Public Aid Investigator

Public Aid Investigator

The Division of Family and Community Services is seeking to hire a position that conducts complex thorough overt and covert field investigations relating to Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud; conducts field visits in order to interview and obtain statements from various parties, including but not limited to clients, former clients, vendors, providers, neighbors, employers, relatives, etc.; coordinates and participates in cooperative investigative and/or prosecutorial efforts with State's Attorneys and other federal and state law enforcement agencies;

provides guidance and/or assistance to investigative staff in trainee status; and testifies in civil and criminal proceedings.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts complex thorough overt and covert field investigations.
• Conducts field visits to interview and obtain statements from various parties, including but not limited to clients, former clients, vendors, providers, neighbors, employers, relatives, etc.
• Serves as liaison with State's Attorneys and other federal and state law enforcement agencies.
• Provides guidance and/or assistance to investigative staff in trainee status.
• Testifies in civil and criminal proceedings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires a bachelor's degree with major coursework in law enforcement, criminal justice or related fields or requires an associate degree with major coursework in law enforcement, criminal justice, or related field, and four (4) years of experience in investigative work such as detective, administrative, civil or criminal investigations, licensing/certification investigations, worker's compensation investigations, etc.
• Requires the successful completion of an approved Public Aid Investigator Trainee program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of professional experience working with policies, procedures and state and federal laws pertaining to public assistance.
• Three (3) years of professional experience working with investigative methods, techniques, and procedures.
• Three (3) years of professional experience compiling and summarizing data and preparing records and reports in a clear and concise format.
• Three (3) years of professional experience in developing and maintaining collaborative and cooperative working relationship with private and public organizations.
• Two (2) year of professional experience working with court procedures, practices, and rules of evidence.
• Two (2) year of professional experience applying and interpreting laws and regulations relating to public assistance.

Conditions of Employment:

• Requires possession of a valid driver's license.
• Requires ability to pass the Federal Tax Information Access background check.
• Requires the ability to work a flexible work schedule.
• Requires ability to travel statewide in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate, to conduct investigations.

Work Hours:

Mon.

-Fri., 8:30am-5:00pm; 1 hour unpaid lunch

Headquarter

Location:

1925 Madison Ave, Granite City, Illinois, 62040

Family and Community Services Office of Family and Community Resource Centers/Statewide Program Initiative Administration SNAP Fraud Unit Granite City/ Madison County Work County:
Madison

Agency Contact: DHS.Hiring Unit

Posting Group:
Social Services

About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

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