Property And Evidence Manager - Sheriff's Office

Salary: $26.87 - $29.56 Hourly
Location : Tarrant County, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 09569
Department:Sheriff's Office
Opening Date: 02/19/2024
Closing Date: 2/28/2024 11:59 PM Central
Summary
The Manager in Property and Evidence is a specialized position that is responsible for overseeing and supervising the daily operations of the Property and Evidence Room and personnel. Trains, counsels, evaluates, and disciplines subordinate personnel. Supervises the retrieval, loading, transporting, classification, and safeguarding items of evidence and property while maintaining the items' evidentiary value and a detailed chain of custody log, prepares weapons and narcotics for destruction, and prepares items for auction or release while ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs), state laws, and court orders. This position requires the ability to read, interpret, and submit legal documents regarding the receipt, storage, release, destruction, and auction of PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE. Monitors cold storage and alarms and responds 24/7 to any issues that may arise.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Receives, loads, transports, verifies, and classifies property, money, narcotics, weapons, and biohazard materials AND EVIDENCE while ensuring items are stored in a secure and organized manner to prevent theft, loss, and contamination while maintaining chain of custody records. Monitors cold storage of biohazardous materials and responds to cold storage alarms when necessary.
   
2. Communicates with Sheriff's Office departments, courts, Criminal District Attorney's Office, outside law enforcement departments, JP's offices, and citizens pertaining to PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE receipt, storage, and dissemination. Handles unique requests as needed.
   
3. Analyzes daily operations and develops new policies ensuring the efficient operations of the PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE room and adapts policies to reflect current State law or statutes.
   
4. Maintains legally required documentation associated with chain of custody for PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE.
   
5. Researches reports and verifies case status in the court system to determine proper disposition of PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE.
   
6. Provides court testimony regarding PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE chain of custody, collection, processing, handling, storage, security, and disposition. Schedules subordinate personnel for court testimony
   
7. Interprets and submits legal documents for the release, destruction, and auction of PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE to ensure items are handled appropriately and within time limits.
   
8. Arranges documents for interim releases and returns of evidence for court, laboratory analysis, and investigative use.
   
9. Coordinates disposal of unclaimed PROPERTY AND the disposition of weapons, narcotics, hazardous materials, and game room seizures pursuant to law.
   
10. Supervises subordinate personnel including, but not limited to, scheduling, counseling, evaluating, disciplining, and assigning daily tasks and special assignments. Oversees daily operations and ensures tasks are done within guidelines of State laws and statutes as well as policies and procedures set forth by precedent.
    
11. Performs other duties as required or directed.

Minimum Requirements
Associate's degree or equivalent. Four (4) years' experience in PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE processing. Property Management Certification required upon eligibility for and availability of class. Jailer's license preferred. Ability to work independently or as part of a team. Extreme attention to detail is mandatory. Ability to communicate and understand PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE requests from Sheriff's Office personnel, court personnel, Criminal District Attorney's Office, Medical Examiner's Office, labs, outside law enforcement agencies, and citizens. Ability to participate in time sensitive and multiple projects concurrently without loss of quality on any project. Demonstrable interpersonal and public relations skills. Must be able to multi-task and work independently on basic or routine assignments using independent discretion and judgment as well as transition quickly between tasks. Interpret and properly apply court orders and relevant state statutes in PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE processes. Prepare and execute official and legal documents to perform job functions. Working knowledge of PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE statutes in the State of Texas, policies, and procedures relating to PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE collection, classification, storage, release, destruction, and auction. Must have working knowledge of Sheriff's Office software and Microsoft software to complete job tasks. Must have working knowledge of the Sheriff's Office policies, Civil Service Rules, Standard Operating Procedures and the Tarrant County Handbook. Must be able to submit official and legal documents and understand the wording within. Must be able to control emotions and remain professional regardless of stress encountered. Must have the ability to create accurate, clear, concise, comprehensive, relevant, and grammatically correct documents. Must possess the ability to work with citizens from diverse groups and have excellent customer service skills. Ability to focus personal and team efforts toward continuous performance improvement. Ability to increase knowledge and skills both personally and as a team. Must have good interpersonal and active listening skills. Must be able to take appropriate actions, make timely decisions in an accurate manner, and accomplish assigned duties while accepting accountability for the outcome.
If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment
at New Hire Processing or during the promotional process.
Tarrant County will conduct background checks that will include a criminal background check and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records, educational attainment, or additional State or Federal legal requirements.
Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to bend, carry, climb ladders, climb stairs, grasp/squeeze, use hand tools, tolerate hot and cold inside temperatures, keyboard, kneel, lift below the waist, lift between the waist and shoulder, lift overhead, lift to the side/twist, use material handling equipment, tolerate hot and cold outside temperatures, pull, push, reach, reach overhead, perform repetitive tasks, see color, see far and near, sit, squat, stand, stoop, talk, twist, use his/her hands, drive a vehicle, walk, walk on an incline, work with wide hand spread, work alone and with others, and work overtime. Has exposure to bloodborne and airborne diseases when disposing of contaminated used syringes or DWI blood kits that may contain Hepatitis, HIV, or other dormant diseases. Has exposure to hazardous drug substances and associated fumes such as marijuana, K2, meth, heroin, LSD, cocaine, and other drugs. Has exposure to hazardous fumes while performing drug destructions and gun and weapon destructions. Has exposure to Asergillus fungus (found in molded marijuana), which can cause respiratory distress, coughing, sneezing, sinusitis, asthmatic signs, wheezing, shortness in breath, coughing, burning in the lungs, or death in extreme cases.
Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long- term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.
*Note: These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only. For benefit information regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, please contact Patrice Harrison at (817) 884-1227.
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Do you have an Associate's degree or higher education with four (4) full-time years experience in PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE processing? **Property AND EVIDENCE management for a law enforcement agency and Jailer's license preferred. ***Property Management Certification required upon eligibility for and availability of class.

• Yes
• No

02
Do you have a High School Diploma or GED with six (6) full-time years experience in PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE processing? **Property AND EVIDENCE management for a law enforcement agency and Jailer's license preferred. ***Property Management Certification required upon eligibility for and availability of class.

• Yes
• No

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Do you have the ability to communicate and understand PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE requests from Sheriff's Office personnel, court personnel, Criminal District Attorney's Office, and Medical Examiner's Office, labs, outside law enforcement agencies, and citizens?

• Yes
• No

04
Do you have the ability to interpret and properly apply court orders and relevant state statutes in PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE processes and prepare and execute official and legal documents to perform job functions?

• Yes
• No

05
Do you have working knowledge of PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE statutes in the State of Texas, policies, and procedures relating to PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE collection, classification, storage, release, destruction, and auction?

• Yes
• No

06
Do you have working knowledge of the Sheriff's Office software and Microsoft software to complete job tasks?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have working knowledge of the Sheriff's Office policies, Civil Service Rules, Standard Operating Procedures, and the Tarrant County handbook?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have good interpersonal and active listening skills?

• Yes
• No

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Are you willing to work some evenings and weekends if it were required?

• Yes
• No

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If a mobile number is provided, we may text you information about your application. Do you consent to receive SMS/Text job related information and updates on the status of your application? Once you consent to receive job related text messaging, you may reply STOP to opt-out of the service. We will only send you important job-related information and updates on the status of your application. Tarrant County does not charge to send or receive text messages as part of our application process. However, messages and data rates may apply. Please consult with your wireless carrier for applicable text messaging fees.

• Yes
• No

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