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Sheriff's Licensing Clerk I

Salary - $39,540.80 - $48,526.40 Annually

Location - County of San Diego, CA

Job Type - Regular - Full time

Job Number - 24273309

Department - Sheriff

Division - Law Enforcement Support

Opening Date - 10/23/2024

Closing Date - 11/2/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Job Summary

As a Sheriff's Licensing Clerk I, you will be conducting face-to-face interviews with a variety of applicants and law enforcement personnel to determine eligibility for regulatory business licenses and permits. Incumbents will perform background checks on applicants for required criminal registrations that involves making physical contact with applicants in order to photograph, fingerprint, and perform DNA mouth swabs. Incumbents will also have extensive contact with the general public, be responsible for interpreting and applying federal, state and county codes, and be privy to highly sensitive information.

As a Sheriff's Licensing Clerk I, you will be conducting face-to-face interviews with a variety of applicants and law enforcement personnel to determine eligibility for regulatory business licenses and permits. Incumbents will perform background checks on applicants for required criminal registrations that involves making physical contact with applicants in order to photograph, fingerprint, and perform DNA mouth swabs. Incumbents will also have extensive contact with the general public, be responsible for interpreting and applying federal, state and county codes, and be privy to highly sensitive information.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following desirable traits:
The ideal candidate for this position is detail-oriented, conscientious, accurate, organized and possesses terrific customer service skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. One (1) year of full-time, progressively responsible clerical experience, OR;
  2. Six (6) months of clerical experience and the completion of twelve (12) semester/ sixteen (16) quarter units of Criminal Justice classes.

Note:
CA driver's license is required throughout employment.

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CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:

As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position. Current County employees may be excluded from this process.

BACKGROUND QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have reputation for being honest and trustworthy.  Felony convictions will be disqualifying. Misdemeanor convictions may be disqualifying depending on type, number, severity, and recency. Prior to appointment, candidates will be subject to a thorough background investigation which may include psychological, truth verification, or other examination or test.

ACCOMMODATION:Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.

EVALUATION:The names of qualified applicants will be placed on a nine (9) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in their employment and supplemental applications.

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