondary education or training in office principles and practices can be substituted for the two years of experience (45 credit hours for each year)

• Proficiency with MS Word, Outlook and Excel, plus significant exposure to other applications including spreadsheet and database management systems

• United States' Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident at the time of appointment

• Excellent customer service skills

• Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking skills

• Experience involving significant interactions with the public, law and justice agencies, and other local government preferred

• In some positions, the incumbent may be required to possess or be able to obtain a valid driver's license

   

Knowledge of:

• Situational problem-solving based on guidelines, processes, and procedures

• Legal terminology and definitions

• Information data entry and quality control

• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws which pertain to the Public Records Act, possession of firearms, records retention, and various types of court orders

• Basic personal computers and software

• Functions and terminology used by the law and justice system

• Cashiering and some basic bookkeeping

   

Ability to:

Work varying shifts in a 24-hour operation including day, swing, and graveyard shifts

Read, interpret, apply, explain, and adhere to rules, regulations, policies, and procedures