District Attorney Investigator Aide

Under direct supervision, provides trial preparation support for District Attorney Investigators and legal staff; develops and maintains working case files; develops photos; transports evidence between various locations; serves subpoenas for records and obtain law enforcement records and related documents; operates computers, cameras, tape recorders, and computerized law enforcement information systems; and performs related duties as assigned.

An individual may be hired as Extra Help Employee for a temporary work assignment at such compensation as determined by County of Lake personnel rules and regulations.

• Extra Help Employees are typically hired at an hourly rate of pay at the first step of the salary range.
• Extra Help Employees are paid only for hours worked.
• Extra Help Employees are entitled to legally mandated benefits, which does not include paid vacation or holidays.
• Extra Help Employees do not have status.
• Extra Help Employment is temporary and may end at any time.

Extra help positions are limited to no more than 25 hours per week (unless position is considered seasonal) and no more than 900 hours per fiscal year, whether upon certification from an eligible list or upon authorization to appoint any person who meets the minimum qualifications of the classification.

An extra help employee who works a seasonal job (tied to an actual season, not just part-year) for a portion of the year and who will not perform any work for the County for at least 26 consecutive weeks between seasons definition is subject to future change as terminology is further defined by the ACA.

• Employees must be terminated for the 26 weeks that they are not performing any work.
• This position will be working 40 hours/week from April - October each year.

Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL). Effective January 1, 2012, Assembly Bill (AB) 1028 amended Government Code (G.C.) sections 21224, 21229, and 21221(h) concerning employment after retirement. If an individual is receiving a CalPERS retirement benefit, the eligibility to work an Extra Help – Temporary Work Assignment may be restricted to only temporary assignments for a special project or backlog of work.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid California Driver’s License.
• An incumbent must successfully complete training in the use of computerized law enforcement information systems and P.O.S.T. courses in pre-employment background investigation and trial preparation investigation.

Three (3) years of full-time increasingly responsible experience in performing a variety of law enforcement information gathering and records maintenance work, including work in a public contact position.

Previous experience in providing investigative support is highly desirable.

• Provides a variety of trial preparation support for District Attorney investigative and legal staff.
• Operates computerized law enforcement information systems to obtain information and data related to department cases.
• Develops and maintains criminal record request logs.
• Maintains department training files and conducts annual audits for training completed.
• Picks-up and transports evidence between various locations in the County, duplicating audio and videotapes, as necessary.
• Transcribes tapes for trial preparation.
• Maintains discovery sign out logs.
• Locates, obtains, and distributes law enforcement agency reports for investigators and trial attorneys.
• Assists with background investigations for the employment of department staff.
• Organizes and consolidates a variety of information and evidence into case records for trial preparation.
• Develops and maintains a variety of computerized record systems.
• Operates photographic equipment and recording equipment.
• Assists other law enforcement agencies, including federal, state, and local agencies on a request-to-assist basis.
• Provides trial attorneys with assistance in evidence review and evaluation, as well as preparation of cases for trial.
• Serves record subpoenas and obtains records from other…