Cranston, RI - Admin/Clerical - Attorney General - BCI - N/A - Program Coordinator - Facilitator - BCI Classification Clerk

Classification Clerk - Contracted Position

About the Office: The Attorney General is the states top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of Rhode Island through a broad range of duties. Every day, the Offices attorneys fight to ensure the public safety of the states communities, improve the economic security of its citizens, safeguard the states spectacular natural resources, and restore the publics trust in government. Assistant and Special Assistant Attorneys General represent the people of Rhode Island in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts, and the supreme courts of Rhode Island and the United States. The Office is unique among attorneys general offices across the country. Out of fifty states, only two other offices share the same broad criminal mission. The Offices attorneys prosecute complex and violent crimes but also functionally serve as one of the nations largest district attorneys offices, prosecuting all felonies throughout the state.

Duties/Responsibilities: The office is seeking an individual with excellent organizational, social and communication skills to fill a position within the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI). The position offers a unique and challenging experience for a highly motivated person. The selected candidate will be assigned to work as a classification clerk within BCI. This position is for first shift (8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.) and requires working one weekend every 5-6 weeks. Primary duties include the following:

• Conducting criminal background checks for the public
• Processing criminal record expungement orders from the court system
• Processing Permit to Carry a Pistol applications
• Processing Security Guard License applications
• Answering phone calls from the public
• Conducting criminal history checks for prosecuting attorneys
• Entering/quashing warrants in the state and national criminal history systems
• Working with police departments to confirm warrants and court orders
• Entering criminal case dispositions
• Entering Restraining/No Contact Orders into state and national criminal history systems.
• Processing fax requests from Courts, Judges, and police departments
• Monitoring security cameras for all AG buildings
• The processing of applicants for a fingerprint based national criminal history check at the Attorney Generals Customer Service Center, located at 4 Howard Avenue in Cranston, RI.
• Processing of applicant criminal history inquiries through the use of the AFIS Client Workstation.
• To have a working understanding of the Rhode Island Computerized Criminal History (CCH) system and the workflow between the AFIS environment and the CCH environment.
• Operation of BCIs Quick Search two finger scan, a process for matching a two-finger scan with an existing ten print fingerprint card in the AFIS system.
• To have a knowledge and understanding of all State statutes that require a National Background fingerprint check.

Education/Experience/Special Requirements: Applicants should have excellent computer skills, be well organized and comfortable dealing with the public. Familiarity with criminal justice procedures is preferred but not mandatory.

The Rhode Island Office of Attorney General is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, or covered veteran status.