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Chief County Detective - Full-Time - District Attorney's Office

County of Armstrong
County of Armstrong Salary
Kittanning, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/27/2026

This is a full-time Chief County Detective position at $29.00 per hour, 40 hours per week at the Armstrong County District Attorney's Office.  Must be available for on-call and weekends.
 

OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF JOB:
To oversee and supervise the District Attorney's Criminal Investigation and Drug Task Force.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF JOB, include but are not limited to:
Supervises County Detectives in the Criminal Investigation and Drug Task Force including assigning, managing and participating in investigations; reviews reports written by County Detectives; writes policies and procedures for accreditation programs; prepares required correspondence and investigative reports; conducts investigations; manages budgets of units supervised; schedules mandatory and elective training for County Detectives; Purchases or upgrades equipment when needed; completes any special duties assigned by District Attorney; manages evidence and ensures that laws relating to evidence are followed; travels as necessary to perform duties of the job; coordinates drug law enforcement activities as directed by the District Attorney's office; responds to calls as needed (on-call 24 hours per day, seven days per week), etc

Minimum Qualifications:
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
Bachelor's Degree in law enforcement; must be qualified pursuant to Act 120 of state law.  Must maintain a valid PA Driver’s License.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
3-5 years working experience in law enforcement; police certification and experience in managing investigative work, or any acceptable combination of experience and training.

Comprehensive benefit package includes contributory healthcare, dental, vision, short-term disability, and lump sum death benefit; contributory pension; monthly vacation and sick day accrual, 14 paid holidays.

Armstrong County considers qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, service animals, familiar status, veteran status, gender, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Salary : $29

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