About Our Job

The Denver Department of Safety is seeking an Administrative Investigator. The selected candidate will be responsible for administrative investigations related to conduct and employment concerning alleged violations of Denver Sheriff Department policies, procedures, orders, directives and Career Service Rules. 

This position will be housed at 200 West 14th Avenue, Denver, Colorado, but will be required to consult and meet with employees and inmates at multiple facilities in Denver. 

Although the position will have a hybrid model with normal office hours on a 4/10’s schedule; however, some flexibility will be required as the detention facilities are 24-hour operations, and meetings may occur at varying hours to accommodate business needs.

Successful candidates must complete and pass a background investigation that encompasses the applicant's employment and criminal history.

Job responsibilities will include:

• Serves as a fact finder.
• Locates and interviews individuals including, but not limited to, complainants, employees, witnesses, inmates within Denver’s correctional facilities and management personnel.
• Determines investigative techniques and case strategies related to the investigation of misconduct.
• Gathers evidence to prove or disprove misconduct that includes, but is not limited to, interviews, video and documentation.
• Inputs information into a case management system to be utilized by supervisory and/or management staff, as well as other entities.
• Prepares spreadsheets or summary charts on voluminous data and information and prepares reports of investigative findings for future consideration and management of a case.
• Organizes case strategies in conjunction with appropriate parties, including but not limited to, Department of Safety personnel, the Office of the Independent Monitor, the Conduct Review Unit and the City Attorneys' Office.
• Makes presentations of findings to agency management including but not limited to the Denver Sheriff, the Executive Director of Safety, the Independent Monitor, the Conduct Review Unit, and other appropriate stakeholders. 
• May deliver testimony.
• May provide guidance and assistance to DSD staff on investigative matters.
• Prepares summary reports related to administrative investigations.
• Other duties as assigned.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrated ability to understand department policies, procedures, rules and directives in order to prove or disprove an allegation of misconduct. 
• Experience using Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams and OneDrive. 
• Demonstrated ability to summarize an investigation and to place information in a format that allows a reviewer to identify potential misconduct and make a determination of whether evidence exist to sustain, not sustain, unfound or exonerate an allegation.
• Previous experience investigating “internal affairs” matters, employee relations, civil, white collar and/or criminal cases.

Below are the minimum requirements used to determine eligibility for this position:

• Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Corrections, Psychology, Sociology, or a related field.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of experience conducting comprehensive investigations of cases.
• Education and Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
• License/Certification Requirement: By position, requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CL3217 Administrative Investigator

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$35.56 - $55.12

Starting Pay

Based on Experience and Education

Agency

Department of Safety

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