• Job Description

  Req#: 4151991
  This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
  A n eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months.
  
  Our Mission - Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities.
  Our Vision - Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado.
  Our Core Values – Unity, Honor, Service
  
  
  CDPS commits to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote engaged employees. Our approach to diversity is simple - it's about embracing everyone! We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Our strength is our promise to be inclusive with intentional strategies to welcome and uplift our employees to thrive - while building a more equitable workplace. CDPS is an equal opportunity employer. See our EEOD Utilization Report (2020)
  
  
  
  
  Why Do I Love My Job at CDPS
  
  
  At CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans!
  Careers with a purpose:
  
  
  If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join!
  We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery.
  You’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!
  
  
  When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be.
  
  
  Unmatched Benefits:
  We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training, and professional development opportunities!
  Did you know that only 15% of employers offer a defined contribution plan? CDPS offers unmatched retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans.
  The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.
  CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation, sick leave, and wellness days.
  Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.
  Additional benefits we offer include free ECO passes for qualifying State employees within the RTD service area, and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.
  About the Work Unit
  
  The Colorado Bureau of Investigation Forensic Services maintains four operational forensic science laboratories throughout the state: Denver, Pueblo, Grand Junction, and Greeley. Forensic Services is responsible for the scientific analysis of physical evidence collected from crime scenes. The role of our evidence technicians is to maintain the integrity and quality of items submitted as evidence by our customers. In order to best serve the citizens of Colorado, we strive to build and maintain partnerships not only with law enforcement agencies but also within the communities we serve.
  
  
  About the Job
  
  
  This position exists to provide technical expertise and advisement in the collection, handling, packaging, transporting, storing, managing, destruction and releasing of items of evidence that are collected in criminal cases to all Colorado law enforcement agencies including local municipalities, sheriff’s offices, state and federal agencies, courts and District Attorneys. Evidence may include, but is not limited to, firearms, dangerous weapons, illegal narcotics, prescription drugs, items containing DNA or other biological fluids, and fingerprints.
  The Technician III must ensure the timely, complete and accurate initial entry of vital information into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Qualtrax and other systems in support of the forensic laboratory system. This position is responsible for consulting with and deferring to laboratory management as it relates to all evidence based duties. The Evidence Technician III may be required to provide expert courtroom testimony. This position may be responsible for assisting in the Toxicology section as staffing needs arise.
  
  Key Responsibilities
  
  Evidence Handling
  
  
  This position will represent the CBI-FS as the technical expert in all manners regarding the collection, handling, packaging, transportation, storage, management, release, and destruction of all evidence as related to criminal cases. This position will be responsible for the management and storage of all pieces of evidence following approved and legal guidelines for evidence. Ensure the integrity of the chain of custody, proper packaging and storage in accordance with all CBIFS policies and procedures and ISO/IEC 17025 in order to preserve the evidentiary value and integrity of the evidence. This position is responsible for creating accurate laboratory records, and all information entered into the LIMS must be timely, accurate and complete.
  Based on staffing needs, the Technician III will support the toxicology staff with the responsibility of receipt, cataloging, storage, preservation, and return/destruction of blood kit and biological evidence submitted to the laboratory. This individual will also assist the toxicology staff with sending biological specimens out to other laboratories for additional testing and assistance in the laboratory as needed. This individual must also support toxicology staff with electronic records management to include document uploading, photography of evidence, and entering worksheet data.
  This position will be responsible for regularly consulting with and deferring to laboratory management as it relates to all aspects of evidence handling.
  Based on the schedule management provides, this individual will be responsible for transporting evidence between various laboratory facilities throughout the system. In all cases, the courier will ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and abide by the CBIFS policies and procedures regarding evidence transport.
  
  
  This position is required to provide support to management, forensic scientists and all phases of the operations within the laboratory system, fully participate in the on-going section projects, respond appropriately to all special requests, and may travel statewide to provide expert testimony in court. They will continually update their skill sets through active participation in professional groups, trainings, seminars, conferences and certification.
  This position will manage time appropriately, assist others as needed, and maintain productivity.
  
  
  This position is responsible for regularly consulting with and deferring to laboratory management as it relates to all aspects of courier duties.
  
  
  Customer Service
  
  
  This position will serve as the initial liaison to all agencies submitting items of evidence to the CBIFS. They are also responsible for communicating and interacting with a variety of internal and external customers. This requires that the individual work effectively and collaborate in a professional, knowledgeable manner in all circumstances. They must treat all customers with dignity and respect, and must be courteous, timely and accurate in both written and verbal communications.
  This position will provide training as necessary, making certain submitting agencies understand and comply with established criteria in order to maintain the evidentiary value and integrity of the evidence. This position will provide support to submitting agencies in use of the laboratory’s web services portal. Customers may include but are not limited to: evidence staff, forensic scientists, laboratory management, law enforcement agencies, coroners and medical examiners and District Attorneys’ staff.
  This position will be responsible for regularly consulting with and deferring to laboratory management as it relates to all aspects surrounding customer service.
  Evidence Storage
  
  
  This position must make certain that the items located in the evidence vault are accounted for at all times, securely stored within the vault and the physical and electronic location of the evidence must coincide. The Technician III must comply with all ISO/IEC 17025 requirements along with ensuring that all CBI-FS policies and procedures involving the storage of physical evidence and property are adhered to. This position must ensure that access to the vault is restricted at all times in order to maintain the integrity of the evidence.
  This position is required to be available to assist in audits as required by the policies and procedures of the CBIFS. When errors arise, the Technician III must assist in a root cause analysis to isolate the problem. This position will be responsible for regularly consulting with and deferring to laboratory management as it relates to all aspects surrounding vault audits and evidence storage.
  NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet one of the following options for consideration.
  
  
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  
  
  
  Three years experience researching confidential database, cataloging information and clerical responsibilities.
  
  
  OR
  
  Three years of course work from an accredited educational institution in any field.
  
  
  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Ability to work in a high volume environment;
  • Ability to accurately and efficiently enter data;
  • Strong attention to details;
  • Ability to handle repetitive processes;
  • Ability to focus;
  • Strong organizational skills;
  • Ability to perform active work;
  • Experience with evidence handling in a law enforcement agency preferred but not required.
  
  
  CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
  • Must be a Colorado resident at the time of application.
  • A valid current driver's license is required to perform the duties of this position. This position is required to drive a state-owned vehicle to gather evidence from temporary facilities within the region.
  • This position is requires to move up to 40-50 pounds from one location to the next occasionally.
  • This position frequently lifts and carries items or containers that may be heavy or require lifting above the shoulders. This position also requires frequent walking, pulling and pushing.
  • This position is required to be available to respond to the central evidence facility to assist troopers in booking large quantities of evidence.
  • This position may be required to handle, package and store evidence items that could be considered hazardous. Drug testing equipment contains caustic materials or acids as do the dangerous drugs themselves. Although infrequent, it is possible for this position to have direct exposure to hazardous materials.
  • Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes a polygraph exam, a fingerprint based criminal history search and drug testing.
  
  
  WORK ENVIRONMENT
  
  • 50%-active work moving, lifting, organizing objects
  • 50% -office work including data entry
  
  APPEAL RIGHTS
  If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb . A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb . If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.
  ARE YOU IN NEED OF AN ACCOMODATION?
  If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to cdps_hr@state.co.us.
  
  
  NOTIFICATIONS
  All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@governmentjobs.com " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.
  
  
  EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
  The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, a medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
  
  
  Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to cdps_hr @state.co.us
  
  
  PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - RECRUITMENT TIMELINE INFORMATION
  • Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.
  • All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. The top group may be invited to participate in a virtual oral board exam.

• About the company

  Colorado is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.

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