Background Review Specialist

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, MD

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About The Position

This full-time contractual position will be responsible for ensuring that all license and certificate holders comply with criminal history records check requirements. This includes verifying that no individual is licensed without a comprehensive review of their criminal history through both State and FBI systems. Approximately 330,000 license and certificate holders are reviewed annually.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Two years of experience performing administrative staff, clerical, clerical technical, or secretarial work.
• Candidates may substitute 30 college credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer involving staff work requiring regular use of independent judgment and analysis in applying and interpreting rules and regulations in accordance with agency laws and policies on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

• Customer service experience
• Experience working with the public
• Experience providing exceptional email and phone etiquette
• Experience with Google and Microsoft Office Suites

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all license and certificate holders comply with criminal history records check requirements.
• Verifying that no individual is licensed without a comprehensive review of their criminal history through both State and FBI systems.

Benefits

• Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents.
• As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled.
• The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits.
• You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.
• Leave may be granted to a contractual employee at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees