***Please ensure application is complete with detailed job description/tasks performed, employment beginning and ending date information, and hours worked per week. Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) and Resume are required. Applications received without a SOQ and resume will not be considered. Cover letters will not be accepted in place of a SOQ and/or resume.***
Come to a place that values integrity, professional development, and a team atmosphere. Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations is looking for talented, independent, and creative individuals to assist with criminal investigations in one of several of our offices located around the state.
Under the close supervision of the Supervising Special Investigator I, within the Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA), the Special Investigator Assistant assists with criminal field investigations in an assigned geographical area involving violations of occupational safety and health standards, orders, special orders and Section 25910 of the Health and Safety Code in which there is a serious injury or death involving occupational safety and health violations. The incumbent will primarily assist with BOI cases in which there are Regulatory, General, and/or no citations issued to the employer. The incumbent will also provide assistance to the Special Investigators and Supervising Special Investigator I in the furtherance of a criminal investigation, including surveillance, evidence gathering, interviews, and processing a crime scene. Individuals appointed to this classification perform a variety of duties, such as processing, preserving and collecting evidence, obtaining statements from witnesses, victims and suspects; and preparing cases, including identifying suspects, recommending charges, and contacting Law Enforcement for referred case updates.
***There is one Special Investigator Assistant position available in Sacramento and one Special Investigator Assistant position available in Los Angeles. If you are interested in more than one location and/or position, please apply to each specific job control in CalCareers.***
This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR §249.3
To be considered for this Special Investigator Assistant job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility. To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin:
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=4318
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Bureau of Investigations Los Angeles Office
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1850
Los Angeles, CA 90071
***If you are interested in more than one location and/or position, please submit an application for each specific job control.***
The incumbent works a minimum of 40 hours a week, over 50% in the field, which may require driving long distances at various hours of the day and night, bending, stooping, walking and carrying investigative equipment and evidence. Incumbent’s priorities may quickly change due to need to respond to fatal incidents. Incumbents, at incident scenes, are exposed to loud noises, dust, construction/manufacturing equipment, hazardous environments, bodily fluids, body parts, and deceased victims. While in the office, incumbents are in an air conditioned, high-rise building with elevator access, in a cubicle with artificial lighting. This position requires instate travel, including one to three night overnight trips within California, based on assignments, and as determined according to the needs of the Department.
Candidates must possess a valid California driver's license and be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment.
