Investigator - District Attorney

Full Job Description

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies for those County departments that have this position, which are the District Attorney, Public Defender, and Child Support Services offices.

The anticipated life of the employment list is six months.

If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies within these departments, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancy is with the Tulare County District Attorney Office located in Visalia Courthouse.

Requirements

• Investigate felony and misdemeanor crimes by gathering, assembling, preserving, and reporting facts and evidence.
• Investigate and organize major complex investigations, including major fraud, political corruption, complex homicides, and capital cases.
• Interview victims, defendants, complainants, witnesses, and other persons who may provide information pertinent to the case. Investigate psychological backgrounds in certain cases including but not limited to death penalty cases.
• Analyze and evaluate testimony, make notes of significant points, and prepare reports of the investigation.
• Work closely with Probation Officers, Social Service Workers, and other law enforcement officers in locating absent parents or other responsible relatives.

For a full list of duties for this position, please click here.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12) grade, supplemented by technical courses in police science or investigation.

Experience:

• Three (3) years of experience as a peace officer, including one (1) year performing criminal investigations.

Knowledge of:

• Basic math sufficient to calculate distances, income and time.
• Investigative practices, procedures and techniques in major and complex cases, including fraud, homicide and sexual assault.
• Frequently charged sections of the Penal Code, Health and Safety Code, Business and Professions Code, and Government Code.
• Laws of arrest, search and seizure.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Read and understand mapped information, legal documents and codes.
• Write clear, concise and accurate reports.
• File alphabetically and numerically.

License/Certificate: Regular Basic Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificate. Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

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Knowledge of:

• Bugging equipment, document comparison, and line-ups.
• Police radio codes.
• Basic First Aid.
• Gun types and ballistics.
• Observation and surveillance techniques.
• Legal codes such as Business and Professional, Penal, Vehicle, Health and Safety and Civic Codes pertinent to cases.
• Court procedures to assist attorneys in case preparation.
• Government recordkeeping systems to research information.

Skill/Ability to:

• Recognize and identify narcotics and drugs.
• Speak Spanish or other second language common in the County.

Other: Candidates who are selected for hire will receive a conditional offer of employment based on successful completion of the post-offer evaluation process.

The post-offer evaluation process consists of an in-depth background investigation including psychological evaluation, a fingerprint and DMV check, and a medical examination including a drug screening.

Applicants hired must complete and pass an 80 hour POST Investigator Course within the first year from the date of hire in order to retain their position as DA Investigator.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.

Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions.

An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA).

Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible.

For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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