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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 09/28/16

Applications Due10/26/16

Vacancy ID33316

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleInternal Investigator 2 OPWDD

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $67104 to $83839 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 25%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Rockland

Street Address OPWDD - Office of Investigations and Internal Affairs

Hudson Valley Office, 7 Wilbur Road

City Thiells

StateNY

Zip Code10984

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Eight years of field investigative or law enforcement investigative experience, two years of which must have been in a supervisory role. 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. NOTE: Non-qualifying experience includes tax collections; service as a security guard or officer, or fire and safety inspector; credit verification; auditing; employment interviewing; building surveillance; traffic enforcement; performing routine inspections or surveys.

OR: One year permanent experience as an Internal Investigator 1 OPWDD, SG-18.

Substitutions include:

An Associate’s degree for two years of field investigative or law enforcement investigative experience; OR two years of OPWDD experience for two years of field investigative or law enforcement investigative experience; OR a Bachelor’s degree for four years of field investigative or law enforcement investigative experience. Regardless of any substitution, all candidates must have a least two years of supervisory field investigative experience or supervisory law enforcement investigative experience.

Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) has reformed its Incident Management and Investigations systems with the following goals in mind:

• Improve both the timeliness and quality of agency investigations.
• Foster better partnerships with law enforcement agencies.
• Enhance current investigative staffing with additional trained professional investigators.
• Ensure consistency of practice throughout the state.
• Improve investigative independence by providing arms-length oversight of the investigation and incident management process.

Under the direction of the Assistant Chief Investigations, the Internal Investigator 2 (OPWDD) duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide daily supervision, coordination and evaluation of assigned Internal Investigators 1 (OPWDD).
• Monitor investigative caseloads of subordinates to ensure that cases are investigated in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Review all reports of interviews and interrogations conducted by Investigation Unit staff to ensure they are complete and carried out in an appropriate manner.
• Train new employees in the process and techniques required in the performance of their job.
• Provide direction to staff on new policies, procedures and investigative strategies.
• Serve as Lead Investigator, especially on complex cases or those of a particularly sensitive nature.
• Ensure that confidentiality of information gathered during the investigative process is maintained.
• Routinely meet with each investigator regarding all aspects of the case and various strategies to be employed.
• Manage problems that arise during the course of the investigation.
• Provide testimony at arbitration hearings to support the outcome of the investigation, if necessary.
• In the absence of a higher authority, take command of incident scenes.
• Coordinate efforts with Field Unit investigators and law enforcement agencies.
• Inspect all facilities and equipment under his/her command, on a regular basis, and maintain appropriate working conditions.
• Serve as Property Custodian for his/her Field Unit.
• Communicate to the Regional Director all necessary information.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Regional Director.

Additional Comments Please Note:
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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

Name Danielle Vezzi

Telephone 518-473-9689

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address OPWDD.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street OPWDD Personnel Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on Applying(Plus: $3,026 annual downstate adjustment in NYC, Rockland and Suffolk County).

Submit cover letter and resume by, October 26, 2016. Please reference EOA# 2016-290 in all correspondence.

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