Transit Service Writer

job duties: independently conducts investigations for ohio lottery commission (i.e., olc): investigates keno retailers (i.e., class d liquor permit for on-site consumption locations) when unusual, suspicious &/or illegal activity has been suspected &/or reported; as requested by supervisor, conducts unannounced, random on-site inspections of retailer locations to look for violations; responds to retailer locations when retailer sales exceed preset amounts; monitors retailer locations to ensure olc security measures are in place & retailers are adhering to olc policies & procedures for keno operations;

conducts location surveillance & preliminary interviews with retailers to determine existence of illegal activity &/or non-compliance with olc policies & procedures; reports observed illegal activity & violations of ohio revised code to supervisor; makes recommendations to retailers to improve keno security; prepares written reports of retailer visits & investigations (e.g., reason for retailer visit, recommendations made to the retailer, procedural violations & the results of the interviews & surveillance taken, etc.);

submits same to supervisor; maintains files & records of agent visits & investigatory reports.

conducts investigations of fraudulent scratch ticket activity: enters selected lottery retail locations in an undercover capacity & presents a special security scratch ticket for claiming; monitors retailer conduct to determine if retailer or its employee attempts to defraud the undercover investigator during the transaction (e.g., retailer retains the ticket without providing a claim authorization receipt, cashes the ticket & pays less than the value of the prize, etc.);

identifies individuals to be subject to criminal prosecution who intentionally attempt to defraud the undercover investigator; assists local prosecutor's office in successful prosecution of retailers found committing fraud.

assists in background checks of new & existing agents & new employees hired by the ohio lottery commission as required by state code: confirms the accuracy of background check reports received from the bureau of criminal investigation & identification (i.e., bci&i) with law enforcement agencies entering arrests into the bci&i system; provides supervisor &/or legal department with confirmation reports of reported convictions of employees or agents;

provides conviction report of employees to appropriate departments to allow for proper notification of arrest records & disciplinary or policy violation actions.

performs other duties as investigator: responds to calls for investigations that must be conducted after normal business hours (e.g., unusual sales activity, etc.); if necessary, responsible for conducting investigations dealing with unusual sales activity on weekends, holidays & after normal business hours; as directed by supervisor, investigates any activity which may contradict olc policies & procedures; works on special projects & handles other duties as requested.

minimum qualifications: completion of associate core program in law enforcement, criminal justice or in academic field commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved position description on file; 12 months experience conducting investigations &/or inspections; valid driver’s license.

• or: 30 months training or 30 months experience as investigator assistant, 26210 with experience corresponding to type of complaints & alleged violations appearing in job posting/approved position description, valid driver’s license.
• or: 30 months training or 30 months investigative experience with experience corresponding to type of complaints & alleged violations appearing in job posting/approved position description; valid driver’s license.
• or: equivalent evidence of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.

major worker characteristics: knowledge of ohio lottery commission & office of security rules, regulations, policies & procedures*; ohio basic police academy; investigative practices & techniques; record keeping methods & procedures & preservation of evidence; agency, state &/or federal statutes, rules, regulations &…