Evidence Technician - Long-term Temp

Job Summary:

Receives, stores, preserves, and/or disposes of criminal evidence and found property.

Minimum Qualifications and Abilities:

• At least 18 years of age
• U.S. Citizen or possess a current permanent resident card
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Clean criminal history; any arrest history will be individually evaluated.
• No illegal drug usage within the past two years, all other usage will be evaluated on an individual basis.
• Ability to receive and collect evidence from various Evidence Intake locations within the County.
• Ability to respond to call out situations to assist, organize, package and take custody of evidence from search warrants and other crime scenes as required.
• Ability to preserve evidence for storage by ensuring proper packaging, labeling and appropriate storage controls.
• Ability to document chain of custody, condition, storage locations and enter data in the computers.
• Ability to prepare evidence for analysis by initiating the required laboratory documentation forms and transport evidence to and from FDLE.
• Ability to examine evidence for proper identification, packaging, bio-hazardous properties labeling, integrity and proper disposal requirements.
• Ability to handle a large inventory of physical evidence not contained in hermetically sealed receptacles and therefore creates a high potential for exposure to biological or chemical hazard contamination that may have carcinogenic or health-damaging properties. Exposed to chemicals, firearms, narcotics, bio-hazardous materials (such as air/blood borne pathogens, bodily excretions, contagious diseases, such as HIV, Tuberculosis, MRSA, Hepatitis and molds) in field, security vaults/lockers or warehouse environments. 
• Ability to retrieve property for citizens and deputies as requested. Ability to conduct inventory of firearms, drugs, currency, and general property. Ability to audit evidence for procedural compliance.
• Ability to testify in court hearings about work performed. Ability to remain available for call outs to crime scenes in order to collect large volumes of evidence and confiscated property.
• Ability to operate forklift and pallet jack.
• Ability to perform administrative functions to include data entry, categorizing, documentation, labeling property, collating files, answering phone and assists deputies and the public with the release of evidence and found property.
• Must be able to complete National Safety Council Forklift Operator certification within six (6) months of employment.
• Must have valid Florida driver’s license. Use of agency vehicle would require appropriate driving history and passing agency biennial driver’s physical exam.
• Ability to transport evidence which can include driving a cargo van and/or a box truck vehicle.
• The employee must frequently lift 25-50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Must have basic computer skills to include using word processing, email, spreadsheets, and database applications (e.g., Excel, Adobe Creative Suite, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint). 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Forklift and pallet jack experience preferred.
• One (1) year experience in records, inventory or a related field preferred.

Salary:

• $14.64/hour or $15.08/hour with 3+ years of experience

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is a Veteran Friendly, Equal Opportunity Employer.