Background Investigator I/II/III

Background Investigator I/II/III

This position is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Annual Salary:

Level I C44A - $43,410.00 + Full State Employee Benefits

Level II C44B - $46,664.80 + Full State Employee Benefits

Level III C44C - $51,331.28 + Full State Employee Benefits

Travel is occasional - Must possess a valid driver's license and must maintain required car insurance. On-call 24 hours per day/7 days per week. Preference may be given to candidates with experience in Child Welfare, Child Care Services.

Minimum Qualifications

Background Investigator, Level I - To qualify, applicants must have a bachelor's degree or four years of technical clerical office work, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Background Investigator, Level II - To qualify, applicants must have a bachelor's degree and one year of professional or technical administrative* experience in business or public administration; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.

Background Investigator, Level III - To qualify, applicants must have a bachelor's degree and one year of professional or technical administrative* experience in business or public administration plus one year of professional business or public administration experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.

*Technical administrative experience would include highly complex clerical work gained under the direct supervision of a professional supervisor or manager.

This position is responsible for collecting information from background investigations and criminal history searches on current and prospective employees, community partners, vendors, and volunteers. Information is collected for Child Welfare and Child Care Licensing programs. Additionally, this position will provide technical support to Child Care providers, Child Care Services and Child Welfare Services. This position will also be responsible for contacting courts, district attorney offices, and local law enforcement to obtain necessary documents to complete background check request. The Background Investigator will communicate with OSBI and Idemia for fingerprint investigations.

Job Responsibilities

Responsible for independently researching and evaluating criminal history records and child welfare records, making determinations, interviewing individuals regarding dispositions, maintaining relationships with local law enforcement and other state agencies.