Investigative Specialist

At the Department of Public Safety, our mission is to promote health and wellness by delivering compassionate and high-quality health services. We provide behavioral health support and counseling services to individuals and families across Louisiana, working every day to improve lives and strengthen communities.

This posting is to fill an Investigative Specialist 1/2 position within the Investigative Support Section of the Louisiana State Police.

Investigative Specialists are responsible for assisting local, state, and federal law enforcement partners with case support and investigative leads. Additionally, this position will be responsible for conducting threat analysis, performing open source research, and sharing relevant information with public and private sector partners and stakeholders as it relates to public safety in Louisiana and nationwide.

This position will require rotating shift work, to include some weekends and holidays, as well as extensive hands‑on training, public speaking, analytical writing, and answering phone calls from the public and other law enforcement agencies requesting assistance.

• Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
• Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
• Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
• Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
• Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
• Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.
• Thinking Strategically: The ability to generate insights and identify opportunities for future growth of the organization.

• Three years of law enforcement, investigatory, or gaming regulation experience; OR
• Six years of full‑time work experience in any field; OR
• A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full‑time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws are granted.

• Each Investigative Specialist must have awareness in areas of concern to the State Police, including: highway drug interdiction, fugitive apprehension, legalized gaming, illegal gambling, narcotics trafficking and distribution, traditional organized crime, Asian organized crime, Russian organized crime, motorcycle gangs, street gangs, domestic terrorism, international terrorism and environmental crimes.
• Utilizing this knowledge, analysts will be called upon daily in the following capacities: perform as analysts and aid investigators in the collection, compilation, and analysis of case‑specific intelligence or criminal investigative reports containing confidential information in highly sophisticated and complete criminal investigations, and recommend case‑specific investigative directions.
• Researches and analyzes intelligence or investigative reports, public documents, and departmental and commercial databases, then disseminates time‑sensitive information vital to officer and public safety to investigators, road…