Correctional Services Employee Investigator - Grade 14

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Positions

This title exists in Corrections and Community Supervision, Dept of and has approximately 3 positions.

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Salary Information for Correctional Services Employee Investigator
Title Grade Hiring Rate/yr Job Rate/yr
Correctional Services Employee Investigator 14 $53,403 $66,801
Senr Correctional Services Employee Investigator 17 $62,933 $78,255
Coord Correctional Srvs Employee Invstgts 62 $97,908 $123,761

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Job Duties

As a Correctional Services Employee Investigator, you would:

Conduct investigations concerning the personal history of applicants for positions within DOCCS.

Create case folders for each candidate being screened.

Prepare and send out requests for information to verify background information provided by applicants by contacting employer and character references, schools and colleges, courts, police agencies, and military authorities.

Access computerized records of other State agencies to obtain information such as motor vehicle driving records.

Conduct face-to-face interviews with candidates to review records, obtain additional information and records, and clarify or obtain explanations about matters of concern in the candidate's personal history

Supervise the fingerprinting of candidates.

Obtain additional information about candidates by conducting interviews and field investigations and contacting other agencies.

Maintain quality control, tracking, and accountability on all Division of Criminal Justice (DCJS) and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) fingerprints submitted on all new employees Statewide.

Provide fingerprint training to facility ID officers.

Conduct criminal, civil, and internal affairs investigations involving Department personnel and offenders.

Conduct preliminary inquiries regarding complaints from offenders, Department personnel, and civilians, including conducting fact-finding interviews with witnesses, co-workers, and others as necessary.

Conduct on-site surveillance activities pertinent to the case under investigation.

May act in an undercover capacity, performing undercover activities, as required by the nature of the case and the investigation.

Work with facility administrators, Counsel's Office staff, Labor Relations staff, Personnel staff, and law enforcement agencies to find evidence and develop cases.

Act in a supporting capacity for the Attorney General's Office, Counsel's Office, Labor Relations, and Personnel as cases enter the prosecution/disciplinary stage.

May serve subpoenas as required.

Prepare detailed progress reports regarding the status of investigations and information obtained for review by supervisory personnel.

Based upon evidence developed during the course of investigations, submit reports with recommendations for appropriate action.

When necessary, appear as witness on behalf of the Department.

Interview material witnesses for the purpose of obtaining sworn, written testimony to be submitted as evidence.

Conduct additional investigative tasks, as assigned, during the hearing phase of cases.

Provide security for Main Office by responding if the alarm is sounded by the receptionist.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

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Mobility Options

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through transfers opportunities or other examinations.

For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.

You can also visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists.

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