Job Description:

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has an opportunity for a Printing Technology Specialist II in Banning. The incumbent is responsible for performing skilled visual and graphic communication production duties at the Riverside County Sheriff's Inmate Training and Education Bureau (SITE-B), Greybar Print Shop which includes the full range of responsibilities in multiple areas of graphic/print technology, as follows:

Preparation - developing original items to be printed or configuring them in a form that may be reproduced; or

Reproduction - duplicating or printing original items, which may involve all or part of the configuration needed to enable reproduction; and

Finish - rendering the printing product ready for use, shipment or storage; performs other related duties as required.

The Printing Technology Specialist II - Adult Detention classification is the full working level in the Printing Technology Specialist - Adult Detention series and is characterized by the assignment of a variety of digital printing or graphic design production work, and the training and mentoring of inmates in Print Graphics coursework. Incumbents have a broad understanding of printing technology through their training and experience, with enough knowledge of their assigned duties to solve unusual as well as commonplace work problems. At this level personnel may have significant expertise in one or more aspects of the work but are required to perform journey level duties in all areas of graphic/print technology.
Meet the Team!
The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department , with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California. The Sheriff's Department is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

(Incumbents in this series are expected to perform work in multiple areas of printing production, which generally includes, but is not limited to the following.)

• Utilize various printing and graphic software to design and create documents, artwork and die cuts; edit photos from R.A.W. photos.

• Operate equipment and printers used in printing production including, but not limited to, high volume digital black & white and color printers, embellishers, duplicators, wide-format printers, dye sublimation printers.

• Pre-Press work, using page layouts, graphics and illustration software to create print publications; Page Layout (desktop publishing), concentrating on the design of text and graphics; Image Editing, creating artwork (graphics) used in printed publications; Digital Illustration, rendering artwork (graphics), clip art, logos, and poster art; Graphic Design Production, using industry standard software for setup and design of text and graphics for print.

• Operate bindery/finishing equipment (but not as a primary task) to cut, fold, collate, staple, trim, and bind pages, along with shrink wrapping and the packaging of printing products for shipping or storage.

• Operate heat presses to transfer print to specialty items such as shirts, caps, mugs, banners, and signage.

• Train and mentor inmates in all areas of graphic/printing production including, but not limited to, preparation, reproduction and finish using all digital printing equipment, bindery/finishing equipment and software.

• Review, assess and evaluate the performance of inmates as part of inmate training.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPTION I

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate degree in graphic communications/production, visual communications or related printing technology course work.

Experience: One year of full-time experience employed in a printing or graphics technology position with duties equivalent to those of a Printing Technology Specialist I with assigned work that included both developing or configuring originals to be printed, and duplication or printing of original items.

OPTION II

Education: Completion of a career certificate program in Graphic or Visual Communications/ Productions or closely related printing technology field consisting of at least 18 semester or 27 quarter units from an approved college.

Experience: Two years of full-time experience employed in a printing or graphics technology position that included assigned duties equivalent to those of a Printing Technology Specialist I with assigned duties that included work both developing or configuring originals to be printed, and duplication or printing of original items. (Additional related course work beyond 18 semester or 27 quarter units may substitute for up to one year of the required experience on the basis of 9 semester or 14 quarter units equaling six months.)

OPTION III

Experience:Four years of full-time experience beyond training level employed in a printing or graphics technology position with assigned duties that included both developing or configuring originals to be printed, and duplication or printing of original items.

NOTE: Qualifying education/coursework does not include vocational training programs (such as ROP) or non-accredited commercial training schools where no college credit is awarded.

ALL OPTIONS

Thorough Knowledge of: Methods and procedures of ink-based press and high-speed digital printing processes; industry standard software used in graphic and visual communications; finishing and bindery operations.

Ability to: Operate the full range of printing and reproduction equipment used in printing technology including personal computers, file servers and computerized interfaces for printing production equipment.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document (s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for the veteran's preference. See the policy here .

Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .

What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.

Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Sheriff's Department may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

Contact
If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Brittney Mathis at bmathis@rivco.org or 951-955-5358.

MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable LIUNA Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.

Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

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  Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.


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  Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.


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  Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.

A new member is defined as any of the following:

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.

A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".

Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.

Note:

This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.

If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.

VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):

0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)

Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.

SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.

HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance)

BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.

DISABILITY: Short-term Disability benefit pays up to a maximum of $461.54 weekly, payable up to a maximum of 52 weeks.

POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable Memorandum of Understanding.

OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.

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