Welfare Fraud Investigator

About the role

The Del Norte County Department of Health and Human Services seeks a Welfare Fraud Investigator to conduct investigations related to suspected fraudulent receipt of aid.

Responsibilities

• Conducts in-house and field investigations of suspected fraudulent receipt of aid.
• Locates and interviews suspected persons, absent parents, and witnesses using a variety of surveillance and tracing methods.
• Analyzes and evaluates witnesses' testimony.
• Enters and retrieves numerical and narrative data from an automated computer system.
• Executes search warrants and makes arrests.
• Examines a variety of records to secure information concerning suspected violations.
• Gathers, assembles, preserves, and reports facts, statements, or affidavits and other evidence for use in legal action.
• Affords assistance in fraud prosecutions in accordance with specific instructions and clearly defined guidelines.
• Makes arrangements for the repayment of funds fraudulently obtained and follows-up to enforce actions for collection of such funds.
• Reads and interprets computer printouts and information on computer screens.
• Prepares correspondence and reports.
• Interprets and explains the provisions of laws, rules or regulations related to the purpose of the investigation.
• Maintains a liaison capacity between the Health and Human Services department and the District Attorney’s office and County Counsel's office.

Requirements

• Education: Graduation from high school or possession of GED certificate, supplemented with course work in Administration of Justice, Police Science, or closely related field; possession of POST Intermediate Certificate.
• Experience: Three (3) years’ responsible experience in law enforcement including one (1) year of experience in criminal investigations as an Investigator or equivalent position with a City, County, or State law enforcement agency.
• Special Requirements: Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: Knowledge, skills and abilities in office methods and procedures used in the maintenance of law enforcement records, basic laws and procedures dealing with the use of evidence in criminal investigations and proceedings, methods, procedures and techniques in the recording, preservation and securing of property and/or evidence used in the prosecution of criminal cases, seized or found property, surveillance, skip tracing methods, and other sources of information used in locating persons or obtaining facts, principles of identification, arrest procedures, search warrant acquisition and execution, preservation, and presentation of evidence.
• Ability: Maintain controls and security of complex and confidential records, understand and interpret the laws, regulations, methods and procedures used in handling criminal evidence, interview, analyze, and evaluate the statements of witnesses or suspected violators, learn, interpret, and apply provisions of the welfare laws, search and seizure laws, and the legal rights of citizens, navigate through screens to retrieve information in an automated computer system, write clear and accurate correspondence and reports, perform basic arithmetical calculations, deal effectively with citizens and public officials under conditions requiring tact and good judgment, gather and document information and evidence by observation, record examination, and interview, negotiate for, and secure payment of, funds fraudulently obtained or funds for support of recipients of aid, coordinate and communicate job activities and investigations with staff responsible for other functions within the Department, understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures and instructions, build and maintain effective working relationships with others, use computer and keyboard sufficient to perform functions of report writing, work different and irregular hours as required, establish and maintain effective working relationships with county officials, staff, representatives from other departments and agencies and the public.

Skills

• None provided in the job posting.

Benefits

• Vacation: Paid annual leave: 1-5 years of continuous service: 15 working days per year; 6-10 years of continuous service: 20 working days per year; 11-15 years of continuous service: 25 working days per year; 16 years or higher of continuous service: 30 working days per year; newly hired employees shall be entitled to use their accrued vacation leave subject to totally accrued hours available.
• Sick Leave: 1 day of sick leave with pay for each month of service from the date of employment.
• Holidays: 13 working days each year.
• Floating Holidays: 3 working days each fiscal year.
• Retirement: The County is a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) integrated with Social Security.
• Group Insurance: County contributions for employee and dependent medical insurance with no-cost add-on dental coverage, County paid vision coverage, County paid basic life insurance, County paid emergency ground and air program services, County paid Employee Assistance Program, County paid Health and Wellness Program.
• Personal and Professional Development: Training and certification programs, career advancement opportunities.

Pay

Bi-weekly Salary: $2,539.06 – $2,799.31

Schedule

Full-time position.