Background Investigator III

IF YOU ARE A CURRENT OR FORMER PERMANENT, CLASSIFIED STATE EMPLOYEE, PLEASE APPLY TO THE “INTERNAL JOBS” LISTING HERE. DO NOT APPLY VIA THIS RECRUITMENT.

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for conducting background investigations and criminal history searches on current and prospective employees, community partners, vendors and volunteers.

Level III:
This is the leadership level where incumbents make determinations regarding prohibited, restricted, eligible and ineligible activities. Incumbents may be assigned responsibility for the supervision of others in planning, organizing and conducting background investigations for all facilities and units in the agency. This includes assigning and reviewing work, providing training, employee development, performance appraisal and related administrative tasks.

Level III:    
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor's degree and two (2) years of professional or technical administrative* experience in business or public administration; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.

*Technical administrative experience would include highly complex clerical work gained under the direct supervision of a professional supervisor or manager.

Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with this position.

Applicants for the Department of Human Services must be willing to be on-call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and to work extended hours and weekends as required.

Please read instructions carefully and include all required documents when you submit your application.

No additional information will be accepted after the application has been submitted.

Scores based on:  100% Evaluation of Education and Experience listed on the supplemental questionnaire.

***NOTE:  Names of eligible applicants can be made available to State agencies upon their request, immediately following the closing date and time.