Public Safety Background Investigator & Recruiter

About the role

The Position Come to a City that Builds Careers! As one of the largest cities in Broward County, the City of Hollywood provides an energetic, innovative and collaborative work environment for its employees.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates Public Safety candidates based on Departmental and/or State of Florida Standards.
• Conducts complete background investigations for both sworn and civilian Public Safety and/or other applicants by obtaining factual information from a variety of personal and record sources to produce a final report of investigation, containing all pertinent facts, of an individual's background and character, in accordance with agency guidelines and instructions.
• Prepares written reports, forms, and other documents as required.
• Completes standardized Departmental forms relating to background investigations.
• Prepares Background Investigation Summary report outlining the candidates test, interview and background investigation results.
• Prepares detailed reports pertaining to Departmental business on such forms and in such format as may be required.
• Recommends quality candidates for hire to the Chief of Police, Fire Chief, City Manager and/or their designees.
• Reports orally and in writing, upon matters concerning the Personnel Unit, Police Department, or the City.
• Makes recommendations for improvements to the background screening process and/or investigative techniques and resources necessary for proper background screening.
• Testifies in civil and criminal Court proceedings and gives depositions.
• Provides support and assistance to other Department Members and City Employees.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
• Knowledge of Federal laws, State statutes, and Local Ordinances.
• Knowledge of police report writing techniques.
• General knowledge of state and federal laws governing the hiring and selection of employees.
• Ability to observe and accurately recall places, names, descriptive characteristics, pertinent facts and details.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional associations, and private or public agencies.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with superiors, subordinates, and the general public.
• Ability to analyze information and materials received.
• Ability to prepare and present clear and concise reports.
• Ability to determine proper courses of action within the established framework of policies and procedures while exercising discretion and maintaining confidentiality.
• Ability to work effectively under stressful conditions.
• Skill in the operation of modern office equipment, including personal computer.
• Skill in the operation of a motorized City vehicle.
• Ability to develop a working knowledge of Departmental rules, regulations, polices, and procedures and exercise discretion.
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing technologies and practices.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, write, hear, speak and may occasionally be required to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
• May require fingering: picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, peripheral, and depth perception.

Work Environment

Work is performed primarily in an office environment that requires the employee to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

Examination

• Depending on the number of applicants and the quality of their education and experience, the examination may consist of one or more of the following tests: written examination, performance examination, education and experience evaluation, oral examination and/or other job related examinations.