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Description:

Summary

Under general supervision, investigates assigned cases to assist in the protection of the city’s residents and property; enforcement of laws and ordinances and follows department’s policies and procedures applicable to span of control while preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States of America.

Required Additional Documents

Applicants will need to download the below required documents (Hiring Process Letter, Background Waiver and Physical Ability Waiver) to be submitted with the online application: Applications without these documents will be considered incomplete and may result in disqualification.

Those forms will need to be completed, signed and notarized (where applicable), and then uploaded/attached with the application. Please do not submit other documents (including resumes, cover letters, transcripts, DD214s, etc). To submit the forms after your application has been submitted, use lpdrecruiter@leandertx.gov

Once you have submitted all required forms, you will be sent an invitation link to create an account with Guardian Alliance; Complete the online personal history statement via the Guardian Alliance platform. You cannot proceed in the process without completing and submitting your personal history statement. A preliminary basic background check will be conducted and you will be notified if selected to continue to the written/physical test.

Salary
Investigator starting pay is $34.67 - $39.80 ($72, 113.60 - $82,784.00 annualized) plus benefits. This is depending on experience at similar size or larger agency.

Application Deadline
Application deadline is May 17, 2024 at Noon. Physical ability test and written test will be on June 1, 2024 (additional days may be scheduled as needed). Initial Oral boards are scheduled for the week of June 10, 2024. EOE.

Essential Duties & Required Qualifications

Duties and Responsibilities:

After a field training period, conduct criminal investigations, interview and interrogate suspects, investigate crimes, reach appropriate conclusions and have ability to articulate these facts and circumstances into a professional narrative.
Collect, review, and prepare evidence from crime scenes and death investigations, while maintaining proper chain of custody, for trial. This also includes video and audio recordings from crime scenes, photographing the scenes, and proper storage of this media.
As needed for the investigations, issue citations and make custody arrests.
Keep records of activities and make timely reports concerning all findings of investigations.
Share information and work with other law enforcement agencies as directed and appropriate. Prepare cases and present them to grand juries, district courts and county courts for review. Coordinate prosecution with district and county attorneys as required, and testify in court when required.
When not on duty, maintain a rotating on-call status with other detectives for response as needed.
Work overflow cases and priority cases based on immediate need and priority of the case to include sexual assault cases, Child Protective Services cases, death investigation cases and violent and immediate threat cases.
Follow-up and communicate with victims on case status, as appropriate.
Assist other specialized units when needed.
May work in special programs as assigned. These assignments may include CALEA proofs, recruiting, background investigations, officer field training, and attending civic and related functions in a public relations role.
May be assigned to work patrol duty and be capable to meet all physical and weapon qualification requirements if assigned to this function.

Required Education and Experience:

Three years of experience as an investigator, with at least two years of experience in a patrol officer capacity.

Required Certificate and Licenses:

Valid Texas Class C driver’s license or the ability to obtain within 90 days of hire date.
Currently a licensed peace officer with TCOLE license at an intermediate certificate level.
1. If from out of state, already have obtained a TCOLE license, and be eligible for intermediate certificate upon completion of required courses.

Preferred Education, Experience, Certifications, and Licenses:

At least two TCOLE approved investigator courses from this list: New Detective/Investigator, SAFVIC, Homicide/Death Investigations, Financial Crimes Investigations, Search Warrant Preparation, Child Death Investigations or CAC experience, computer forensic examiner, robbery investigations, interview/interrogation, or crime scene photography.
Three years of experience as a dedicated investigator.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Municipal police administration and organization
Departmental rules and regulations, all appropriate criminal laws, including city ordinances and appropriate administrative laws. Observes safety and security procedures. Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines.
The use and care of specialized equipment. Including police car, police radio, handgun and other weapons as required, handcuffs, first aid equipment, and any other equipment as required.
Mandates and covenants required by department’s participation in the various law enforcement information and resource systems.
Possessing excellent customer service skills and phone etiquette.
Skill and ability in required job skills and knowledge with accuracy and thoroughness. Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills. Keeps abreast of current developments. Requires minimal supervision.
Displays willingness to make professional decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in decision making process. Makes timely decisions.
Normal speech, normal or corrected vision, and normal or corrected hearing.
Understand and execute oral and written instructions and ask questions when instructions are unclear.
Establish and maintain professional working relationships, balancing team and individual responsibilities. Delegate work assignments.
Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines.

Physical Demands & Additional Information

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and be able to lift, push, or pull up to and in excess of 100 pounds with or without assistance, if required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work may involve an element of danger and requires physical strength and agility at times to apprehend or subdue persons suspected of crimes; job incumbents must have the ability to walk or run rapidly, engage in physical altercations and confrontations, subdue or calm a combative individual and to rescue victims. Job incumbents may be required to work near traffic/accident hazards; near moving mechanical parts, in high, precarious places; and with explosives and may be occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or air borne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, vibration, insect stings, and temperature extremes; may be exposed to blood and communicable diseases; may encounter hostile or violent individuals; may be subject to verbal and/or physical attack or assault from individuals and/or may be subject to gunfire. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.