ASSISTANT CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, COUNTY WELFARE AGENCY

Code: 00393 Local Competitive

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Examples of work

• Assists in planning, developing, and working with the investigative work programs and staff concerned with alleged or suspected violations of federal, state, or local assistance rules, regulations, and laws.
• Assists in giving suitable assignments and instructions to personnel consistent with class titles and individual abilities as well as changes in assignments in accordance with the varying workload of the office.
• Assists in directing the operation of prescibed programs and devises plans and methods for resolving unusual situations.
• Conducts and supervises on-the-job or other training program for personnel.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining proper relationship with other governmental agencies.
• Prepares detailed correspondence concerned with the work of the office.
• Assists in supervising the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.

Experience

Four (4) years of work experience that involved either (1) investigations in connection with the prosecution or defense of civil or criminal cases, or (2) investigations concerning compliance with or violations of statutory laws, rules, and regulations, or (3) criminal investigations requiring the use of a variety of investigatory methods and techniques, or (4) securing and verifying information and making determinations or recommendations pertaining to such matters as the eligibility or qualifications of applicants for loans, insurance, credit, employment, entitlement to cash awards or financial benefits, the adjustment and settlement of insurance claims, or (5) other types of investigations which involved the collection of facts, and obtaining information by observing conditions, examining records, interviewing individuals and preparing investigative reports of findings. Three (3) years of the experience shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of the law relating to the protection of the civil and property rights of individuals under investigation for alleged offenses against federal, state, or local public assistance rules, regulations, or laws.
• Ability to organize, develop, coordinate, and administer the activities of the unit.
• Ability to give suitable assignments and instructions to subordinates and to direct and supervise their work.
• Ability to establish and maintain helpful and cooperative relations with concerned agencies and persons.
• Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports, and to direct the establishment and maintenance of suitable records and files.
• Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

Possession of a bachelor's degree in Police Science or Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the work experience.