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**The Position**:
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**This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at **5:00 pm** on**:
**5/17/2024, 6/14/2024 (Final)**

Supervising Criminalists supervise and oversee the work of Criminalists, Forensic Laboratory Technicians, and non-technical employees at the District Attorney's Laboratory of Forensic Services.

**Examples of Knowledge and Abilities**:
**Knowledge of**
- principles and practices of supervision and training
- principles, methods, materials, standards, practices, equipment, and techniques of forensic science
- principles of chemistry, physics, biochemistry, physiology, zoology, botany, statistics, and photography as related to forensic science
- common types of evidence, such as narcotics, poisons, trace, firearms, and explosives
- laws of evidence, criminal procedure, and crimes
- laboratory safety
- principles of budget development and administration

**Ability to**
- supervise, train, and evaluate staff
- perform a variety of difficult chemical, instrumental, and other complex laboratory analyses
- interpret federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to physical evidence
- develop and maintain good working relationships with those encountered during the course of work
- promote and enforce safe work practices and handling of hazardous substances
- prepare and analyze complex reports and correspondence
- testify in court
- adhere to established code of ethics
- handle exposure to stressful situations as a result of human behavior

**Employment Qualifications**:
**Minimum Qualifications**

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, pharmacology, biology, microbiology, criminalistics (with emphasis in chemistry), or a closely related scientific field. Coursework must have included successful completion of 8 semester / 12 quarter units of general chemistry and 3 semester / 4.5 quarter units of quantitative analysis

**AND**

**Either**: Three years full-time experience as a Criminalist Level III or above in Sacramento County service,
**Or**: Nine (9) years of full-time paid experience as an analyst in a crime laboratory, three years of which must have been at a level comparable to the Sacramento County classification of Criminalist Level III or above.
**_Note: A Master's degree in criminalistics, chemistry, biology, or a closely related scientific field may be substituted for one year of the required experience._**

**Note**: If the word “experience” is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

**General Requirements**

Some positions in this class may require a valid California Driver (Class C) License prior to appointment. Failure to maintain a valid License may constitute cause for termination from this class in accordance with Civil Service Rule 11.4. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Incumbents appointed to positions whose duties include the analysis of blood alcohol are required to obtain a Forensic Alcohol Analyst / Supervisor License issued by the State of California within one year of appointment date.
**Note**: Failure to obtain and maintain the appropriate valid Forensic Alcohol Analyst / Supervisor License may constitute cause for personnel action, up to and including dismissal from the class, under applicable Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:All positions require incumbents to:

- Stand, walk, and/or sit for long periods of time, such as while conducting analysis in the laboratory or processing a crime scene
- Move with sufficient personal agility to collect and process evidence at a variety of crime scenes, such as clandestine drug laboratories, automobiles, trash bins, etc.
- Possess sufficient manual dexterity to manipulate and operate laboratory equipment
- Lift and transport items weighing up to 50 pounds, such as bags and/or boxes of evidence
- Visually distinguish color, shape, size, number, and picture resolution quality
- Withstand exposure to disagreeable elements such as extreme weather conditions, malodorous and/or decomposing samples, blood, bodily fluids, etc.

Competency / Proficiency Testing:

- Incumbents are required to successfully complete competency testing prior to beginning casework in a new core or sub-discipline.
- Incumbents are required to successfully complete annual Proficiency Testing as required by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors / Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD / LAB).

Equipment Used: Incumbents are required to safely operate the following equipment in the performance of duties:

- A variety of County-owned vehicles
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