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Administrative Technician I
This program is designed to enhance the knowledge of Kinston Police Department employees and increase their job capabilities within the organization.The requirements for certification to an Administrative Technician I status requires:
- Minimum of two (2) year of service within the administrative discipline.
- Must have completed DCI Module 1 – General Inquiries, Module 2 – Criminal Records Inquiries and Module 3 – File Transactions, and maintain certifications.
- Must have completed an Agency approved “Managing Public Records” course.
- Must have completed an Agency approved “Customer Service Skills” course.
- Must obtain Notary certification.
- Agency sponsored event - must have annually participated in at least four (4) community activities within the past year: Community Meetings, Coffee with a Cop, National Night Out, Reading with Kids, The Gate, Pizza with the Police or equivalent.
- Must have received a satisfactory employee evaluation with no rating below a three (3) on the most recent performance appraisal and not sustained internal investigation that resulted in a suspension in the past 12 months.
- Employees meeting the requirements of this program will be placed in the Administrative Technician I pay grade and receive a five percent (5% percent) pay increase. @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Administrative Technician II
This level is designed to further Kinston Police Department administrative employees’ capabilities in the performance of their duties. The requirements for this level are as follow:
- Minimum of four (4) years of service within the administrative discipline and must hold the rank of Administrative Technician I for one (1) year.
- Completion of a minimum of six (6) semester hours of college credit, one-hundred twenty (120) cumulative hours of department approved training, or the combination of the two based on the formula stated in Section A.
- Must have cross trained and demonstrated proficiency in one (1) additional administrative area of responsibility to include: Crime Lab, Records, Logistics, Investigations or Community Relations.
- Must attend NCSBI required DCI TAC/ATAC training and be designated as an agency ATAC. Must perform ATAC duties during the absence of the agency TAC.
- Agency sponsored event - must have annually participated in at least four (4) community activities within the past year: Community Meetings, Coffee with a Cop, National Night Out, Reading with Kids, The Gate, Pizza with the Police or equivalent.
- Must have received a satisfactory employee evaluation with no rating below a four (4) on the most recent performance appraisal and not sustained an internal investigation that resulted in a suspension in the past 12 months.
- Any employee meeting the requirements set forth for this certification level will be placed in the Administrative Technician II pay grade and receive a five percent (5%) pay increase. @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Administrative Technician III
This program is designed to prepare the Kinston Police Department administrative employee to become a more incumbent employee within the organization.The requirements for this position are:
- Minimum of six (6) years of service within the administrative discipline and must hold the rank of Administrative Technician II for two (2) years.
- Completion of a minimum of twenty-four (24) cumulative semester hours of college credit, four-hundred eighty (480) cumulative hours of department approved training, or the combination of the two based on the formula stated in Section A.
- Must have cross trained and demonstrated proficiency in one (1) additional administrative area of responsibility to include: Crime Lab, Records, Logistics, Investigations or Community Relations; for a total of three (3) areas of competency.
- Completion of a college course entitled “Principles of Supervision” or “Principles of Management” or a Department approved equivalent.
- Must have completed one (1) of the following Leadership courses: West Point Leadership, FBI-LEEDA or another Leadership course approved by the Agency.
- If a candidate is not eligible for promotion due to the infrequency or unavailability of a required course, an exemption may be granted at the discretion of the Chief of Police. However, if promoted, a one (1) year grace period will be granted to complete the required courses.
- Agency sponsored event - must have annually participated in at least four (4) community activities within the past year: Community Meetings, Coffee with a Cop, National Night Out, Reading with Kids, The Gate, Pizza with the Police or equivalent.
- Must have received and maintained a satisfactory employee evaluation with no rating below a four (4) on the most recent performance appraisal and not sustained an internal investigation that resulted in a suspension in the past 12 months.
- Must have completed: ICS 100 & ICS 200; both courses are offered free online from FEMA.
- Must perform duties of their supervisor when the supervisor is unavailable.
- Any employee reclassified as an Administrative Technician III will be placed in the Administrative Technician III pay grade and receives a minimum of five percent (5%) pay increase. @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>