Position Overview

• This recruitment is limited to the first 200 qualified applications and will close to the public without notice while still accepting applications from internal employees.

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  The 14-day in-house notice is incorporated in this job announcement.

The City of Henderson announces an examination to create an eligibility list and to fill current and future vacancies for the classification of Detention Center Technician in the Corrections Division of the Henderson Police Department. The eligibility list may be utilized to fill vacancies for this classification for up to six months or up to one (1) year.

Under general supervision, performs specialized clerical duties processing inmates through the Henderson Detention Center; and performs related duties as assigned.

• Ideal candidates for this position will have strong technical skills in utilizing computers for inputting data accurately within multiple daily deadlines and will be able to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  
• Ideal candidates will possess effective teamwork and communication skills, and will display flexibility daily in switching tasks based on constant changing priorities.
  
• Ideal candidates will exemplify professionalism, respect and excellent customer service to all customers, including professional staff, officers from multiple jurisdictions, and inmates who may be belligerent, mentally ill, intoxicated, while effectively working around noise, dust, body wastes and fluids, odors, and typical hygiene issues from inmates common to a jail facility.

If you are committed to learning, work in a fast-paced and changing environment, and have strong technical and interpersonal skills, please consider applying today!

IMPORTANT POSITION INFORMATION
This position is required to:

• Work any shift - Including swing and graveyard shifts, an alternative or flexible work schedule outside normal business hours, which will include evenings, weekends, holidays, extended hours, overtime, and mandated overtime as necessary. Candidates may also be required to work overtime with little to no advanced notice.
• Work in the jail environment - Including working with professional staff, officers from multiple jurisdictions, inmates who may be belligerent, mentally ill, intoxicated, around noise, dust, body wastes and fluids, odors, and typical hygiene issues from inmates common to a jail facility.
• Successfully complete a structured training program that is approximately 16 weeks long, but may be extended based on the candidates progression through out their training. Throughout the program, strong individual initiative must be demonstrated in order to study, learn, and apply the concepts, policies, and procedures that incumbents will be rated and evaluated on during the program, and during the probationary period.

• External, probationary full-time, part-time, and temporary City of Henderson employees will start at the first step of the salary range.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from high school, or the equivalent.
• Three (3) years of experience performing general clerical duties involving contact with the public
• Note: An equivalent combination of related training and experience may be considered.
• Skill in typing sufficient to type 35 net words per minute at the time of application.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Nevada or "border state" driver's license, as defined by NRS 483.
• Must obtain certification in NCIC within six (6) months from date of appointment as a condition of continued employment.
• Desirable: One year of clerical experience in a criminal justice agency.
• Desirable: Multi-tasking experience.

Required Documents/Assessment Information

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION:
1) Completed Employment Application

ASSESSMENT DATES:
Preliminary Typing Test (Pass/Fail) - Virtual Typing Test - Test invites will be sent out on a rolling basis.

Technical Examination and Typing Test Validation (Weighted 30%) (Best Qualified Candidates) - Test invites will be sent out on Monday, January 9, 2023 and applicants will have until Wednesday, January 11, 2023 to complete their examination.

Facility Tour (Top-Scoring Candidates) (Not weighted) - Week of January 16, 2023

Oral Board Interview (Weighted 70%) - Wednesday, January 25, 2023 and/or Thursday, January 26, 2023

Selection Interview (Top Scoring Candidates) - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 and/or Thursday, February 2, 2023

All applicants will be notified by email or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates/times/locations after the closing date of this announcement.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING ASSESSMENTS:
If you are invited to participate in the assessment process, you will be required to self-schedule through the City of Henderson online application system. Please check your email and/or text messages on a regular basis after submitting your application for complete instructions, which include where and when to report.

Note: Requests for sit-along(s) or private tours with the City of Henderson Corrections Division are not available during the duration of this recruitment.

Selection Process

The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best-qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. It is the responsibility of the candidate requiring accommodation to contact the Human Resources Department (preferably in writing) at the time of application.

IMPORTANT: Appointment is subject to the successful and timely completion of a post offer pre-employment background investigation, polygraph examination, medical/physical examination, drug and alcohol test. Please see the job description to view the physical requirements of the job. As part of the background investigation, all claims of education and experience made in the employment application process, as well as other information submitted, will be verified.

NOTE: The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards. The selection process should be completed within four (4) months of the closing date. Candidates may reapply when there is a vacancy and a posting to establish an eligibility list. Some candidates may be disqualified indefinitely due to the results of their background investigation.

** NOTE TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES:

• Pursuant to the Teamsters collective bargaining agreement, regular full-time current employees successfully completing the testing process will be placed on an eligibility list to be used to fill vacancies in this classification for up to six (6) months.
• Probationary full-time, part-time and temporary employees who have worked at least three (3) continuous months with the CITY may apply for this recruitment. These employees and external candidates who successfully complete the testing process will be placed on separate lists, each of which may be used to fill vacancies for up to one (1) year. If the vacancy is not filled through promotion by full-time employees, the next opportunity for placement will be to hire qualified probationary full-time, regular part-time and temporary employees. If the vacancy is not filled using either of these two lists, the next opportunity is to hire external candidates.

CITY OF HENDERSON, NEVADA
Teamsters Contract Benefits Summary

INSURANCE

• Health Insurance: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision.
• Employer paid Long Term Disability.
• Employer paid Term Life Insurance - $75,000 Life Insurance on employee.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Medicare – Employee and City each pay 1.45%.

RETIREMENT

• Employer paid Membership in the State of Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
• No Social Security tax on employee's wages.
• Retirement Health Savings (RHS) program.

UNIFORM ALLOWANCE:

• The City provides a clothing and personal effects allowance for employees required to wear a uniform.
• A shoe allowance is provided on an annual basis to those employees required to wear safety shoes.

PAID LEAVE

• Vacation
  • Employee credited with 19 hours of annual leave at the end of the first six (6) months of employment. Annual leave will accrue from month 7 to month 12 at 3.167 hours per month (total 38 hours first year of employment).
  • Accrued at 9.5 hours per month after first year through fifth year; 12.67 hours per month sixth through twelfth year; 15.83 hours per month upon completion of twelfth year and beyond.
• Sick Leave
  • Accrued at 9.5 hours per month from date of hire.
• Bereavement Leave
  • Three consecutive days of leave, with pay, per occurrence, to attend funeral for immediate family member; increased to one work week when funeral is held 400 statute miles or more from City of Henderson.
• Holidays
  • 12 paid holidays per year.
  • Two (2) floating holidays per year.

WORK WEEK

• Four day, 9.5 hour work day, 38 hour work week.
• Three day, 12 hour work day, 38 hour work week for certain positions.

VOLUNTARY BENEFITS

• IRC 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• IRC 401A Deferred Compensation Plan (new/re-hired employees only)
• IRC125 Plan Flexible Benefits Plan
• Cancer/Catastrophic Illness, Accident, Short Term Disability Insurance
• Auto and Home Insurance
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Supplemental Term Life Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Identity and Credit Protection
• Employee Network Membership

Revised 07/18