District Attorney Investigative Assistant II

sjgov•Stockton, CA

About The Position

This recruitment is being conducted to fill (1) full-time DA Investigative Assistant II opportunity in the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office and to establish an eligible list which may be used to fill future vacancies. For more information on the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation, please visit our website . Pre-Employment Drug Screening and Background: Potential new hires into this classification are required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a background investigation as a condition of employment. Final appointment cannot be made unless the eligible has passed the drug screen and successfully completed the background process. The County pays for the initial drug screen. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. A completed application packet must be postmarked or received online by the final filing deadline. NOTE: All correspondences relating to this recruitment will be delivered via e-mail. The e-mail account used will be the one provided on your employment application during time of submittal. Please be sure to check your e-mail often for updates. If you do not have an e-mail account on file, Human Resources will send you correspondences via US Mail.

Requirements

EITHER PATTERN I Experience: Two years as a District Attorney Investigative Assistant I in San Joaquin County service.
OR PATTERN II Education: Completion of 60 semester units from an accredited college or university with emphasis in administration of justice, social or behavioral science, public or business administration, or related field. Experience: Two years of experience conducting investigations for a law enforcement agency, district attorney office or public defender office or welfare agency at a level comparable to or higher than District Attorney Investigative Assistant I. Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the education on a year for year basis.
AND FOR BOTH PATTERNS License: Possession of a valid California driver’s license.
KNOWLEDGE Principles and techniques of interviewing; basic principles and practices of investigation; human behavior; sources of information used in locating persons; general legal procedures and terminology relating to criminal investigations.
ABILITY Interpret and apply provisions of the laws applicable to criminal investigations; obtain, analyze and evaluate statements and other information; read and interpret job related materials; evaluate situations and people accurately and adopt effective courses of action; communicate effectively, orally and in writing; establish effective working relationships with others.

Responsibilities

Locates witnesses using a variety of methods; serves subpoenas for appearance in court as a State's witness; coordinates transportation of witnesses.
Interviews employers, families, neighbors and others to secure information regarding the location of witnesses.
Assists District Attorney Investigators in the investigation of less complex criminal cases including interviewing witnesses, victims and suspects, assisting investigators in searching premises, and researching information; participates in other non-peace officer functions of the Investigative Unit.
Testifies in court as to measures taken to locate witnesses; gives evidence that witnesses are not available; maintains contact with prosecuting attorneys during court sessions in order to serve subpoenas for additional witnesses and locate and bring witnesses to court.
Maintains records of subpoenas served and reports of activities and workload.
Delivers evidence to laboratories; transports documents and other items; maintains chain of custody.
Photographs crime scenes; prepares crime scene diagrams; assists attorneys in preparation of exhibits.
Conducts pre-employment background investigations of non-sworn staff.

Benefits

Employees hired into this classification are members of a bargaining unit which is represented by SEIU Local 1021 .
Health Insurance : San Joaquin County provides employees with a choice of three health plans: a Kaiser Plan, a Select Plan, and a Premier Plan. Employees pay a portion of the cost of the premium. Dependent coverage is also available.
Dental Insurance : The County provides employees with a choice of two dental plans: Delta Dental and United Health Care-Select Managed Care Direct Compensation Plan. There is no cost for employee only coverage in either plan; dependent coverage is available at the employee’s expense.
Vision Insurance : The County provides vision coverage through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is no cost for employee only coverage; dependent coverage is available at the employee’s expense.
Life Insurance : The County provides eligible employees with life insurance coverage as follows: 1 but less than 3 years of continuous service: $1,000 3 but less than 5 years of continuous service: $3,000 5 but less than 10 years of continuous service: $5,000 10 years of continuous service or more: $10,000 Employee may purchase additional term life insurance at the group rate.
125 Flexible Benefits Plan : This is a voluntary program that allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for health-related expenses that are not paid by a medical, dental or vision plan (Health Flexible Spending Account $2550 annual limit with a $500 carry over); and dependent care costs (Dependent Care Assistance Plan $5000 annual limit).
Retirement Plan : Employees of the County are covered by the County Retirement Law of 1937.
Deferred Compensation : The County maintains a deferred compensation plan under Section 457 of the IRS code. You may annually contribute $22,500 or 100% of your includible compensation, whichever is less. Individuals age 50 or older may contribute to their plan, up to $30,000. The Roth IRA (after tax) is also now available.
Vacation : Maximum earned vacation is 10 days each year up to 3 years; 15 days after 3 years; 20 days after 10 years; and 23 days after 20 years.
Holidays : Effective July 1, 2017, all civil service status employees earn 14 paid holidays each year.
Sick Leave : 12 working days of sick leave annually with unlimited accumulation. Sick leave incentive : An employee is eligible to receive eight hours administrative leave if the leave balance equals at least one- half of the cumulative amount that the employee is eligible to accrue. The employee must also be on payroll during the entire calendar year.
Bereavement Leave : 3 days of paid leave for the death of qualifying family member, 2 additional days of accrued leave for death of employee’s spouse, domestic partner, parent or child.
Merit Salary Increase : New employees will receive the starting salary, which is the first step of the salary range. After employees serve 52 weeks (2080 hours) on each step of the range, they are eligible for a merit increase to the next step.
Job Sharing : Employees may agree to job-share a position, subject to approval by a Department Head and the Director of Human Resources.
Educational Reimbursement Program : Eligible employees may be reimbursed for career-related course work up to a maximum of $850 per fiscal year. Eligible employees enrolled in an approved four (4) year College or University academic program may be reimbursed up to $800 per semester for a maximum of $1600 per fiscal year.
Parking Supplemental Downtown Stockton: The County contributes up to $20 per pay period for employees who pay for parking and are assigned to work in the Downtown Core Area.
School Activities : Employees may take up to 40 hours per year, but not more than eight (8) hours per month, to participate in their children’s school activities.