Public Information Specialist
Public Information Specialist
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Job Description
Pay Range: $24.67/hr. $30.83/hr. $51308 $64135 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Monday May 26 2025
Workdays & Hours: Monday Friday 8am 4pm; weekends and holidays off. When necessary work hours may require flexibility in order to process large public information requests in a timely manner.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays Medical Dental Vision Paid Time Off Pension Plan Professional Development Opportunities and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearlyresidents promoting our values of exceptional customer experience mutual respect embracing our diversity continuous improvement ethical behavior and accountability.
A Public Information Specialist job is available with the City of Fort Worth Police Department / Internal Affairs Section. This position will contribute to the Citys strategic goals mission and vision by processing public information requests involving Police Department records. The incumbent will also act as liaison to the Citys Legal Department and withhold records considered not releasable to the public.
Strong computer skills are required to handle the heavy workload as the Police Department is one of the largest Departments in the City with more than 2000 sworn and civilian employees. The majority of the assigned duties are completed in GovQA Microsoft Excel and Word
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates degree from an accredited college or university.
- Two (2) years of directly related experience in records management processing requests or related field preferably in a local government environment.
- Must pass CJIS Drug Screen Physical & Polygraph.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Higher levels of clerical experience as it relates to this vacancy.
- The ability to maintain confidentiality of records.
- Training or experience in Records Management in a Local Government setting.
- Working knowledge of the Texas Public Information Act or Federal Freedom of Information Act procedures.
- Experience processing subpoenas and Court Orders.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel) and Adobe Professional software and the ability to learn and use multiple other software programs.
- Organizational multitasking and independent decisionmaking skills.
- Ability to multitask a large complicated workload.
The Public Information Specialistjob responsibilities include:
- Process requests for records made under the Texas Public Information Act; respond to phone calls from the public and the City Secretarys Office concerning public information request;
- Respond to phone calls from the City Attorneys Office relating to matters involving the Fort Worth Police Department;
- Process subpoenas for department records and appear in court as the Custodian of Records for the City of Fort Worth Police Department;
- Act as liaison to the Citys Legal Department;
- Arrange for personnel records to be viewed in person by outside agencies and monitors the viewing process;
- Handle records retention and destruction of documents (IAD investigation records);
- Perform other related duties as required;
- Adhere to assigned work schedule as outlined in the Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensure all behaviors comply with the Citys Personnel Rules and Regulations;
Working Conditions
Final candidates selected for hire in the Police Department will be subject to a fingerprint/criminal history background check and polygraph examination. Applicants must not have used marijuana during the previous two (2) years nor illegally used any controlled substances within the last five (5) years.
Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprintbased background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions Felony Deferred Adjudication Class A Misdemeanor Conviction Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor) and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.
Physical Demands:
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.
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting for prolonged periods of time; may exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally a negligible amount of force frequently and/or constantly having to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects; manual dexterity required.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit hire train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to 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 parental status military service or another nonmerit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass PreEmployment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include but are not limited to: criminal background check drug screen education verification etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a casebycase basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Hourly
