Supervisory Criminal Investigator (ASAC)

Full Job Description

Serves as a Supervisory Criminal Investigator in the Office of Investigations (OI), OIG, Cooperative Disability Investigations Division (CDID) with the responsibility for planning, coordinating, and directing a comprehensive Cooperative Disability Investigations Program to ensure the efficiency and economy in OIG's program which is designed to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse in the total spectrum of agency activity related to SSA's disability programs and operations.

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WHO MAY APPLY: Applications will only be accepted from applicants eligible for one of the following categories.

Federal employees currently serving under career or career conditional appointments; Federal employees currently serving under the following types of appointments: Schedule A, Reg.

213.3102 (U) appointments for individuals with disabilities.

Former Federal employees eligible for reinstatement (i.e., those who have career status or separated from a career-conditional appointment less than 3 years ago).

Current or former Federal employees eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Eligibles (i.e., Preference-eligible veterans OR veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service).

Federal employees serving under excepted service appointments with competitive service compatibility (e.g., Postal Service, Foreign Service, an agency with an interchange agreement, etc.) may be eligible to apply.

Please visit Excepted Service Appointments with Competitive Service Compatibility for more information.

Spouse of a member of the armed forces serving on active duty, a spouse of a 100 percent disabled service member injured while on active duty, or the un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who was killed while performing active duty.

Note: Excepted service employees serving under Schedule A appointments for Attorney positions or Pathways Programs appointments (Presidential Management Fellows, Recent Graduates, and Interns) are not eligible for consideration.

HOW TO QUALIFY: Eligible applicants must meet the following qualification requirements Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-13 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Such experience must include all of the following: 1. Planning, managing, or conducting investigations related to alleged or suspected criminal violations of Federal laws. 2.

Demonstrating knowledge of criminal investigative techniques, rules of criminal procedures, and/or laws. 3.

Following precedent court decisions concerning the admissibility of evidence, constitutional rights, search and seizure, and/or related issues in the conduct of investigations. 4.

Leading or managing a project and/or team.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Applicants will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks at GS-13. Time in grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: If you are a current Federal employee eligible under VEOA, you are subject to the time-in-grade requirement and must submit an SF-50 as required above.

Additionally, the Law Enforcement (1811) series has the following qualification requirements: Tentative selectee(s) must pass a pre-appointment physical examination.

The duties of positions in this series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather.

Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required.

Arms, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order that applicants may perform the duties satisfactorily.

Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily.

Near vision, corrective lenses permitted must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters.

Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000 and 3000 Hz levels.

Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible, and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability.

Any physical condition that would cause the applicant to be a hazard to themselves or others is disqualifying.

Tentative selectee(s) will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment unless currently an SSA employee occupying a position already in a random drug testing program.

Appointment to the position is contingent upon a negative test result. After appointment the employee will be included in the agency's random drug test program.

This position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment/Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.

The selected employee will not be made a final offer of employment until after we receive notice of the completion of a successful background investigation.

Selectee will be required to pass firearms qualification and may be required to carry a firearm.

The selectee will be required to attend a course of instruction on the proper use of Oleoresin Capsicum spray (OCS), which is the oily resin of pepper.

This instruction includes being exposed to OCS so that knowledge of its effects can be gained. This position is covered by the special retirement provision for Federal Law Enforcement Officers (FLEO).

Selectee without previous FLEO service must be at least 21 years of age and not yet 37 years of age or older on the date of appointment.

Selectee newly assigned to the Criminal Investigator position MUST successfully complete the 9-week Criminal Investigator Program training course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Glynco, Georgia.

- Selectee must sign a mobility agreement to accept relocation to other geographic locations if required by the agency. Major Duties:

• Directs and coordinates research and analysis of cases to determine the applicable laws and the implementing regulations which were violated; and the proof required to support such cases and methods of obtaining them.
• Determines impact on law enforcement activities, both at the investigative and prosecutive level.
• Assists the Special Agent in Charge with the planning of investigative work and CDI program operations; and the coordination and definition of investigative objectives for identifying resources to participate with other law enforcement agencies.
• Manages and oversees the reporting of investigative findings within assigned area for prosecutive and management officials. Ensures that reports are accurate, concise, and complete.
• Monitors staff activities in the conduct of interviews with suspects, witnesses, and informants in developing cases; serving warrants and subpoenas; and participating with other law enforcement agencies.
• Plans, organizes, and provides direction to CDI Team Members with respect to case development, investigative techniques, methodology, precedent setting cases, and the views, goals and policies of OIG’s upper management.