Social Services Investigator

Employees in this class investigate cases of alleged welfare fraud and conduct internal agency investigations.  The work involves research and field investigation of individuals and vendors in cases where there is allegation or suspicion of improper amounts of payments, failure to make support payments, and attempted or actual welfare fraud.  Incumbents are responsible for gathering evidence and documentation, including individuals’ statements to develop cases.  The work includes negotiating payment agreements according to individual circumstances.  The work is performed under general direction, with broad discretion permitted in carrying out the details of the work.  The incumbent performs related work as required.

Either:

(A)       Possession of Bachelor's Degree in criminal justice or a closely related field; OR

(B)       Possession of Associate's Degree in criminal justice or a closely related field, AND two (2) years of field investigation* experience; OR

(C)       Successful completion of sixty (60) credit hours at a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university AND three (3) years of field investigation* experience.

*Field investigation involves traveling to an office, home, place of business or other location deemed important to the investigation.  Data and evidence are gathered from these field visits and statements and/or affidavits from involved individuals and witnesses may be obtained.

PROMOTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have permanent, full-time competitive status for a period of twelve (12) months as a Senior Resource Investigator or Social Welfare Examiner OR eighteen (18) months as a Resources Investigator in the Oneida County Department of Family and Community Services immediately preceding the date of this examination.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:  Possession of a valid New York State driver’s license at time of appointment.  License must remain valid throughout appointment.

1. Verifiable part-time experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
2. Degree(s) must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If the degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, the candidate must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates will be required to pay the evaluation fee.

To apply, go to https://oneida-portal.mycivilservice.com/post/jobopps and create an account. Then you can apply to whichever position(s) you are interested in.

If you have any questions please reach out to CivilService@oneidacountyny.gov or call the Personnel office at 315-798-5726