Recruiting Specialist - Sheriff's Administration - 1

Job Description General Summary: Investigates applicants for Sheriff's Office positions, including conducting criminal and professional background checks and arranging required examinations; participates in various committees; and assists other law enforcement agencies with background investigations. Performs other duties as assigned, or as needed. Essential Duties: Screens applicants for Sheriff's Office positions to determine eligibility for hire; Establishing a file for each applicant, maintaining a current list of eligible applicants, and attending Job Applicant Interview Board meetings; Obtains complete criminal histories on each applicant; Prepares written inquiries to the personal preferences and prior employers of job applicants; Receive, prepare, update, verify, distribute, track, convert, upload, copy, and/or maintain various documents in hard copy and/or electronic format; Interpret and apply department policies and procedures; Coordinates pre-employment testing; contacts applicants by telephone or in person as needed; Arranges the required psychological, medical, and drug examinations for applicants; Prepares TCOLE documents for applicants who are required to be licensed or reported; Chairs or participates in committees assigned to design and review departmental policies and procedures; Attends job fairs and/or other functions in support of the Sheriff's Office; Works with other agencies on background investigations; Ensures departmental selection processes are compliant with State and Federal law; Ensures departmental selection processes are conducted in a manner that provides each applicant with a fair and equitable opportunity to be successful; Ensures that facilitators for promotional processes are aware of and follow departmental procedures Supervision Received: From Support Services Sergeant and/or Lieutenant Given: This is a non-supervisory position Education Required: High school or GED equivalent; or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Human Resource Development, or related field. Experience Required: Three years general work experience Preferred: Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required: Must have a valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license. Preferred: Physical Demands Typical: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 40lbs, such as containers, or other similar objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Employee must occasionally drive to offset locations. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Typical: Knowledge of Criminal Justice System; computers; interview and interrogation techniques; and department and county policies and procedures. Knowledge of Federal Employment LAw including but not limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Actof 1964, Family and Medical Leave Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act. Operate computers, including word processing software; read reports, letters and memos; write reports, letters, and memos; perform investigative work; analyze data; reason and draw conclusions; operate office equipment such as facsimile machine and copy machine; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, att rneys, and personnel of other law enforcement agencies. Develop and implement systems to recruit, select, and hire new employees. Develop and implement systems that provide a fair and equitable process for promotions. Work Environment Typical: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to work under time pressures to meet deadlines, to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, to and to perform tedious and exacting tasks; the employee is frequently required to change tasks and to work closely with others as part of a team. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Job Info Job Identification: 1125 Job Category: Police Protection Posting Date: 11/05/2024, 9:49 AM Job Schedule: Full Time Locations: 1700 Hwy 21 West, Bryan, TX, 77803, US