Department: District Attorney

Job Title: Investigator

Supervisor: District Attorney

Pay Grade: DOE

Normal Work Week: 40 hours

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Definition:

To investigate and solve crimes by gathering and analyzing evidence from crime scenes, witnesses, victims, and suspects; to intake criminal cases prepared by area law enforcement agencies; to prepare criminal cases for District Court; to conduct internal affairs investigations; and to perform other duties and responsibilities as require by the District Attorney.

Examples of Important Responsibilities and Duties: Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Review and analyze incidence and prosecution case reports; perform follow up investigations.
• Interview involved parties including suspects, witnesses, and complainants; obtain and verify official statements.
• Contact and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies and the Sheriff’s Department in matters relating to the apprehension of offenders and the investigation of offenses; conduct internal investigations of white-collar crimes and criminal violations committed by county personnel.
• Draft and serve arrest warrants and other legal documents to ensure expediency in the legal process; testify in court or in front of a grand jury as requested.
• Provide security during special trials; provides for victim/witness protection.
• Transport witnesses; transport evidence to crime lab; and may travel out of the County or out of state conducting investigations.
• Maintains assigned County vehicle and firearms qualification as required.
• Remain on call to respond or coordinate response as necessary after normal business hours.

Other important duties and responsibilities

• Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of criminal investigation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Undercover methods and procedures including patrol, surveillance, covert monitoring, investigation and identification techniques.
• Criminal law and criminal procedure with particular reference to the apprehension, arrest and custody of persons committing felonies including rules of evidence pertaining to the seizure and preservation of evidence.
• Courtroom ethics, demeanor and decorum in providing testimony related to criminal cases.
• Offensive and defensive weapons nomenclature and theory.
• Use of firearms and other modern law enforcement equipment.
• Self defense tactics.
• Interview and interrogation techniques and methods.
• Crime scene investigation.
• English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Pertinent federal, state and local laws, regulations and codes.
• Principles and practices of legal document preparation, including citations and arrest warrants.
• Departmental rules and regulations, policies, procedures and directives.
• Advanced child abuse investigation.

Ability to:

• Accurately observe and remember names, faces, numbers, incidents, and places.
• Use and properly care for firearms.
• Understand, interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Prepare clear, accurate and grammatically correct written reports.
• Maintain confidentiality in the performance of duties.
• Analyze situations quickly and objectively and take necessary emergency action.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Experience and Training Guidelines Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Five years of increasingly responsible law enforcement experience with at least two years of investigative responsibility.

Training:

Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminology or a related field.

License or Certificate

• Possession of an appropriate, valid driver’s license in good standing.
• Possession of Peach Officer License.
• Possession of a Special Investigator License.
• Possession of a Master Peace Officer’s License.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental Conditions:

Emergency peace control environment; working in intense life threatening conditions; exposure to various weather conditions, including inclement weather; may be exposed to armed or dangerous persons; communicable diseases, firearms and excessive noise.

Physical Conditions:

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may require maintaining physical condition necessary for walking, standing or sitting for prolonged periods of time; may require physical conditions to effect arrests, subdue resisting individuals, conducting covert surveillance, climbing stairs or ladders and lifting and carrying light to heavy materials; running, crouching or crawling during investigative operations.

“This position in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. Employee may be requested to perform other duties assigned within the scope of responsibility and requirements of the job.”

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Granbury, TX 76048: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person