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Correctional Services Employee Investigator

Grade 14

New York State has approximately 3 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Corrections and Community Supervision, Dept of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Correctional Services Employee Investigator

    Grade 14

  2. Senr Correctional Services Employee Investigator

    Grade 17

  3. Coord Correctional Srvs Employee Invstgts

    Grade 62

Summary of Job Description

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.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

The NYS Title and Salary Plan provides additional information regarding other titles. If there is a classification standard available there will be a link under the column labeled STD. NO. If no link is available there is no classification standard available at this time for that title.

Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

Candidates must have had three years of investigative experience, at least one year of which must have been in the criminal justice field.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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