Patrol Desk Clerk

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High school diploma or GED
Must reside within 30 statute miles of Kansas City, Missouri city limits during employment
Successful completion of medical, physical fitness, psychological evaluations, and CVSA test
Previous typing and data entry experience
Must have telephone skills, knowledge of Microsoft Word, email and web browser software
Position requires accurate spelling and grammar skills
Must be able to multi task and perform well under moderately stressful conditions at times
Ability to actively listen and communicate effectively
And, the ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Must meet department-established physical, cognitive, and psychological health standards
Position is primarily sedentary and incumbent may be required to sit for prolonged periods of time
Must have hand dexterity to type reports and the ability to hear citizens clearly
May be required to lift up to 25 lbs. occasionally.

Receive information; prepare appropriately classified typed and written reports with a high degree of accuracy
May take complaint reports from citizens in person and instruct citizens on formal complaint procedures
Treat upset citizens tactfully and professionally, assist in calming them, and determine appropriate entity to resolve the situation
Type incident reports, memorandums, and interdepartmental communications
Collect and record monies due on criminal history checks, sales of reports, and bonds
Assign case report numbers; check parties in computer; complete phone-in court time and overtime vouchers
Scan and index documents
Answer and route incoming phone calls; must have the ability to recognize calls requiring a police response, determine if the call is an emergency or non-emergency and route accordingly
Receive, recover, appropriately package property received from citizens
Interact with officers, citizens, and bonding agents to obtain information to complete bonding of an arrest
Collect bond money and prepare bond packets
Perform miscellaneous office tasks such as distributing mail, routing reports, filing, entering and transmitting messages, and logging reports
Assist citizens with routing and appropriate travel directions, requiring the ability to read maps
Perform data uploads from various systems (i.e., in-car cameras, body cameras, etc.)
Make copies of footage captured on DVD’s, CDs or thumb drives prior to recovering them as evidence
Perform related duties as required