APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

A completed application is required. Resumes submitted in response to a position announcement will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

Application blanks are available from the Recruitment Center in the Concourse Level of the Municipal Services Building, 15th & J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, Monday through Friday 9 AM - 4 PM or in Adobe Acrobat format at www.phila.gov/personnel/forms/index.htm

The mailing address for completed applications is:

Employment Application
City of Philadelphia Personnel Department
Customer Service Division
1401 J. F. Kennedy Boulevard - Room 1640
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1680

For more information regarding the application process, please refer to the various FAQ sections on our website (www.phila.gov/personnel/).

There are also drop boxes for applications located on the 16th floor and the lobby of the Municipal Services Building.

NOTE:
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW, THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HIRES ONLY THOSE PERSONS WHO CAN VERIFY IDENTITY AND ELIGIBILITY TO WORK.

DUTIES:

This is forensic field investigation work at the advanced level in the Police Department's Crime Scene Unit, locating, gathering, documenting, transporting, preserving and analyzing physical evidence obtained from crime scenes.

For additional information regarding this class please refer to specification 6C17 available at www.phila.gov/departments/personnel.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Presently employed by the City of Philadelphia, in the Police Department, with permanent Civil Service status in the class of Crime Scene Investigator 1 with a Performance Rating of Satisfactory or higher;
and
2. Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade;
and
3. Three years of experience in fingerprint identification or technical photographic work in support of law enforcement activities, one of which has been at the full performance level;
and
4. Two years of experience performing forensic field investigation work at the Crime Scene Investigator 1 level;
or
5. Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department, which has included the Specific Experience.

EXAMINATION:

PARTS --- WEIGHTS

Training and Experience Evaluation = 90%
Seniority Rating = 10%

TEST REVIEW

In accordance with Civil Service Regulation 9.091B, candidates will have 30 days after the results have been mailed to review their test. Call 215 686 0880.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND/OR CERTIFICATES

Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of employment as a Crime Scene Investigator required by work assignment.

ELIGIBLE LISTS:

Only a departmental promotional eligible list for the Police Department will be established as a result of this examination.

CLOSING DATE (Application Deadline):