Intake Investigator

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ABOUT THE CCRB:

The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is charged with investigating mediating and prosecuting complaints which members of the public file against New York City police officers alleging the use of force abuse of authority discourtesy offensive language untruthful statements made by officers and racial profiling and biased policing. The Board consists of 15 members who are appointed by the Mayor the City Council and Public Advocate or designated by the police commissioner. The Board is responsible for governing the agency. The Executive Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency. As the largest police oversight agency in the United States the CCRB currently investigates approximately 4500 complaints each year.

ABOUT THE INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION:

Led by the Agencys Chief of Investigations the CCRBs Investigations Division is comprised of:

- Several General Investigations Squads tasked with all aspects of investigating cases that fall within the agencys FADO jurisdiction.
- Two Racial Profiling and Bias-Based Policing Squads (RPBP) tasked with investigating cases that fall within the agencys FADO jurisdiction that also include an allegation or suspicion that an officers action was motivated by a civilians membership in any of ten protected categories: race national origin/ethnicity color religion age immigration or citizenship status gender/gender identity sexual orientation disability and housing status.
- A Case Closing Squad tasked with rapidly completing investigations when the investigator originally assigned to the case is unable to complete the investigation.
- A Special Operations Unit tasked with functions that support facilitate or supplement all investigations such as conducting intake interviews collecting evidence securing documents and body-worn camera footage and arranging for cases to be mediated.
- A Training Unit tasked with conducting a comprehensive multi-week training program for newly hired investigators and providing in-service trainings that prepare Investigators to handle all aspects of their jobs.

CCRB seeks an Intake/Field Investigator. Job duties will include:

- Taking calls in the Intake call center.
- Receive complaints from citizens with regard to allegations of police misconduct and assess whether they are within CCRB jurisdiction.
- Enter complaints into the CCRB system that are received via mail email or referral from another agency.
- Schedule complainants for interviews with regard to complaints of police misconduct.
- Speak on the phone with witnesses from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
- From time to time conduct fieldwork in all areas of the city.

New intake staff will undergo orientation training and are assigned to the Intake unit managed by supervisors with investigator and/or administrative experience.

How to apply:

Submit resume cover letter and writing sample via the New York City Jobs Portal (). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

INVESTIGATOR (CCRB) - 31165

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time