Job Title: Civilian Background Investigator
Hours: Part Time
Job Description:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
* Interviews candidates for employment regarding information provided to the Middletown Police Department in the Personal History Statement.
* Interviews references provided by the candidate including relatives, neighbors, current and
former employers, and any other people as deemed necessary based on the investigation.
* Obtains other documents from the candidate to verify the suitability for employment,
including but not limited to a credit history report and criminal history report; provides a
narrative interpretation of the report.
* Obtains copies of all pertinent accident and police reports from law enforcement agencies,
and any other documents as required for the background investigation.
* Prepares reports of backgrounds on candidates for employment consistent with Peace Officer
Standards and Training (POST) guidelines as well as Middletown Police Department policy.
* Keeps detailed and comprehensive notes on assigned investigations.
* Prepares reports that articulate the correlation between qualifying/disqualifying information
and the job dimensions as recognized by POST.
* Travel by automobile or other means in areas outside of Middletown in order to gather
background investigation information.
* Performs related duties as assigned.
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