Human Resource Services
Alameda Skyline

Fingerprint Technician

Recruitment #14-1283-01

Introduction

** PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE BULLETIN **

It includes information regarding special requirements for this recruitment and steps you must take prior to submitting your application.

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.  The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended.

Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.  Applications will only be accepted on-line.


 

Special Requirement: Typing Certificate

A typing certificate with a typing speed of 30 net words per minute from a temporary agency, employment agency, or community college, printed on letterhead with the address and phone number of the agency or college must be uploaded to your on-line application under the resume tab at the time you are submitting your application. Applications must be submitted by the filing deadline of 5:00PM, October 28, 2014. The typing certificate must be dated within six (6) months of the last day of filing.

***It is your responsibility to ensure that your typing certificate is uploaded prior to submission of your application.  Failure to do so will result in disqualification.  NO EXCEPTIONS.***  

To obtain a typing certificate, you may wish to contact the East Bay Works - Career Centers.  Click on the following link, go to the "find us"  tab to locate a center near you.  www.eastbayworks.com/

DESCRIPTION

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is looking to fill multiple vacancies for the position of Fingerprint Technician. This recruitment will be used to fill the existing vacancies and create an eligible list for future vacancies.

IMPORTANT: Candidates for this position MUST be willing to work various shifts (including days, swings and nights), as well as holidays. Overtime work may also be required depending on the department's needs.

 

ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and the American Correctional Association (ACA). Additionally, the Sheriff’s Office inmate health care provider, Corizon, has extensive experience working with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), the National Sheriffs Association, the American Jail Association, the National Patient Safety Foundation and multiple local and state organizations. Additionally, the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab is nationally accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD).  The Sheriff's Office Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit has also been awarded national accreditation through the Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board.

The Sheriff's Office has a current adjusted net budget of approximately $185.7 million and has over 1500 authorized positions, including in excess of 1000 sworn personnel. The agency's Chief Executive Officer is Sheriff Gregory J. Ahern, who is assisted in the operation of the agency by Undersheriff Richard T. Lucia, Assistant Sheriffs Brett Keteles and Casey Nice.

The Sheriff of Alameda County is responsible for a vast array of tasks and duties, including the following:

  • Providing security to the Consolidated Superior Courts
  • Operating the Coroner's Bureau
  • Operating a full service criminalistics laboratory
  • Performing Civil Process
  • Operating a County Jail (Santa Rita)
  • Operating the County Office of Emergency Services
  • Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County
  • Pursuant to contractual agreements, providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin, Peralta Community College District, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum complex, Oakland International Airport, Highland County Hospital, Social Services, and to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
  • Conducting a basic academy pursuant to Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements.
  • Providing Fish and Game enforcement
  • Project Director of the Narcotics Task Force
  • Serving as the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force
  • Operating a Marine Patrol Unit in the San Francisco Bay waters.

For additional information, you may visit the Sheriff's Office website at:  http://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/


THE POSITION

Under general supervision in the Central Identification Bureau, Fingerprint Technician's perform the duties involved in the classifying, registering, searching and identification of fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system; incumbents assist other city and county agencies with fingerprint work; and do related work as required.

This class differs from the next higher class of Latent Fingerprint Examiner in that Fingerprint Technicians do not routinely work with latent or partial prints.


THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications listed below, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated a successful track record in:

  • Superior communication skills both oral and written and the ability to communicate with a wide variety of people, including co-workers, Sheriff Officials, other law enforcement agencies and members of the public.
  • Accurately completing assignments and tasks while paying attention to detail and setting processes.
  • Identifying opportunities and issues, and proactively acting and following through on work activities to resolve them.
  • Taking prompt action to accomplish work objectives within a timely manner.
  • Accepting responsibility for outcomes (positive or negative) of one's work; admits mistakes and refocuses efforts when appropriate.
  • Maintaining effectiveness while completing several tasks simultaneously.
  • Working effectively in a team setting and take collective ownership but have the ability to make independent sound decisions as needed.
  • Presenting a professional, competent demeanor with the ability to testify in a court of law.
  • Proficient technical skills with the ability to handle complex database systems.

To view the full job description for this position, please click here.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify for this position, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Either Pattern I

Experience:

The equivalent of one year of full-time experience in the class of Clerk II or a higher level clerical class in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)

Or Pattern II

The equivalent of two years of full-time clerical experience. (One full year of study in a Police Science curriculum in an accredited college or university may be substituted for the experience.)

Special Requirements:

1. Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

2. Must have near vision, as measured by optometric examination, sufficient to perform fingerprint identification, classification and related duties.

3. Ability to type 30 words per minute.

4. Successful completion of a thorough background investigation.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Examples of Duties” section of this specification.

Knowledge of:

• Fingerprint classification and identification systems.
• Alpha and alpha-numeric filing.
• Windows-based computer programs.
• Correct English usage.
• Basic math.
• Standard office practices and procedures.

Ability to:

• Perform precise, demanding work with speed and accuracy.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Qualify to testify in a court of law.
• Read, understand, interpret and follow complex instructions.
• Write legibly.
• Memorize and apply complex definitions and rules.
• Take initiative and use independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Compose clear, comprehensive correspondence.
• Operate standard office equipment, including a computer terminal.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

The examination will consist of the following steps:

  • A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements, including the attachment of a typing certificate with 30 net words per minute.
  • Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the position will move onto the next step in the examination process which is a written examination which will be weighted as 40% of the candidate's final examination score.
  • Those candidates that pass the written examination will be invited to the final test component which is an oral interview that will be weighted as 60% of the candidate's final examination score.

CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.

We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit.  Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position.  Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position.  Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Selection Plan

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.  The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

 

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:

Deadline for Filing:

Review of Minimum Qualifications:

Written Exam:

Interview Exam:

Departmental Interview: 

 

*Type of Exam: New Open Assembled Exam

5:00 pm, Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Friday, November 7, 2014

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Scheduled for December 16-18, 2014

To be determined


Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues.  To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs

BENEFITS

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

  • Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
  • Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
  • Vision
  • Basic Life Insurance 
  • Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
  • County Allowance
  • Health Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

  • Short-term Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
  • Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

  • 11 paid holidays
  • Vacation and sick leave accrual
  • Vacation purchase program
  • Management Paid Leave**
  • Group Auto/Home
  • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Guaranteed Ride Home
  • Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
  • Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
  • Child Care Resources
  • 1st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

Conclusion

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.

Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

Michi Yoshii,  Human Resources Analyst

Human Resource Services, County of Alameda

(510) 272-6463

michi.yoshii@acgov.org

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer