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Note: This position is open only to City of New York employees currently serving in the permanent civil service title of Investigator as well as candidates who have successfully completed and passed the Investigator exam #1083. Kindly include your final list number at the top of your resume.
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the worlds busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Departments main goal is to provide fire protection emergency medical care and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire life safety and disaster preparedness along with enforcing public safety codes. Since its inception in 1865 FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Departments core values.
The mission of the Candidate Investigation Division (CID) is to conduct background investigations of candidates for employment with the FDNY in order to ensure that those candidates meet the minimum job requirements of the Civil Service position in question. CID is comprised of managers investigators and administrative staff. All personnel assigned to CID are civilian. The CID Investigators review information and documentation provided by candidates to (1) ensure that required information and documentation is complete and (2) conduct further inquiry with outside sources such as employers schools certification and licensing authorities and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) as required for the screening of candidates. The CID administrative staff provide customer service support and provide administrative assistance in processing the preemployment background investigations of candidates. They perform fingerprinting for DCJS data entry filing and assist with posthire processing and credential verification.
The Fire Department City of New York (FDNY) seeks three Investigators to work in the Candidate Investigation Division. Reporting directly to the Deputy Director of Investigation the successful candidates will: conduct preemployment background investigations for the Firefighters EMS Youth Force Program and civilian titles according to applicable policies procedures regulation and Federal State and local laws. The Investigators will gather and verify information received from candidates including but not limited to education work experience military experience and criminal history. The investigators will obtain information from various sources using databases/information systems enter data into various databases and maintain case files. The position also entails preparing case summaries for review while performing related work and additional duties as assigned by supervision.
Qualifications :
1. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and three years of satisfactory fulltime
experience as an investigator evaluating credit worthiness searching for assets verifying information concerning education experience and other personal qualifications bearing upon character and fitness for employment; or performing investigations involving the research compilation and/or location of evidence or information in order to build a case or uncover activities of a criminal corrupt unlawful or unethical nature; or
2. An associate degree from an accredited college or university or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time experience as described in 1 above; or
3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above.
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 :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
