BACKGROUND TECHNICIAN

Syucan • El Cajon, CA

2d

About The Position

Join our Sycuan Gaming Commission as a Background Technician! In this role you will support the licensing and background investigation process for team members and vendors by reviewing applications, verifying information, conducting interviews, and maintaining compliance with Tribal, State, and Federal gaming regulations. This detail-oriented role requires strong administrative skills, professionalism, confidentiality, and the ability to work with sensitive information in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, G.E.D. or High School equivalent
• 2 years of office administration experience
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with a diverse team member and vendor population
• Ability to communicate effectively in the English language
• Ability to maintain professionalism and composure
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications, including MS Word and Excel
• Ability to sit for up to eight hours at a time
• Organizational skills
• Detail-orientation
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written directions
• Ability to appear for work on time

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in touch 10 key
• Multi-lingual

Responsibilities

• Processes pre-background checks for all newly hired, re-hired, and renewing team members by reviewing personal history statements for completeness and accuracy, conducting interviews to obtain detailed information regarding criminal and financial records, conducting reference and Social Security verifications, photo copying identification cards, taking fingerprint impressions from applicants, and issuing Gaming Licenses to team members that meet requirements following established procedures.
• Processes vendor and newly hired, re-hired, and renewing team member gaming license renewals by reviewing personal history statement for completeness and accuracy, reviewing background applications to determine the level of verification needed, verifying vendor and applicants' criminal and financial records, residential history, work history, and education as required, following established procedures.
• Issues vendor badges, and team member gaming licenses by photographing team members and vendors, reviewing Bureau of Indian Affairs fingerprints for completeness and accuracy of data, forwarding prints to Personnel Security Consultants, placing the background packets in the Director of Background Investigations office pending adjudication, and updating gaming license renewal book for billing purposes.
• Provides suitability determinations to the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) by researching criminal law violations, classifying the seriousness of the crime, following up on investigations when information is not complete or accurate, composing written correspondence to the Sycuan Gaming Commission and National Indian Gaming Commission regarding findings in the background process, describing criminal violations, financial status, and any other pertinent information related to active and terminated team members, denied, and revoked Gaming Licenses, and providing investigative reports following established procedures.
• Ensures vendor licensing compliance by tracking vendor licensing expiration dates, mailing renewal packets to vendors, and informing management of vendor status.
• Assembles and submits documents needed to comply with State licensing programs by assembling, updating, and photo-copying team member State applications, tax release forms, State Personal Information Waivers, creating two sets of fingerprint impressions for submission to the State licensing program, following established procedures.
• Ensures team member information accuracy by receiving transfer, demotion, promotion, termination and conditions data-base notifications, updating Gaming Commission, Tribal, vendor, and conditional license databases with changed information.
• Updates Electronic Storage System by preparing, scanning, and indexing files, gaming commission investigations, correspondence and other documents in accordance with Federal and State retention requirements.
• Provides administrative support to the Background Department by recording meetings, typing and distributing meeting minutes, reconciling and submitting licensing bills according to established procedure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED