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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 05/04/16

Applications Due05/18/16

Vacancy ID29748

AgencyJustice Center For The Protection Of People With Special Needs

TitleInternal Investigator 2- Triage

Occupational CategoryEnforcement or Protective Services

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $65788 to $82195 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Variable

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 12 AM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 161 Delaware Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12054

Minimum Qualifications Eight years of law enforcement or field investigative* experience.
Substitution: An Associate’s degree may be substituted for two years of law enforcement or field investigative experience;
OR a Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for four years of law enforcement or field investigative experience.
*Investigative experience is defined as independent investigative experience and includes the following activities: interviewing and interrogating witnesses; collecting and analyzing data and evidence; writing and summarizing case narratives; and testifying at administrative hearings and criminal proceedings.
Non-qualifying experience includes: Routine police patrol work, traffic enforcement, building surveillance, tax collection, collection of delinquent accounts, skip tracing, credit checking, auditing, employment interviewing, hotel or store detective, parole officer, correction officer, guard, inspector or security related positions or in any other position which does not involve the level of field investigation as those positions described above WILL NOT be considered qualifying experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in the direct provision of services which may include the care, review, investigation, assessment, treatment, or case planning for person(s) in facilities or programs covered by the Protection of People with Special Needs Act of 2012, which includes facilities or providers providing care to vulnerable persons within the State Oversight Agencies (SOA). The SOA agencies include the NYS Office of Mental Health, NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, NYS Office of Children and Family Services, NYS Department of Health, and NYS Education Department.

Duties Description The Internal Investigator 2 assigned to the Triage Unit will perform the following duties:
• Answering questions posed by the Justice Center Intake staff to assist with the assignment and classification of allegations received.
• Assign cases to Justice Center Field Investigation Unit Regional Coordinators and to the State Oversight Agencies (as appropriate).
• Performing Quality Assurance checks for classification errors and responding to SOA requests for reclassification.
• Reviewing the investigations, offenses and determinations made by the SOAs and validating their determinations; and searching the State Central Register for all persons identified as a subject of a report of abuse or neglect.
• Providing back-up to the Field Investigation Unit and perform field investigations as needed.
• Providing support and supervision of Investigator 1’s during SOA investigation reviews.
• Providing Investigator 1s with support and guidance on classification, follow-up preliminary investigative work and assignment of allegations of Abuse and Neglect.
• Ensuring Investigator 1s maintain confidentiality and ensure proper safety procedures are followed during suspect searches in the CONNECTIONS state central register.
• Monitoring staff coverage needs and approve time-off, sign timesheets and complete evaluations for Investigator 1s.

Additional Comments Additional Comments: The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center) is charged with protecting over one million New Yorkers under the care or jurisdiction of six state agencies. The following list outlines several of the Justice Center’s key responsibilities:

• Advocate on behalf of individuals with disabilities and provide oversight of quality of care.
• Operate a centralized, statewide 24-hour hotline and incident reporting system staffed by trained personnel.
• Operate a statewide register that contains the names of individuals found responsible for egregious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect.
• Centralize and perform functions relating to criminal history background checks.
• Investigate serious allegations of abuse and neglect.
• Prosecute criminal acts of abuse and neglect.
• Analyze abuse patterns and trends in order to prevent future occurrences.

NOTE: You are advised that should you accept a job offer with this agency, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay for the cost of the fingerprinting fee. Positions in the Triage Unit may require work shifts and hours that include the weekend and evening. These shifts will be within the hours of 8AM and 12AM. Work shifts and schedules will be discussed during the interview process. 211 waivers will not be given for these Investigator 2 positions.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Gregory Sanderl

Telephone 518-473-5282

Fax 518-486-1631

Email Address HRresumes@ogs.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of General Services, HRM

40th Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit cover letter along with a clear and concise resume detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position as listed in Specifics and indicate the Vacancy ID number for which you are applying.

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