Property Clerk - Department of Corrections

Job Title

A vacancy exists in the Department of Corrections.

Examples Of Duties

Under general supervision, assists in the receipt, storage, and issuance of inmate personal property.

• Responsible for the receiving, storing, and issuing of inmate personal property in a carefully controlled correctional facility, receiving and property room setting
• Enters inmate personal property into specialized databases, adhering to applicable guidelines and rules for the maintenance of chain of custody.
• Tracks inmate property through channels as required.
• Conducts follow-up investigations and produces final reports.
• Codifies all property received according to Baltimore County policies and procedures and personal property inventory systems.
• Maintains personal property inventory accounting records of property received and issued.
• Conduct semiannual inventory of inmate property.

Qualifications

Possession of a high school diploma or an appropriate equivalent; PLUS At least two years' storekeeping or warehousing experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Thorough knowledge of storeroom and warehouse inventory and storage methods.

Skill in receiving, storing, and issuing personal property.

Skill in taking inventory of personal property. Skill in maintaining records and files.

Skill in performing arithmetic functions.

Ability to use automated storeroom and warehouse inventory systems and databases.

Ability to communicate effectively.

Possession of a valid driver's license equivalent to a noncommercial, class C Maryland driver's license is required at the time of appointment.

Conditions Of Employment

Employees in this classification are required to work nights, evenings, weekends and holidays as needed. Employees must attend and satisfactorily complete the requirements for certification, as dictated by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission within one year of appointment. Employees must pass retraining requirements as mandated throughout employment.

The work of this classification entails job function performance in a correctional facility with some walking, lifting, carrying, and other physical activities.

All applicants must be of good moral character and emotionally stable, as determined by a comprehensive background investigation and test for drug use.

Applicants selected for employment with Baltimore County must successfully complete a physical examination, drug screening and employment investigation, including, but not limited to criminal background, education certification and fingerprinting checks.