Description

• A detailed resume
• A cover letter regarding your interest for this position with our agency
• Three professional references

Duties

• Independently conducts the most complex and difficult investigations relating to sensitive and controversial cases within the Department which could look like:
  • Maintains an independent caseload of workplace investigations
  • Functions as an impartial investigator and conduct the most complex, difficult, and sensitive, and at times controversial investigations.
  • Conduct fair and thorough administrative investigative interviews with staff or other potential witnesses involving HR- related issues, staff misconduct, staff sexual misconduct, discrimination, harassment, or other high profile, systemic, and/or complex issues requiring investigation within the Department as necessary
• Investigations Program, Volunteers, and Training including
  • Collaboratively assists in developing and delivering training regarding employee investigations, PREA investigations, and fact-finding review processes and procedures to local staff investigators within the Department
  • Mentor, advise, and train a team of local investigators who conduct sensitive and/or complex HR- related and employee misconduct investigations and/or reviews within the Department.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three (3) years of experience in conducting investigations which include:
  • Witness interviews including Union represented interviews
  • Gathering, preserving, and analyzing facts, information, and evidence
  • Developing written reports.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Adobe

Supplemental Information

• Please include a minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.
  **Please note: Phone number AND email address are required for all professional references.
• A background check including criminal record history will be conducted prior to a new hire. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.
• Employees may work directly with or near incarcerated individuals in a potentially hazardous setting. Please consider this when deciding whether to apply.
• We are committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol-free work environment, and our employees are expected to comply with all state and federal laws. A pre-employment drug test may be administered as part of the selection process, and applicants who test positive for any controlled substances, will be disqualified from consideration.
• Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) is an aerosol pepper spray made available as a means of self-defense and/or de-escalation. Applicants with sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
• Animal care projects are a common component of most Washington State prisons, including dog and cat programs. Applicants with animal sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
• Tuberculosis (TB) is a priority health issue for DOC employees. The successful candidate may be required to provide valid proof of a baseline TB skin test within 60 days from the date of hire. When positive tests result, further information, testing and treatment will also be required. Employment is not contingent upon test results.
• Foreign equivalent degrees awarded outside the United States must have a credential evaluation report attached to your application. You may request the required evaluation/documentation from www.wes.org and www.aice-eval.org. Until this documentation is provided, you will not be selected to move forward in the hiring process.

• Remote/telework/flexible schedules (depending on position)
• Up to 25 paid vacations days a year
• 8 hours of paid sick leave per month
• 12 paid holidays a year
• Generous retirement plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Dependent Care Assistance
• Deferred Compensation and so much more!