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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
SUPERVISORY COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATOR
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $44,954.64 to  $66,669.84  PAY GRADE: 34
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur in this geographical location.
Department: Health and Human Services
Division: Welfare and Supportive Services Division
Location: Las Vegas, Boulder City, Indian Springs, Jean, Henderson
Job Class Code: 11.354
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 30663
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 02/06/2017
Close Date: 02/24/2017
Recruiter:
   ADRIAN FOSTER
   Phone: (702)486-2911
   Email: adrian@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another Expired
The Position
Compliance Investigators perform investigations regarding violations of federal and/or State laws or regulations pertaining to a specific State program or regulatory area such as public assistance, real estate, insurance, employment discrimination or sexual harassment. The investigative process is initiated following a formal complaint or suspected violation utilizing standard investigative techniques. Incumbents are not sworn peace officers, and enforcement actions are limited to the specific program or regulatory area and involve informal resolution and/or recommendations for administrative sanctions or penalties which are imposed by a higher authority.
The Supervisory Compliance Investigator has supervisory responsibility for a large staff of compliance investigators and conducts the more complex or high profile investigations. This position is with the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and requires the incumbent to have a thorough knowledge of public assistance programs and detailed knowledge of civil law and related criminal law to enforce program regulations as well as state and federal laws. Under general supervision of a program manager and/or program chief, the incumbent will provide training to new investigators, prepare employee performance appraisals, supervise and coordinate the investigative process and make final recommendations regarding investigative reports for sanction or prosecution. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***

To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
    Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, police science, psychology, social work, business administration or other discipline related to the assignment and two years of investigative experience as an investigator in a specified program area where standard investigative techniques were utilized to make program compliance determinations and prepare detailed reports for the purpose of justifying administrative sanctions, penalties or criminal prosecution. Work experience may be obtained in a law enforcement, investigative, regulatory or comparable setting; OR graduation from high school or equivalent (GED) education and four years of investigative experience as outlined above; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience; OR two years of experience as a Compliance Investigator II in State service.
Special Requirements
    A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
    A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant.
    A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
Additional Position Criteria
    Experience conducting public assistance fraud investigations in one or more of the following: TANF, WIC, SNAP, Medicaid, Child Care or Energy Assistance is required.
The Examination
SUPERVISORY COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATOR (11.354)
The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.

Those applicants deemed amongst the most qualified will be contacted directly by the hiring agency for interview.

1) Describe your supervisory experience, including number of years.
2) Describe your experience, including the number of years, working on cases involving alleged violation of Nevada statutes, policies and regulations.
3) Describe your experience, including the number of years, training on investigative methods and court room procedures.
4) Describe your experience, including number of years, analyzing investigative reports and methods used for determining findings.
5) Describe your experience, including number of years, negotiating and formulating complaint resolution.
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email
Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management
Northern Nevada
209 East Musser Street,
Room 101
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management
Southern Nevada
555 East Washington Avenue,
Suite 1400
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-1046

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868


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