Supervising Criminalist
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DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
The Alameda County Sheriffs Office is a fullservice law enforcement agency accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for its law enforcement services its Regional Training Center and its Dispatch Unit; the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board for its Crime Lab; the Squad Commanders Advisory Board for its Explosive Ordinance Unit. Additionally the agencys health care provider Wellpath has experience working with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).
The Sheriffs Office has a current budget of approximately $600 million and has over 1700 authorized positions including in excess of 1000 sworn personnel. The agencys Chief Executive Officer is Sheriff / Coroner Yesenia L. Sanchez who is assisted in the operation of the agency by Undersheriff April LuckettFahimi Assistant Sheriffs Emmanuel Christy and Daniel McNaughton.
The Sheriff of Alameda County is responsible for a vast array of tasks and duties including the following:
- Providing security to the Consolidated Superior Courts
- Operating the Coroners Bureau
- Operating a fullservice criminalistics laboratory
- Performing Civil Process
- Operating the County Jail (Santa Rita)
- Operating the County Office of Emergency Services
- Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County
- Pursuant to contractual agreements providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin Oakland International Airport Highland County Hospital Social Services and to the AlamedaContra Costa Transit District
- Conducting a basic academy pursuant to Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T. requirements. Sheriffs Academy website
- Providing Fish and Game enforcement
- Project Director of the Narcotics Task Force
- Serving as the Executive Director of the Sexual Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force
For more detailed information about the agency visit:Alameda Countys Sheriffs Office.
THE POSITION
Supervising Criminalists are responsible for scheduling assigning and evaluating personnel and the work of the crime laboratory. Under direction Supervising Criminalists assist the Crime Laboratory Director in supervising Criminalists and other laboratory personnel involved in the technical laboratory analysis of physical evidence of crimes; testify in court as an expert witness; and do related work as required.
For more detailed information about the job classification including a summary of duties visit: Supervising Criminalist #8526.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The Alameda County Sheriffs Office Crime Laboratory is seeking a Supervising Criminalist with proven leadership capabilities and experience in at least one forensic science discipline. The ideal candidate is familiar with ANAB ISO 17025 accreditation requirements and must have the desire and ability to efficiently implement new technologies technical procedures and laboratory policies in support of the Crime Laboratorys mission.
All qualified candidates regardless of areas of forensic expertise are encouraged to apply.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
The equivalent of oneyear fulltime experience in the class of Criminalist III in the Alameda County classified service. (Nonclassified includes District Attorneys Office Hospital Authority and the Consolidated Courts.
Or II
Education:
Possession of a bachelors degree in criminalistics or in a closely related science such as chemistry biochemistry or physics awarded by an accredited college or university
AND
Experience:
The equivalent of five years of fulltime paid experience as a criminalist or forensic chemist in crime laboratory or investigation work one year of which was at a supervisory level.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of:
Methods and techniques used in examining crime scenes.
Methods and techniques used in laboratory analyses of various types of evidence.
Principles of forensic organic and inorganic chemistry physiology and forensic identification.
Photographic techniques and equipment used in police work.
Quality assurance practices and principles.
Accreditation program requirements.
Ability to:
Make definitive analyses of evidence by physical and chemical tests.
Use a wide variety of scientific equipment including microscopes incubators furnaces micrometers infrared and ultraviolet spectrophotometers gas chromatograph and high vacuum equipment.
Use photographic equipment such as photomicrographic cameras macrophotographic equipment video cameras projectors and darkroom equipment and to train or assist other lab personnel in all of the above.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Plan and organize.
Make decisions.
Exercise leadership and management control.
Demonstrate flexibility and interpersonal sensitivity.
Adapt to stress.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
Deadline for Filing:
Tuesday April 15 2025 at 5:00 PM
Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications:
Monday April 21 2025
Supplemental Questionnaire Review for Best Qualified:
Monday April 28 2025
Oral Interviews:
Week of May 19 2025
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website: County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wideranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & WellBeing
- Medical HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- ShortTerm Disability Insurance
- LongTerm Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits Accident Insurance Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan 457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Management Paid Leave**
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.
- Child Care Resources
- 1st United Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Nonexempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @jobaps @acgov andas accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openings page and clicking on the link last notice sent for the respective recruitment.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email boxare routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Elaine Lemi Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services County of Alameda
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit competence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other nonmerit factors protected under federal state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.
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