Dps - Cld - Section Supervisor I, Tox - 1603 - Austin, United States - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

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Description

DPS - CLD - Section Supervisor I, Tox - 1603
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Organization:

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Primary Location:
Texas-Austin

Work Locations:
AUSTIN (5800 GUADALUPE ST) 5800 GUADALUPE ST Austin 78752

Job:
Management

Employee Status:
Regular

Schedule:
Full-time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

State Job Code: 1603

Salary Admin Plan:
B

Grade: 25

Salary (Pay Basis): 6, , Monthly)

Number of Openings: 1

Overtime Status:
Non-exempt

Job Posting:
Apr 15, 2024, 9:47:26 AM

Closing Date:
Apr 19, 2024, 11:59:00 PM

Description

This position is for current DPS Crime Lab employees only

Official transcripts required to be considered

Conditions of Employment:
Prior to employment must provide documentation from a physician of:

Visual acuity,

All acuity testing must have occurred prior to and within six (6) months of the start date.

Must be able to obtain a forensic analyst license from the Texas Forensic Science Commission in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure Title 1 Chapter 38.01 within one hundred eighty (180) days of starting employment.

A college-level statistics course is required for new hire licensing.

If the applicant for has not passed a college-level statistics course, he/she must be able to take, pass and provide official transcripts of a college-level statistics course from an accredited university or a program approved by the Forensic Science Commission (FSC), at personal expense, within one hundred eighty (180) days of starting employment.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Performs highly complex (senior-level) forensic science management work.

Work involves overseeing crime laboratory work, tests, analysis, and identification of physical evidence or database samples; interpreting analytical results; developing and instructing staff on new techniques and procedures; preparing technical reports and records; and testifying as an expert witness.

Laboratory Section Supervisor I supervise less than 10 employees. Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Works under limited supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manages personnel in the section regarding work assignments, priorities, expectations and may serve as the Technical Leader for the discipline.
Oversees the laboratory/section by reviewing laboratory reports and work records; ensures that quality work is performed, accurate reports are issued, and all quality assurance measures are being met.
Ascertains that evidence or database samples are secured, and properly marked and sealed; inventories evidence per guidelines; oversees receipt of evidence, destruction, and return of evidence.
Participates in personnel decisions, trains employees and monitors their performance, assists in arranging for additional training for employees.
Conducts liaison with area law enforcement personnel and prosecuting attorneys to meet needs.
Provides summaries of certain laboratory activity on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Assigns casework to personnel and may conduct staff meetings.
Coordinates the scheduling of laboratory staff for court appearances.
Requests replacement of equipment when needed.
Attends work regularly and observes approved work hours in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS and REQUIREMENTS:

Education - Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in chemical, physical, biological science, chemical engineering or forensic science* with a minimum of twenty-four (24 semester hours of chemistry AND the following coursework: two (2) semesters of General Chemistry with Laboratory, two (2) semesters of Organic Chemistry with Laboratory, one (1) semester of analytical chemistry (examples - Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Informatics, Mass Spectrometry, Quantitative Analysis, Separation Science, or Spectroscopic Science), and one (1) semester in interpretive science (examples - Biochemistry, Drug Metabolism, Forensic Toxicology, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology, or Toxicology).
- _Forensic science programs must be either FEPAC-accredited OR meet the minimum curriculum requirements pertaining to natural science core courses and specialized science courses set forth in the FEPAC Accreditation Standards._

Substitution Note: A Forensic Analyst license may be substituted for the education requirements_

Experience - A minimum of four (4) years of progressively complex work experience in a forensic laboratory in the field of Toxicology.

Licensure and/or Certification - Must possess a valid driver license from state of residence.

Regulatory knowledge - Working knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly assimilate information related