JOB
This recruitment will establish a candidate pool of qualified competitive applicants and will remain open until filled.
The County of Riverside's Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), Special Investigations Unit, is seeking to fill a position for the Welfare Fraud Investigator throughout the Western Region of Riverside County.
This recruitment may be used for future vacancies throughout the County.
Welfare Fraud Investigators (WFI) are sworn peace officers that enforce the provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code and are responsible for investigating applicants and/or recipients of public assistance programs, such as CalFresh (SNAP), CalWORKs, General Assistance (GA), Child Care, and other benefit programs administered by the Department of Public Social Services. WFIs gather information, review documents, analyze data, conduct searches, witness interviews, and surveillance when necessary to provide relevant information to authorize, reject, reduce, and/or close fraudulent assistance benefits. WFI's are also responsible for providing support to CPS in conducting missing juvenile investigations as well as transporting high risk wards of the court county-wide, state-wide, and out of state, and performing security detail as needed at the welcome center. Additionally, WFIs may act as a witness during criminal court proceedings and administrative appeal hearings.
The ideal candidate for this position will have sworn law enforcement experience or a background in public assistance investigation, as well as, working knowledge of public assistance laws, rules, and regulations. Bilingual Spanish skill is desired, but not required.
POST certified, lateral candidates, from other law enforcement agencies are encouraged to apply.
Incumbents must either possess Basic POST Certifications at date of hire or obtain a basic POST Certificate within 12 months from date of hire. The County of Riverside sends newly hired Welfare Fraud Investigators who do not possess a Basic POST Certificate through Riverside Community College's Ben Clark Training Center to obtain the certification.
Meet the Team!
The County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services is comprised of employees who work collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations to serve the needs of the community. Can you see yourself here?
jfc:33302103 EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
- Review case files to locate alleged violations, determine validity of allegations and extract case file information useful to the investigation.
- Locate and interview suspected persons, absent parents, witnesses and company and agency representatives to obtain and verify information and evidence; analyze and evaluate statements, information and evidence obtained through interviews and investigations.
- Examine a variety of records to secure information concerning suspected violations; gather and assemble reports, statements, affidavits, and other forms of evidence for use in legal actions; gather, preserve, analyze and evaluate physical evidence for presentation in hearings and court; use electronic and electronic data processing equipment to collect evidence.
- Prepare and serve search warrants; prepare legal and general correspondences, investigative reports and other documents as directed.
- Interpret, explain and apply provisions of ongoing and new laws, rules, and regulations related to the investigations of welfare fraud and/or other special investigations.
- Prepare subjects for photo line-up to identify suspects; prepare and process extradition forms; identify, investigate, detain, and arrest suspects and appear in court to provide required information; file criminal complaints with the District Attorney's Office.
- Acts as a liaison between DPSS and the District Attorney's Office; correspond with County departments, other departmental staff, as well as various external agencies in the coordination of investigations.
- Conduct special investigations of internal affairs matters, applicant's background, alleged civil rights violations, DPSS court dependent problems, and other issues as directed.
- Conduct investigations of missing/runaway juveniles; locate and transport juveniles to and from group homes, hospitals, mental facilities, juvenile detention centers, family residences and airports, all of which may be both within or out of the County of Riverside and the State of California; comply and enforce appropriate safety guidelines to ensure officer safety, public safety, and the security of the juvenile.
- Respond to lobby security panic alarms and incidents involving members of the public creating a public safety risk to themselves, staff or others located in assigned DPSS County facilities; serve in a sworn peace officer capacity and tactfully deal with escalating situations until local law enforcement agencies respond.
- Assist with court-ordered juvenile visitations and monitoring of dependent care.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
APPLICATION PROCESS:
1. Qualification Review
2. Physical Agility Test (Required for those that have never held a POST certificate. Candidates with an expired POST will not need to take the physical agility.)
3. Hiring Interviews
Who May Apply:
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Application Status
How to confirm your application was received or check on the status of your application, log-in to www.GovernmentJobs.com, click on your name in the upper right corner, and click on “Applications & Status.”
Due to the nature and volume of this recruitment you may only receive correspondence if you are scheduled to complete the physical agility test, referred for an interview, or when the event is complete.
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For Questions Regarding This Recruitment:
Contact Christopher Recinos [email protected] or at 951 - 955 – 9883. Please allow 1 – 3 business days for a response for your inquiry.
