Criminal Justice Administrative Assistant I - Prosecutor's Office

The City of Phoenix is seeking a Criminal Justice Administrative Assistant I to join their Prosecutor's Office team, which is responsible for prosecuting misdemeanor crimes in Phoenix. The role involves handling various administrative duties related to criminal justice processes, including investigating business processes, developing systems, performing statistical analyses, and interacting with other criminal justice agencies.

Responsibilities

• Investigating business processes
• Developing new/improved processes/systems, procedures, and forms
• Performing statistical analyses
• Studying administrative problems
• Interacting with other criminal justice agencies to gather evidence and investigate evidentiary problems
• Redacting information from documents, and audio/video recordings
• Supervising and training clerical or technical personnel in a work environment where a high volume of cases are processed and with a variety of tasks to complete
• Researching and responding to requests/complaints by the public/victims of crimes
• Escorting victims of crime to court and performing special projects assigned by supervisors

Skills

• One year of paraprofessional experience in governmental research and finance administration or paraprofessional experience aiding an administrative officer in technical and administrative problems and affairs
• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration or a related field
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position
• Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprinted and will have their fingerprints used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate's suitability for the job
• Degree in a criminal justice program or a related field is preferred
• Knowledge and experience in municipal law, legal terminology and the criminal justice process/system
• Experience with supervising, training, and/or mentoring workgroups
• Experience with investigating business processes and developing new/improved processes/systems, procedures, and forms
• Experience with statistical gathering and reporting
• Experience with contract monitoring and compliance
• Experience with ProsecutorByKarpel (PbK)
• Experience providing customer service in person, over the phone, and via email
• Spanish fluency is desirable

Benefits

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

Company Overview

• Phoenix is Arizona’s capitol and the sixth largest city in the United States, with more than 1.5 million residents and growing. It was founded in 1867, and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.phoenix.gov/.

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