CODIS Evidence Intake Technician-AG

What you’ll do:

The Ohio Attorney General's Office is currently seeking an experienced individual for a CODIS Evidence Intake Technician vacancy in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) CODIS Section, London Ohio office. This position will report to the London location daily.  The Bureau of Criminal Investigation, known as BCI, is the state’s official crime lab serving the criminal justice community and protecting Ohio families. BCI also provides expert criminal investigative services to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies upon request. With offices throughout the state, BCI stands ready to respond 24/7 to local law enforcement agencies’ needs at no cost to the requesting agency.

Staff at BCI work every day to provide the highest level of service.  This includes special agents who are on call 24/7 to offer investigative assistance at crime scenes, knowledgeable scientists and forensic specialists using cutting-edge technology to process evidence to bring criminals to justice, and criminal intelligence analysts and identification specialists who help local law enforcement solve cases.  Experienced special agents, forensic scientists, and other law enforcement experts' staff BCI's three main divisions\: 1) Identifications 2) Investigations and 3) Laboratory.

The duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides administrative support to the CODIS unit.
• Processed offender samples received by mail/Fed-Ex and performs quality control checks. Verifies that the demographic information sheet matches the collected sample and ensures all paperwork is complete. Performs data entry of the offender sample information into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in accordance with standard procedures. Transfers the filter paper portion of each sample to a new designated card storage system.
• Reviews an offenders’ criminal history to confirm qualifying offenses as defined by the Ohio Revised Code. Reviews expungement orders and determines whether offender samples should be removed from LIMS and the CODIS system in compliance with the Ohio Revised Code. Retrieves and prepares these samples and associated paperwork for destruction after DNA records are removed from CODIS by scientists.
• Serves as a liaison with county, city, and state law enforcement agencies—including probation, parole, and correctional institutions—to respond to inquiries related to CODIS hits, sample submissions, recollection requests, DNA kit orders, and other CODIS-related matters via phone and e-mail.
• Securely distributes completed DNA paternity reports to each county’s Child Support Enforcement Agency. Securely distributes CODIS Hit Notifications to local, state, and national crime laboratories.
• Uses a ladder to retrieve or file stored offender samples and the corresponding paperwork for retesting, in compliance with FBI quality assurance guidelines for CODIS laboratories. This includes verification of CODIS hit notifications and processing of familial cases.
• Works on laboratory discovery requests by gathering case file information from the different section of the lab.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The Attorney General’s Office is a dynamic organization that offers career opportunities across many different disciplines to people from all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate in any way. All people are equal under the law, and it is so at the AGO. This is a workplace where talent gains you entry and performance determines your career path.  Staff can join and lead employee resource groups and participate in online or in-person events to learn about the experiences of others.

Employees of the Attorney General's Office must have been in their current positions for at least 12 months in order to be eligible for consideration.

The Attorney General's Office may fill additional, similar positions as a result of this posting.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

AGO#\: 25-11-216

Background Check Information:

Selected candidate(s) will be subject to the following background checks:

Criminal history

Driving record

Taxes

Drug Test

Polygraph Test

Field Investigation

In addition, an Internet search may be conducted of publicly available and job related information through social media(Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) or through the use of search engines (Google, Bing, etc.)

Formal education in arithmetic that includes calculating fractions, decimals & percentages & in reading, writing & speaking English; 12 months experience working in a forensic laboratory, biology, medical office laboratory or chemistry laboratory, law enforcement agency or legal environment; 6 months training or experience in inventory control (e.g. receiving, storing & dispensing of materials).

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills\: Clerical & Data Entry, Active Learning, Attention to Detail, Confidentiality, Critical Thinking, Results Oriented

About Us:

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has played a vital role in shaping Ohio’s past and present and the work it does today helps chart the state’s future. The office consists of nearly 30 distinct sections that advocate for consumers and victims of crime, assist the criminal justice community, provide legal counsel for state offices and agencies, and enforce certain state laws. In these and other capacities, staff members interact with tens of thousands of Ohioans each year.