SENIOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATOR
$5,524 - $7,416 (With Advanced POST Certificate)

Approximate top step effective 7-6-2006: 3.5% raise

Approximate top step effective 7-5-2007: 3.5% raise

Approximate top step effective 10-11-2007: 1.5% raise

Riverside County is an EEO/ADA-Compliant Employer

Required Qualifications:

1. License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License. (Driver's license number and expiration date must be indicated on resume.)
2. Advanced POST Certificate (Preferred)

Education

• completion of 30 semester units or 45 quarter units at a recognized college or university
• 12 semester or 18 quarter units in criminal justice, administration of justice, criminology, law enforcement, or a closely related field

Experience

• Option I: Three years of criminal investigative experience, in a sworn status, in a civilian governmental law enforcement agency that included as a primary responsibility for the performance of field investigations. (One year of the required criminal experience may substitute for one year in a civil investigative assignment in a civilian governmental law envforcement agency.)
• Option II: Two years of experience as a District Attorney Investigator with the County of Riverside.

Examples of Essential Duties:

• Investigate actual and suspected law violations.
• Conduct field investigations and search crime scenes.
• Interview and interrogate complainants, suspects, witnesses, and other persons to obtain information.
• Travel to other states and foreign countries as required.
• Assist the grand jury with criminal and administrative investigations.
• Investigate the personal background of complainants, suspects, and witnesses.
• Participate in, execute, and conduct search warrant operations, surveillance's, and undercover investigations.

Benefits

The County of Riverside provides a varied benefit package for law enforcement employees that include:

• Health and Dental Insurance
  
  Flex benefit of $456.72 per month may be used for medical and/or dental. Voluntary vision plan is available.
  
  * Effective 6-8-2006 Flex benefit plan increases by $111.28 per month.
• Retiree's Health Insurance
  
  District Attorney Investigators represented by the Riverside County Sheriff's Association bargaining unit are eligible upon retirement for the Retiree Assistance Program. The Public Employees Hospital and Medical Care program (PEHMCA) at $25 per month is also available for retirees for health insurance through the County of Riverside.
• Vacation
  
  0-3 years of service: 80 hours
  4-9 years of service: 120 hours
  10 years or more: 160 hours
• Holidays
  
  Minimum of 12 days per year
• Sick Leave
  
  Four hours per pay period with unlimited accumulation
• Retirement
  
  County-paid retirement to the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Safety equal to 18.133% of salary.
  
  Retirement formula: 3% at 50 years of age
• Long-Term Disability
  
  The county pays premium to Riverside Sheriff's Association (RSA) who will apply premiums to a plan or plans selected and administered by RSA.
• Deferred Compensation
  
  Two voluntary deferred compensation plans are available.
• Career Plan
  
  After two years as a Senior Investigator, employees are eligible to test for Senior Investigator II and III. Each position is an additional 5.5%.

Selection Procedure

Interested candidates who meet the qualifications should direct any questions to the Bureau of Investigations at (951) 955-5430.

Positions may be filled at any time.

Submit your resume online with the County of Riverside, OR by mail to:

Riverside County Human Resources
4080 Lemon Street
P.O. Box 1569
Riverside, California 92502-1569.

Hand-delivered resumes are also accepted.

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