Review Vacancy
AgencyJustice Center For The Protection Of People With Special Needs
Occupational CategoryEnforcement or Protective Services
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $103172 to $130350 Annually
Minimum Qualifications 15 years of law enforcement/investigative field experience, six of which must have been in a leadership level (command) and have included staffing, budgeting and policy-making responsibilities. In addition, candidate must have experience with the following: supervision of allegation of abuse and neglect of vulnerable persons; creation and/or development of investigative staff; use of statistical analysis and mapping to determine crime trends, patterns and series; the development of action plans designed to reduce and/or prevent crimes.
NOTE: All candidates must reside in New York State at the time of appointment and must have current NYS basic course for police officer certification.
Duties Description Under the direction of the Deputy Director for Incident Management and Investigations, the Chief of Investigations duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Office of Investigations.
2. Confer with the Special Prosecutor/Inspector General and his/her staff, in the formation of investigative policy and procedures.
3. Confer with managers from other State Agencies and Police Departments regarding mutual problems of jurisdiction and procedure.
4. Direct investigations of the more difficult, sensitive, and complex cases, as needed.
5. Supervise lower level managers, supervisors, and investigators.
6. Review and approve the more complex investigative reports.
7. Plan and direct training of personnel.
8. Prepare oral and written reports, correspondence and memoranda, as well as special reports and studies.
9. Ensure quality control functions are in place in regard to investigation case management.
10. Establish and maintain relationships with law enforcement agencies, state agencies investigative offices, the Inspector General’s Office and other entities as appropriate.
Additional Comments
The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center) is charged with protecting over one million New Yorkers under the care or jurisdiction of six state agencies. The following list outlines several of the Justice Center’s key responsibilities:
•Advocate on behalf of individuals with disabilities and provide oversight of quality of care.
•Operate a centralized, statewide 24-hour hotline and incident reporting system staffed by trained personnel.
•Operate a statewide register that contains the names of individuals found responsible for egregious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect.
•Centralize and perform functions relating to criminal history background checks.
•Investigate serious allegations of abuse and neglect.
•Prosecute criminal acts of abuse and neglect.
•Analyze abuse patterns and trends in order to prevent future occurrences.
NOTE: You are advised that should you accept a job offer with this agency, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay for the cost of the fingerprinting fee.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.