Property & Evidence Technician
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. Do not repeat job title. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. Keep substantive info.
We need to parse the posting: It includes "Position open until October 18, 2026" (metadata). Could be placed in a short
. Then "Position Function" paragraph describing role. Then "Essential Duties" long list. Then "Environment" paragraph. Then "Knowledge/Skills/Abilities" paragraph.
We need sections: About the role (maybe from Position Function). Responsibilities (Essential Duties). Requirements (maybe Knowledge/Skills/Abilities includes required knowledge, skills, abilities). Qualifications maybe not separate; could combine with Requirements. Skills maybe part of Knowledge/Skills/Abilities. Benefits, Pay, Schedule: none given, so we should NOT include those sections.
We must not create sections with filler. So only include sections where we have real content.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Knowledge/Skills/Abilities). Possibly also "Working Conditions" from Environment? Could be part of About the role or separate section like "Work Environment". But headings list includes only those specific headings; we should stick to them. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning those are examples; we can use those headings if appropriate. We could also use other headings? Probably better to stick to those. Environment could go under About the role or Responsibilities? Might be better to include a short paragraph under About the role covering environment. Or we could create a section "Working Conditions" but not in list; maybe not allowed. Safer to incorporate environment details into About the role or Responsibilities.
Thus:
About the role
Position open until October 18, 2026. The Evidence Technician is a civilian position under the direction of the Deputy Chief of Police. This position is assigned the duties of a Custodian of the Police Property and Evidence Department. The Evidence Technician performs a variety of duties and tasks related to customer service and daily operations necessary to achieve exemplary services involving the receipt, recording, storage, retrieval, and destruction of property and evidence through efficient and effective implementation of all operational duties, clerical duties, and tasks within the parameters of the Property and Evidence Department. An essential element of this position is an attitude that includes the following: Interacting positively and cooperating with co-workers, responding politely to customers, working as a team member, functioning under intense pressure, and responding positively to supervision. Duties are performed in an office/warehouse setting; in outdoor storage locations; occasionally in law enforcement-related response services involving crime scenes and the retrieval of property/evidence; and through community interactions relating to customer contacts. The individual may be required to perform acts of physical endurance and agility. Possible exposure to dust, mold, noise, inclement weather, extreme temperatures, toxic or caustic chemicals and/or fumes, mechanical and/or moving parts, high elevations, blood-borne pathogens, viruses, disease, and other like items commonly associated with services involving the handling/retrieval/maintenance of property and evidence. Work may involve working on holidays. The position is subject to call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Work involves handling firearms and other weapons. Work involves heavy lifting and carrying, as well as climbing. The individual may be required to respond to crime scenes to assist in inventorying, packaging, and in transportation of evidence.
Then Responsibilities: list of essential duties. We need to extract bullet points from the long paragraph. Could break into - items for each major duty grouping.
We have many duties:
- Responsible for the performance of all assigned Property and Evidence Unit operations necessary to achieve exemplary services involving the receipt, recording, storage, retrieval, and destruction of property and evidence through efficient and effective implementation of all crime scene-related services.
- Performs duties necessary to achieve Department and organizational goals, and objectives, and property/evidence responses/initiatives.
- Acts as custodian of the Property and Evidence Unit.
- Maintains sound knowledge of modern techniques specific to handling property and evidence.
- Responsible for the security of evidence for use in the apprehension and prosecution of law violators.
- Responsible for maintaining up-to-date required/mandated training. Duties include attending training activities to ensure ongoing job-related training and professional development is compliant with all applicable Federal, State, Occupational Health and Safety, and organizational policies, practices, and standards. Required to provide documentation of training to Department upon successful completion of training activities/courses, ensuring personal training record is up-to-date. Required to review and electronically sign General Orders, online training, and other instructive/informative documents published in Power DMS, within established timelines.
- Responsible to perform duties relating to the receipt of property and evidence. Duties include collecting/receiving property/evidence; inspecting property/evidence to ensure it is packaged properly and by Department standards; and ensuring property/evidence paperwork is completed properly and submitted with property/evidence. Retrieves property/evidence from Department evidence lockers/cages. Weighs evidence such as narcotics/drugs.
- Responsible to perform duties relating to the documentation/recording of property/evidence received into the custody and control of the Property and Evidence Unit. Duties include logging and performing data entry into a computerized property/evidence tracking system; bar-coding property/evidence; preparing reports; maintaining concise and accurate records; maintaining files and activity reports; maintaining visitor logs; processing disposition forms; responding timely to SAO requests, court-ordered subpoenas, duces tecum, and retrieving information data. Ensures timeliness of reports/documentation/correspondence. Utilizes computer equipment and software programs. Compiles statistics. Maintains confidential information.
- Responsible for duties relating to the storage of property/evidence. Duties include placing property/evidence in specific assigned locations for easy location/retrieval; maintaining/storing sensitive property/evidence separately (guns, currency, drugs, precious metals, jewelry...) by accreditation mandates; operating property/evidence equipment; and maintaining indoor/outdoor and sally-port storage locations. Assists with audits/inspections. Maintains confidential information.
- Responsible for duties relating to the retrieval of found or confiscated property/evidence. Duties include responding to telephone inquiries; retrieving property/evidence from assigned storage locations; preparing evidence as requested; ensuring the computerized property/evidence tracking system is timely updated, and ensuring the property/evidence chain of custody is properly documented. Releases property/evidence to appropriate authority, and returns property/evidence to rightful owners pursuant to law and upon appropriate authorization. Submits evidence to crime lab(s). Additional duties may include responding to crime scenes to assist in the retrieval of found or confiscated property/evidence at the request of the Detective Unit.
- Responsible for duties relating to the destruction/disposal of property/evidence pursuant to law. Duties include retrieval of items slated for disposal/destruction; timely updating computerized property/evidence tracking system; determining appropriate destruction/disposal methods in accordance with procedures and pursuant to law; scheduling destruction/disposal; completing destruction/disposal of property/evidence; and ensuring reports and data entry are completed timely. Maintains records of destruction/disposal in accordance with the law.
- Responsible for Quartermaster related duties. Duties include ordering/distributing expendable items to Department members; and ensuring the Quartermaster storage location is maintained in a secure, neat, and orderly fashion. Ensures Quartermaster is appropriately stocked to meet member necessities. Completes and maintains appropriate paperwork in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Responsible for Department Forms Control. Duties include maintaining/assigning form identification numbers; and coordinating the form approval process with Department Accreditation Manager. Maintains copies of forms, and a computerized tracking system.
- Responsible for issued equipment/vehicles/supplies. Duties include maintenance of assigned/issued equipment in operational ready condition, and maintaining Property and Evidence Unit vehicle in operational ready condition. Conducts self-inspections. Maintains/utilizes equipment/vehicles by General Orders. Requests/ensures timely repair/replacement of items not deemed to be operationally ready. Conduct research projects/special assignments; respond to telephone inquiries; and maintain liaison with other agencies. Testifies at trials/hearings/depositions. Complete and process State Statutes 119 requests, requests for information, and evidence submissions for the State Attorney's Office, the Office of the Public Defender, and outside agencies. And will package and prepare evidence for submission to FDLE. Obtain surveillance videos, organize photos submitted for evidence and have them backed up on the server, complete ATF e-traces, and issue and maintain AEDs and other drug test kits.
- Perform additional duties as assigned and will assist in the receipt, recording, storage, retrieval, and destruction of property and evidence.
We can group some but keep substantive.
Then Requirements/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: we need to capture required knowledge, skills, abilities.
Paragraph: "Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required knowledge is obtained through the completion of a High School degree or GED. One (1) year of experience in warehousing or inventory control preferred. Coursework related to inventory control, warehousing, and storage keeping is preferred. Comparable work experience may be substituted for coursework.The individual must possess good oral and written communication skills. Duties may include public speaking, including courtroom presentations/testimony, which requires the ability to communicate and professionally present oneself. Must have the ability to make sound decisions, problem solves, organize thoughts, concentrate, and reason logically. The position requires the ability to listen, understand, and follow oral/written directions. The position requires the ability to read and/or write reports, memorandums, court orders, subpoenas, and fill out forms completely. Must be able to successfully maintain and work with confidential information. Requires ability to read and write English, and comprehend data/questions. Must be able to read and understand State of Florida Statutes about confiscation, preservation, and destruction of property and evidence; research, resource, and supplemental materials; City policies and procedure manuals/materials; Department General Orders; Case Reporting Manual; Accreditation Standards Manuals; NIMS/ICS issued materials; FDLE submission requirements; evidence collection procedures; crime lab procedures; maps; and radio codes/signals/unit identifications, and recognize informative placards/signs.The individual must be able to work under high demands, short time constraints, and the pressures of a fast-paced work environment, meeting established timelines/deadlines. Requires the ability to multi-task, follow oral/written directions, recognize danger or potential hazards, communicate tactfully, impartially, and effectively; concentrate, comprehend/follow complex instructions, reason logically, organize thoughts, and make decisions. The individual must maintain self-discipline, organizational skills; knowledge of established property/evidence custodial practices; Criminal Justice System; Judicial procedures, and available resources.Must be knowledgeable of the following: storage facilities and containers; evidence supplies; evidence recognition/types; evidence collection procedures; property/evidence processing procedures; security codes; inventory control procedures; weapons safety; biohazard procedures; exposures relating to hazardous materials, narcotics, and chemicals.The individual must understand the practical application of NIMS/ICS principles and tactics as they relate to the Property and Evidence Unit, and understand and apply safety techniques within a field and office setting. The individual must remain informed of current/community events; maintain public relations skills, knowledge of public safety concerns, and work with confidential information.Must be able to perform basic and complex property and evidence-related duties. The
for prose. Do not repeat job title. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. Keep substantive info. We need to parse the posting: It includes "Position open until October 18, 2026" (metadata). Could be placed in a short
. Then "Position Function" paragraph describing role. Then "Essential Duties" long list. Then "Environment" paragraph. Then "Knowledge/Skills/Abilities" paragraph. We need sections: About the role (maybe from Position Function). Responsibilities (Essential Duties). Requirements (maybe Knowledge/Skills/Abilities includes required knowledge, skills, abilities). Qualifications maybe not separate; could combine with Requirements. Skills maybe part of Knowledge/Skills/Abilities. Benefits, Pay, Schedule: none given, so we should NOT include those sections. We must not create sections with filler. So only include sections where we have real content. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Knowledge/Skills/Abilities). Possibly also "Working Conditions" from Environment? Could be part of About the role or separate section like "Work Environment". But headings list includes only those specific headings; we should stick to them. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning those are examples; we can use those headings if appropriate. We could also use other headings? Probably better to stick to those. Environment could go under About the role or Responsibilities? Might be better to include a short paragraph under About the role covering environment. Or we could create a section "Working Conditions" but not in list; maybe not allowed. Safer to incorporate environment details into About the role or Responsibilities.
Thus:
About the role
Position open until October 18, 2026. The Evidence Technician is a civilian position under the direction of the Deputy Chief of Police. This position is assigned the duties of a Custodian of the Police Property and Evidence Department. The Evidence Technician performs a variety of duties and tasks related to customer service and daily operations necessary to achieve exemplary services involving the receipt, recording, storage, retrieval, and destruction of property and evidence through efficient and effective implementation of all operational duties, clerical duties, and tasks within the parameters of the Property and Evidence Department. An essential element of this position is an attitude that includes the following: Interacting positively and cooperating with co-workers, responding politely to customers, working as a team member, functioning under intense pressure, and responding positively to supervision. Duties are performed in an office/warehouse setting; in outdoor storage locations; occasionally in law enforcement-related response services involving crime scenes and the retrieval of property/evidence; and through community interactions relating to customer contacts. The individual may be required to perform acts of physical endurance and agility. Possible exposure to dust, mold, noise, inclement weather, extreme temperatures, toxic or caustic chemicals and/or fumes, mechanical and/or moving parts, high elevations, blood-borne pathogens, viruses, disease, and other like items commonly associated with services involving the handling/retrieval/maintenance of property and evidence. Work may involve working on holidays. The position is subject to call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Work involves handling firearms and other weapons. Work involves heavy lifting and carrying, as well as climbing. The individual may be required to respond to crime scenes to assist in inventorying, packaging, and in transportation of evidence.
Then Responsibilities: list of essential duties. We need to extract bullet points from the long paragraph. Could break into- items for each major duty grouping. We have many duties: - Responsible for the performance of all assigned Property and Evidence Unit operations necessary to achieve exemplary services involving the receipt, recording, storage, retrieval, and destruction of property and evidence through efficient and effective implementation of all crime scene-related services. - Performs duties necessary to achieve Department and organizational goals, and objectives, and property/evidence responses/initiatives. - Acts as custodian of the Property and Evidence Unit. - Maintains sound knowledge of modern techniques specific to handling property and evidence. - Responsible for the security of evidence for use in the apprehension and prosecution of law violators. - Responsible for maintaining up-to-date required/mandated training. Duties include attending training activities to ensure ongoing job-related training and professional development is compliant with all applicable Federal, State, Occupational Health and Safety, and organizational policies, practices, and standards. Required to provide documentation of training to Department upon successful completion of training activities/courses, ensuring personal training record is up-to-date. Required to review and electronically sign General Orders, online training, and other instructive/informative documents published in Power DMS, within established timelines. - Responsible to perform duties relating to the receipt of property and evidence. Duties include collecting/receiving property/evidence; inspecting property/evidence to ensure it is packaged properly and by Department standards; and ensuring property/evidence paperwork is completed properly and submitted with property/evidence. Retrieves property/evidence from Department evidence lockers/cages. Weighs evidence such as narcotics/drugs. - Responsible to perform duties relating to the documentation/recording of property/evidence received into the custody and control of the Property and Evidence Unit. Duties include logging and performing data entry into a computerized property/evidence tracking system; bar-coding property/evidence; preparing reports; maintaining concise and accurate records; maintaining files and activity reports; maintaining visitor logs; processing disposition forms; responding timely to SAO requests, court-ordered subpoenas, duces tecum, and retrieving information data. Ensures timeliness of reports/documentation/correspondence. Utilizes computer equipment and software programs. Compiles statistics. Maintains confidential information. - Responsible for duties relating to the storage of property/evidence. Duties include placing property/evidence in specific assigned locations for easy location/retrieval; maintaining/storing sensitive property/evidence separately (guns, currency, drugs, precious metals, jewelry...) by accreditation mandates; operating property/evidence equipment; and maintaining indoor/outdoor and sally-port storage locations. Assists with audits/inspections. Maintains confidential information. - Responsible for duties relating to the retrieval of found or confiscated property/evidence. Duties include responding to telephone inquiries; retrieving property/evidence from assigned storage locations; preparing evidence as requested; ensuring the computerized property/evidence tracking system is timely updated, and ensuring the property/evidence chain of custody is properly documented. Releases property/evidence to appropriate authority, and returns property/evidence to rightful owners pursuant to law and upon appropriate authorization. Submits evidence to crime lab(s). Additional duties may include responding to crime scenes to assist in the retrieval of found or confiscated property/evidence at the request of the Detective Unit. - Responsible for duties relating to the destruction/disposal of property/evidence pursuant to law. Duties include retrieval of items slated for disposal/destruction; timely updating computerized property/evidence tracking system; determining appropriate destruction/disposal methods in accordance with procedures and pursuant to law; scheduling destruction/disposal; completing destruction/disposal of property/evidence; and ensuring reports and data entry are completed timely. Maintains records of destruction/disposal in accordance with the law. - Responsible for Quartermaster related duties. Duties include ordering/distributing expendable items to Department members; and ensuring the Quartermaster storage location is maintained in a secure, neat, and orderly fashion. Ensures Quartermaster is appropriately stocked to meet member necessities. Completes and maintains appropriate paperwork in accordance with policies and procedures. - Responsible for Department Forms Control. Duties include maintaining/assigning form identification numbers; and coordinating the form approval process with Department Accreditation Manager. Maintains copies of forms, and a computerized tracking system. - Responsible for issued equipment/vehicles/supplies. Duties include maintenance of assigned/issued equipment in operational ready condition, and maintaining Property and Evidence Unit vehicle in operational ready condition. Conducts self-inspections. Maintains/utilizes equipment/vehicles by General Orders. Requests/ensures timely repair/replacement of items not deemed to be operationally ready. Conduct research projects/special assignments; respond to telephone inquiries; and maintain liaison with other agencies. Testifies at trials/hearings/depositions. Complete and process State Statutes 119 requests, requests for information, and evidence submissions for the State Attorney's Office, the Office of the Public Defender, and outside agencies. And will package and prepare evidence for submission to FDLE. Obtain surveillance videos, organize photos submitted for evidence and have them backed up on the server, complete ATF e-traces, and issue and maintain AEDs and other drug test kits. - Perform additional duties as assigned and will assist in the receipt, recording, storage, retrieval, and destruction of property and evidence. We can group some but keep substantive. Then Requirements/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: we need to capture required knowledge, skills, abilities. Paragraph: "Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required knowledge is obtained through the completion of a High School degree or GED. One (1) year of experience in warehousing or inventory control preferred. Coursework related to inventory control, warehousing, and storage keeping is preferred. Comparable work experience may be substituted for coursework.The individual must possess good oral and written communication skills. Duties may include public speaking, including courtroom presentations/testimony, which requires the ability to communicate and professionally present oneself. Must have the ability to make sound decisions, problem solves, organize thoughts, concentrate, and reason logically. The position requires the ability to listen, understand, and follow oral/written directions. The position requires the ability to read and/or write reports, memorandums, court orders, subpoenas, and fill out forms completely. Must be able to successfully maintain and work with confidential information. Requires ability to read and write English, and comprehend data/questions. Must be able to read and understand State of Florida Statutes about confiscation, preservation, and destruction of property and evidence; research, resource, and supplemental materials; City policies and procedure manuals/materials; Department General Orders; Case Reporting Manual; Accreditation Standards Manuals; NIMS/ICS issued materials; FDLE submission requirements; evidence collection procedures; crime lab procedures; maps; and radio codes/signals/unit identifications, and recognize informative placards/signs.The individual must be able to work under high demands, short time constraints, and the pressures of a fast-paced work environment, meeting established timelines/deadlines. Requires the ability to multi-task, follow oral/written directions, recognize danger or potential hazards, communicate tactfully, impartially, and effectively; concentrate, comprehend/follow complex instructions, reason logically, organize thoughts, and make decisions. The individual must maintain self-discipline, organizational skills; knowledge of established property/evidence custodial practices; Criminal Justice System; Judicial procedures, and available resources.Must be knowledgeable of the following: storage facilities and containers; evidence supplies; evidence recognition/types; evidence collection procedures; property/evidence processing procedures; security codes; inventory control procedures; weapons safety; biohazard procedures; exposures relating to hazardous materials, narcotics, and chemicals.The individual must understand the practical application of NIMS/ICS principles and tactics as they relate to the Property and Evidence Unit, and understand and apply safety techniques within a field and office setting. The individual must remain informed of current/community events; maintain public relations skills, knowledge of public safety concerns, and work with confidential information.Must be able to perform basic and complex property and evidence-related duties. The