District Attorney Senior Investigator/Investigator

San Bernardino County (CA)•San Bernadino, CA

65d•$110,032 - $162,365

About The Position

The Office of the District Attorney is recruiting for District Attorney Investigators and Senior Investigators who perform skilled criminal investigations, investigate violations of the law, gather and preserve evidence, and arrest offenders. In addition, investigators plan and conduct investigations to support prosecution of a wide variety of criminal and civil cases, including complex fraud and alleged corruption of governmental agencies. The District Attorney Investigator is the trainee level in the series; incumbents work under immediate supervision while receiving training and acquiring the knowledge and skills required for promotion to the District Attorney Senior Investigator level. Incumbents in the class of District Attorney Investigator are eligible for promotion to District Attorney Senior Investigator upon meeting the minimum requirements and receiving a satisfactory work progress report. Employees must qualify for promotion within 12 months or will be terminated. Your application will be reviewed for both the DA Investigator and DA Senior Investigator positions and applicants will be placed on the list for highest level qualified. Please Note: Applicants who hold an official title of Detective, Investigator or Inspector will be considered for the Senior District Attorney Investigator.

Requirements

Both positions require an active CA Intermediate P.O.S.T. Certificate or higher. Copies of the highest level POST certificate must be submitted with your application.
Five years of experience as a California Peace Officer (PC830.1 or PC830.2).
Five years of experience as a California Peace Officer (PC 830.1 or 830.2), which includes one year of experience as a California District Attorney Investigator.
Five years of experience as a California Peace Officer (PC 830.1 or 830.2), which includes two years of criminal investigative experience (with a job title as detective, investigator, inspector), in a public governmental law enforcement agency AND which includes the performance of field investigations as the primary responsibility.
A background investigation will be conducted, including a fingerprint check and drug screening; applicants must not have been convicted of a felony. Candidates must pass safety medical exam, psychological testing and a polygraph test. Candidates must meet and pass a minimum vision (both eyes) and hearing (both ears) test.
Incumbents are full-time peace officers as defined in California Penal Code 830.1. As such, employees are required to be able to perform the same duties as a uniformed or plain clothes peace officer. These duties may include running, jumping, crawling, climbing, hand-to-hand combat, and other physical activities typically required of peace officers.
Must pass a physical agility test as part of the background.
A valid California Class C Driver License is required to carry out the essential job-related functions of this position.
Within one (1) year of the date of hire incumbents are required to successfully complete a 40-hour California P.O.S.T. mandated course on investigation and trial preparation (at department expense) or may be terminated.

Nice To Haves

knowledgeable on the principles and techniques of crime investigation, criminal law, including the rules of evidence, arrest, search and seizure, preparing search warrants, and the techniques of interviewing and interrogating witnesses and suspects.
ability to gather, preserve, analyze, and report evidence, communicate effectively in oral and written form, and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of the public and other law enforcement personnel.