Police Records Clerk jobs in High Point, NC

The Police Records Support I maintain the records filing system and/or database used to manage, access, and preserve electronic and paper records of criminal justice activities. This position also assists in providing clear and accurate information to the public and other departments. Staff in this position may also perform other clerical duties assisting officers with information and answering the telephone.

• Review and type various reports.
• Conducts quality assurance reviews of all reports created.
• Answers in-coming telephone calls, routes to appropriate persons or personally responds to inquiries or takes messages.
• Greets and responds to various inquiries from members of the general public.
• Reviews daily work output of officers for quality and accuracy of coding and data entry.
• Submits all state and federal reporting of crime statistics.
• Conducts necessary courier duties to and from the court and city hall.
• Calls complainants to validate NCIC entries for stolen property and missing persons per NCIC regulations.
• Completes basic accounting reports as it relates to statistics.
• Operates standard office equipment including computer and related software, copier, and fax machine.
• Interprets and applies policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess good oral and legible written communication and computer skills.
• Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft office products
• Valid NC driver’s license

• English and Spanish language proficiency
• Experience in the police records clerical work including experience with online data processing systems.

• Acuity, far – clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.  Both eyes 20/22 - R 20/25 - L 20/25 corrected.  Acuity, near – clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Both eyes 20/25 corrected.
• Depth perception – Three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are. Depth Perception - 4
• Field of Vision – the area that can be seen up and down or to the right or left while eyes are focused on one point. Must be able to see a wide span of area.
• Accommodation – Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This item is especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from eye.
• Color Vision - Ability to identify and distinguish colors.  

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Type of Physical Demands usually associated with this classification:
  • Reaching, Handling, and Fingering: (Reaching - Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction, but normally to the front or side). (Handling - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands (fingering not involved). (Fingering - Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily (rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling).
• Employee must reach to answer telephone, work with computer terminal, etc. Handles various forms, documents, pencils, pens, etc. requiring use of hands and fingers.
• Talking and/or Hearing: (Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word). (Hearing - Perceiving nature of sounds by ear).
  • This is a clerical support position which requires contact with other City personnel and the public, so it is necessary for the employee to be able to communicate with people in person and by telephone.

• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical situations and requests made by supervisor, other employees, or members of the general public; to comprehend and respond to a variety of situations in an expedient manner. Good judgment is important.

• Using Statistics: Ability to complete statistical reports.

• Read:  Ability to read manuals, instructions, directions, report information, calendars, recording forms, file documentation, vouchers, correspondence, and various other documents relating to the job.
• Write:  Ability to write memos and figures, take messages and make various reports.
• Speak:  Ability to be conversant in voice and diction so as to participate in discussions with supervisor, other employees, and the general public in person, and by telephone and convey vital information to officers over the radio.

• The Real Time Crime Center Supervisor is subject to Inside Environmental Conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Work is confined to one room with no outside windows.

• No environmental hazards indicated for this position.  

• Network computers, laser printer, FAX machine, copier, NCIC and DCI systems, calculator or adding machine, scissors, pen, pencils, Personnel Resolution, ordinances, paper clips, police base station radio, IBASE, time sheets, personnel records, telephone, telephone directory and other work aids related to the job.