INTERNAL SECURITY INVESTIGATOR II

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Position Overview

The Office of Inspector General is seeking to hire an Internal Security Investigator II at the Bureau of Investigations center located in Chester, Illinois. The Internal Security Investigator II will travel to conduct confidential, sensitive, and complex investigations concerning reports of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, deaths, or serious injuries at state operated facilities and community agencies. Prepares written investigative reports upon the completion of the investigative process consisting of a summary of actions taken, findings, preservation of evidence and recommendations for corrective action and/or case closure. Maintains confidential files pertaining to intakes under investigation. Recommends revisions in investigatory procedures and practices and serves as an expert witness and gives testimony in criminal and administrative hearings related to the conduct of or results of the investigation. 

Essential Functions

• Travels to conduct confidential, sensitive, and complex investigations concerning reports of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, death, serious injuries at state operated facilities and community agencies.
• Prepares written investigative reports upon the completion of the investigative process consisting of a summary of actions taken, findings, preservation of evidence and recommendation for service plan referral and/or case closure. 
• Maintains confidential files pertaining to cases under investigation.
• Recommends revisions in investigator procedures and practices.
• Serves as an expert witness and gives testimony in criminal and administrative hearings related to the conducting of or results of the investigation.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of two (2) years of college, with coursework in law, government, liberal arts, history or business or public administration, plus four (4) years professional experience in law enforcement investigatory work or a related field OR requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, with major coursework in law, government, liberal arts, history or business or public administration, plus two (2) years professional experience in law enforcement investigatory work or a related field OR requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of a master's degree, with major course work in law, government, liberal arts, history or business or public administration plus one (1) year professional experience in law enforcement investigatory work or a related field OR requires completion of the F.B.I. National Academy or comparable law enforcement schooling, plus two (2) years of professional experience in law enforcement investigatory work or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of professional experience using investigatory skills. 
• Three (3) years of professional experience gathering statements and evidence for use in investigations. 
• Two (2) years of professional experience preparing complex written case reports summarizing evidence. 
• Two (2) years of professional experience handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Two (2) years of professional experience maintaining confidentiality and securing documents for investigations. 
• One (1) year of professional experience working with persons with disabilities.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to travel in performance of job duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.

* The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.