Investigator

Benefits:

• Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California
• Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
• Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five
• years of year-round paid service.
• Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

The duties listed below are from the current Investigator class description but duties within the Student Safety Investigation Team (SSIT) will specialize in employee misconduct involving students.

• Examines allegations of irregularities, fraud, collusion, conflicts of interest, and improprieties on the part of District employees, contractor personnel, or others in connection with District programs.
• Investigates any violation of or noncompliance with requirements of District policies, legislation and/or administrative rules and regulations pertaining to the programs administered by the District.
• Secures facts and develops evidence from all sources to establish the extent and nature of violations being investigated.
• Examines a wide variety of records, procedures, and systems of internal control to detect fraudulent activities or improprieties.
• Conducts investigative interviews of witnesses, informants, suspects, custodians of records, and public and private persons at all levels.
• Prepares written correspondences, memoranda, reports of investigation, and investigative summaries.
• Assists in the preparation of statements of fact developed in the course of the investigation for possible referral to the U.S. Attorney, District Attorney, City Attorney, or other prosecutorial authorities.
• Conducts or participates in in-service programs for District personnel regarding fraud prevention and awareness programs.
• Researches data through database systems and sorts, retrieves, interprets data to identify information pertinent to investigations, and compiles related reports.
• Conducts or participates in the investigation of Fraud Hotline calls.
• May assist with answering Fraud Hotline calls and developing and maintaining logs of calls received and the status of such calls, as required.
• Performs related duties as assigned.



Minimum Requirements:

Education: Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, provided that the requirement of a high school diploma or equivalent is met. A Certified Fraud Examiners certificate or at least three years of law enforcement experience conducting investigations is preferable.

Experience: Three years of law enforcement experience conducting investigations or three years of experience conducting internal investigations of alleged fraud, waste, and abuse in a public agency.

Special: A valid California Driver License. Use of an automobile.



Desirable Qualifications 

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following characteristics:

• Experience in investigating complex and sensitive cases regarding allegations of sexual and/or physical child abuse.
• Familiarity with conducting interviews of children of all age groups and developmental levels of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Experience performing investigative work in a school district or organization that directly supports a school district.
• Knowledge of investigative case management software, social media platforms, Office Suite, and/or other commonly-used programs. Facility in learning new software applications.
• Performs all job-related duties with integrity and fairness while maintaining confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills that include empathy, respect, and open-mindedness. Ability to remain objective, non-judgmental, and unbiased.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Fluency in a second language; Spanish, Korean, or Armenian preferred.