• May perform duties of an equal or lower classification as required.
• May perform other duties as assigned

• Involves heavy lifting of items that may be bulky / awkward and on rare occasions may weigh over 100 lbs. Frequently lifts, carries, pushes, or pulls equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, frequently lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently stands and walks for prolonged periods of time to observe for safety hazards and perform moving, organizing and release of items within the section.
• Occasionally climbs ladders to perform duties within the section.
• Uses manual dexterity to manipulate items within the section.
• Frequently performs activities requiring a full range of body movements including sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, crawling, twisting, and balancing.

• The ability to successfully learn how to perform the essential duties of the Property and Evidence Technician classification;
• The ability to learn the clerical methods, basic legal terminology, and law enforcement within the Property and Evidence Section;
• The ability to learn the police property and evidence retention and release practices;
• The ability to learn the judicial system, police/court procedures and criminal statues for the City of Pueblo and the State of Colorado;
• The ability to learn how to operate all office equipment such as copiers, fax machines, scanners, bar code equipment, etc.;
• The ability to learn to operate a computer and its software programs to access information and work with word processors, spreadsheets, and/or databases;
• The ability to learn the department policies, practices, techniques, and methods required to perform duties;
• Superior customer service skills;
• Skill and ability to provide and receive accurate information from a wide variety of people, either by telephone or in person;
• Skill and ability to communicate effectively and work successfully with superiors, other agencies, City personnel, the general public, and others contacted in the course of work;
• Skill and ability to perform well under stress;
• Skill and ability to type accurately at a moderate speed;
• Skill and ability to accurately record, and reconcile currency reports;
• Skill and ability to multi-task and use multiple computer software systems at one time in order to enter, track and release property and or evidence
• Ability to perform all the job duties in a safe manner.

In addition to the knowledge, skills, and ability to learn listed above, this position requires the following:

• High School Diploma, GED equivalent or higher education
• Be at least 21 years of age or at the time of application
• Posses a valid, unrestricted driver's license at the time of application

• Previous Experience in a Law Enforcement Environment
• Data Entry Experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Previous Clerical Experience
• Customer Service Experience
• Law Enforcement Specific Computer System Experience
• Experience in Inventory control systems

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Works primarily in stockroom environments. Employees in this position are exposed to blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids, chemicals, firearms, narcotics, dangerous drugs, etc.

Police Property and Evidence Technicians are subject to being held criminally and financially liable in regards to being subpoenaed on the accuracy of information that is processed and evidence handling.

Be able to apply for a certification as an authorized CCIC/NCIC user.

Individual must successfully pass a post-offer background check and be required to successfully complete a police background investigation, which may include a polygraph examination and fingerprinting. Must also be able to pass a drug test, upon request.

Benefits Package for Temporary/Seasonal Positions

Because of its reduced schedule, temporary and seasonal employment with the City gives you the time to maintain a quality work/life balance and offers the following benefits:



As a PERA member you contribute a percentage of every check to PERA in exchange for a lifetime defined benefit, or pension.



City of Pueblo Temporary and Seasonal Employee Sick Leave Benefits
Beginning January 1, 2021, all employers in Colorado are required to provide paid sick leave to employees under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (“HFWA”). Said leave is accrued at one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours.
Per the Act, leave may be used for any of the following reasons:

• The employee has a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; needs a medical diagnosis, care, or treatment related to such illness, injury, or condition; or needs to obtain preventive medical care.
• The employee needs to care for a family member who has a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; needs a medical diagnosis, care, or treatment related to such illness, injury, or condition; or needs to obtain preventive medical care.
• The employee or family member has been the victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or harassment and needs to be absent from work for purposes related to such crime; or
• A public official has ordered the closure of the school or place of care of the employee's child or of the employee's place of business due to a public health emergency, necessitating the employee's absence from work.

Consistent with the HWFA, part-time temporary and seasonal employees of the City shall not carry forward more than forty-eight (48) hours of unused sick leave from one year to the next.
Pueblo Municipal Code 6-6-5.5, 6-6-5 and 6-6-6



City employment as a temporary or seasonal employee means that the most you can expect to work is 1300 hours in a calendar year. Depending on the work schedule required by the hiring department, this means more time to spend with your family and/or doing other activities.