Law Enforcement Investigator Ii

law enforcement investigator ii -

date: sep 30, 2025

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requisition no:857024

working title: law enforcement investigator ii -

open competitive employment opportunity

class title: law enforcement investigator ii (sworn arson detective)

division: criminal investigations division

bureau: fire, arson & explosives investigations

city: tallahassee

county: leon

the criminal investigations division encompasses all law enforcement and forensic components residing within the department of financial services. This advertisement is for a bureau of fire, arson, & explosives investigations detective.

for additional information about the department of financial services, criminal investigations division

special notes:

to apply for this position, submit a state of florida employment application via people first and submit a supplemental application to the following

this supplemental application must be received no later than five (5) business days after the closing date of this advertisement in order to be considered for this position.

requirements:

• high school diploma or its equivalent.
• active florida law enforcement compliance/certification of equivalency of training from the florida department of law enforcement.
• valid driver’s license from the department of motor vehicles.

for law enforcement investigator ii

• three (3) or more years of sworn law enforcement experience.

preferences:

• a degree from an accredited college or university.
• special consideration may be given to eligible candidates who have bilingual verbal and written skills that meet a critical need of the agency’s mission.

note: do not meet the requirements of the job description.

college education can be substituted at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours per year for a maximum of one year required experience.

individuals that have less than three years of sworn law enforcement experience may be considered at a law enforcement investigator i, depending upon the agency’s needs.

the division requires you to live no more than 50 miles from your residence to your assigned duty station (office). The mileage will be determined by geodesic distance (direct line) from their address of resident to the address of their assigned office.

candidate profile (application) must be completed in its entirety. Please read below:

• please include the names and phone numbers for the supervisor(s) and/or human resource department for all periods of employment.
• account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. It is unacceptable to use the statement “see resume”.
• each field (address, city, and state, dates, phone numbers, etc.) should be completed.
• if claiming right to interview, attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying.
• upon the selection of the top candidate, a current supervisory reference contact will be required.

experience and education requirements must be met at the time of application submission to be considered.

this position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

a cad (competitive area differential) of $4,999.80 will apply only to those applying for positions in palm beach, broward and dade counties.

lei i salary $60,000.00

lei ii salary $63,000.00

employees of the department of financial services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

what is the selection process?

selection is a three-to-six-month process where the successful applicants must pass the physical abilities test, oral and written exam, cjstc background prior to beginning.

• paid holidays, vacation and one personal holiday
• ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave as a new employee
• ability to earn up…