Careers

3530 - Public Safety Support Specialist ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​($15.84 Hourly​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

Job Description - These two (2) positions provide administrative, investigative, or operations support within an assigned unit in direct support of law enforcement or corrections operations, not requiring commissioned or certification as a law enforcement or corrections officer. It is distinguished from the Office Support and Administrative Services classifications by the nature of the specialized duties and requirements of the assigned work unit in law enforcement or corrections support.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) A High School diploma or General Education Development (GED) certification and three years of public contact experience.
OR:
(2) Four years of direct public contact experience requiring explanation and interpretation of rules, regulations, and policies to the public.
OR:
(3) Two years of experience as a certified law enforcement or corrections officer.

1358 - Finance Accountant - Principal​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​($60,112.00 Annually​​​​​​​)

Job Description - Participates in either the preparation of certain parts of interim financial statements and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), or in the development of modules for the centralized automated accounting system, or in conducting internal financial audits (which have a bearing on credibility or validity of the County’s financial statements). Conducts audits of departments accounting operations and procedures, analyzing work prepared by departmental accountants and consolidating that information into financial statements and financial reports. 

Minimum Qualifications - (1) A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting or a closely related field as defined by the appointing authority and two years of professional accounting experience. (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR:

(2) One year of experience with Pima County as a Finance Accountant - Senior.

1357 - Financial Accountant - Senior​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​($57,324.80 Annually​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

Job Description - These two (2) positions will perform professional accounting work within the financial division of the Pima County Sheriff's Department. They require theoretical knowledge and understanding of the principles, practices, and methods of professional accounting.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, economics, public or business administration, or a closely related field as defined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment and one year of professional level experience in accounting, budgeting, auditing or accounting analysis, or financial management research. (Additional relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR:

(2) One year with Pima County as a Financial Accountant, Financial Analyst, or Financial Operations Technician. 

1351 - Financial Accountant​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​($53,352.00 Annually​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

Job Description - Performs professional financial accounting work in the Finance & Risk Management department on a Countywide level or within a financial division of an elected official’s office, requiring theoretical knowledge and understanding of the principles, practices, and methods of professional accounting.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, economics, public or business administration, or a closely related field as defined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment.

OR:

​​​​​​​(2) An Associate’s degree with a focus in accounting, finance, economics, public or business administration, or a closely related field as defined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment and two years of professional accounting experience.

1199 - Intake Support Supervisor​​​​​​​​​​​​​​($19.67 Hourly​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

Job Description - Supervises and participates in the activities of a specialized work unit within the Pima County Adult Detention Complex overseeing and conducting initial intake processing, maintaining inmate custody records, reconciling inmate accounts, processing bond transactions and coordinating unit activities with local, state and federal law enforcement and judicial agencies to process, interpret and act upon court orders and directives.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) Four years of experience in the criminal justice field and one year of lead or supervisory experience. (Lead/supervisory experience may be concurrent with the above-mentioned experience.)
(Relevant education from an accredited college, university, trade, or vocational school may substitute for the general portion of the aforementioned experience.)

OR:

(2) Three years of continuous experience in a Pima County Intake Support Specialist classification.

3272 - Process Server​​​​​​​($16.63 Hourly​​​​​​​)

Job Description - Locates individuals and serves them with subpoenas, summons, writs, notices of hearings and other related legal documents, and documents such activities as required by law.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) A high school diploma or GED certificate and two years of public contact experience in a criminal justice setting which would include: legal, law enforcement, corrections/detention, courts or other related public-sector setting.

OR:

(2) Six months of experience as a certified Law Enforcement Officer.

1168 - Administrative Support Specialist - Senior (Personnel Unit) ($18.05 Hourly)

Job Description - Provides complex paraprofessional administrative support to a department or specialized program and is distinguished from Administrative Support Specialist by performing more complex work with a greater degree of autonomy and, depending upon area of assignment, exercising supervision of staff. This is also distinguished from Administrative Specialist which performs professional-level administrative services, requiring the application of theoretical knowledge and expertise to specialized areas of assignment.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) Five years of experience performing secretarial or administrative tasks providing administrative support and coordination for a department, specialized program or small business. [An Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in business or public administration may substitute for two years of the required experience][A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the cited disciplines may be substituted for four years of required experience]

OR:

(2) Three years of experience with Pima County as an Executive Administrative Assistant, Administrative Support Specialist, Personnel Assistant-Sheriff's Department, Human Resources Support Specialist or similar administrative paraprofessional classification within Pima County.

OR:

(3) Four years of experience with Pima County as an Office Support Level III, Office Support Level IV, or similar clerical classification within Pima County, which included lead responsibilities.

1171 - Administrative Support Specialist (Personnel) ($16.97 Hourly)

Job Description - Provides paraprofessional level administrative support to a department or specialized program.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) Four years of experience performing secretarial or administrative tasks that demonstrate the required knowledge and skills including two years of experience providing overall support and coordination for a department, specialized program, or small business.
(Relevant education from an accredited college, university, trade or vocational school may substitute for up to two years of the general portion of the aforementioned experience.)
OR:
(2) Two years of experience as an Office Support Level III or Office Support Level IV, or a similar clerical classification within Pima County.

1171 - Administrative Support Specialist (Civil Unit) ($16.97 Hourly)

Job Description - Provides paraprofessional level administrative support to a department or specialized program.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) Four years of experience performing secretarial or administrative tasks that demonstrate the required knowledge and skills including two years of experience providing overall support and coordination for a department, specialized program, or small business.
(Relevant education from an accredited college, university, trade or vocational school may substitute for up to two years of the general portion of the aforementioned experience.)
OR:
(2) Two years of experience as an Office Support Level III or Office Support Level IV, or a similar clerical classification within Pima County.

1186 - Intake Support Specialist ($15.86 Hourly)

Job Description - This classification processes individuals (detainees, arrestees, and prisoners) into the County detention facility by initiating required records, based upon law enforcement officer documentation, court, and other agency manual and computer-based records, warrants and related interviews, and preliminary mental/medical screening of individuals. This classification differs from other process-oriented classifications by its direct contact and interaction with detainees, arrestees, and prisoners and the strict legal requirements for timely and accurate record-keeping and related functions.

Minimum Qualifications - A High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) Certification. Proof must be submitted at the time of application.

3257 - Latent Print Examiner ($24.23 Hourly)

Job Description - Latent Print Examiners collect, preserve, examine and compare latent print evidence with known inked prints to establish positive identification of persons. Incumbents perform computer-assisted inked print to inked print and latent print to inked print comparisons, identifications and verifications and enter related demographic data into the Arizona Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AZAFIS). 

Minimum Qualifications - (1)  A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and completion of eighty (80) hours of formal training in latent print matters plus one-year experience in latent print-related matters.
(Additional relevant experience may substitute for the aforementioned education.)
OR
(2)  Current certification as a Latent Print Examiner by the International Association for Identification.

3530 - Public Safety Support Specialist ($15.84 Hourly)

Job Description - Provides administrative, investigative, or operations support within an assigned unit in direct support of law-enforcement or corrections operations, not requiring commissioned or certification as a law enforcement or corrections officer. It is distinguished from the Office Support and Administrative Services classifications by the nature of the specialized duties and requirements of the assigned work-unit in law enforcement or corrections support.

Minimum Qualifications - (1)  A High School diploma or General Education Development (GED) certification and three years of public contact experience.
OR:
(2)  Four years of direct public contact experience requiring explanation and interpretation of rules, regulations and policies to the public.
OR:
(3)  Two years of experience as a certified law enforcement or corrections officer.

3535 - Public Safety Data Technician ($16.30 Hourly​​​​​​​)

Job Description - Provides support to Pima County law enforcement by validating, processing, entering, retrieving and clearing information from local, state and national computer system files.  Assists law enforcement officers by confirming criminal justice information, coordinating extraditions and issuing victim notifications.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) A high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) certification and two years of experience processing legal documents in a law enforcement, corrections, probation or legal setting.
OR:
(2) One year of experience with Pima County as a Records Technician, Public Safety Support Specialist, Public Safety Transcription Technician or Office Support Level IV.

3537 - Public Safety Transcription Technician​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ($15.86 Hourly​​​​​​​)

Job Description - This classification transcribes recorded or written law enforcement officer reports into department-approved formats or onto required forms using computer-based resources to meet departmental and legal standards for content, accuracy and timeliness. It is distinguished from other clerical, administrative and Public Safety-related technicians and specialists by its primary focus on the accurate transcribing of legally sufficient reports and documentation.

Minimum Qualifications - High School Diploma or GED required at time of application.  

4361 - Corrections Cook​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ($15.86 Hourly​​​​​​​)

Job Description - Performs work in food production and service in a corrections/detention facility, performing volume cooking and preparation of regular and special diet foods according to prescribed menus and recipes; oversees inmates in food service work.

Minimum Qualifications - (1) One year of experience in large-scale food preparation*.
*Large-scale food preparation includes food preparation in an institutional setting, e.g., hospital, nursing home, corrections/detention facilities, school or industrial plant cafeterias, large full-service and fast-food restaurants, commercial cafeterias/buffets, hotel/convention banquet facilities, military feeding facilities (ashore or afloat) or similar mass-feeding or catering operations.
OR:
(2) Completion of a culinary arts program through a career and/or technical school, community college, or equivalent.
OR:
(3) Current ServSafe or equivalent certification.

How to Apply:

Please reference the Job Title and Job number when applying for the interested position.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application.  Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• At least 18 years of age (at time of hire)
• Be of excellent character
• U.S. Citizen or Alien Work Permit
• Satisfactory completion of a background investigation
• Must be willing to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays