What Success Looks Like In This Job
The mission of the District Attorney’s Office is to create a safer community through positive partnerships with law enforcement and other community members, earn and hold the trust and respect of the citizens that we are privileged and honored to serve, pursue justice through the fair and ethical prosecutions of criminal offenders, and seek justice for victims of crime.
The District Attorney’s Office seeks an Investigator to advance the mission of the DA’s Office. Investigators perform a variety of semi-complex and complex investigations of felony and misdemeanor crimes for the Office of the District Attorney; assists Senior Investigators with investigations of complex crimes as assigned.
Examples of Duties for Success
- Specific duties include investigating and filing felony cases to completion, interviewing witnesses, writing thorough and well-documented reports, warrant preparation and working collaboratively with a team of investigators and Deputy District Attorneys to seek justice on cases.
- May travel throughout the metro area to serve personal legal process such as subpoena, summons, asset forfeitures, legal notices to witnesses & defendants of cases filed by the District Attorney. ?Further duties include establishing, as necessary, the location of persons to be served through standardized procedures (e.g. motor vehicle records, state employment records and utility records). Provides, on an as-needed basis, the transportation of witnesses to court appearances and in-office interviews.
- A commitment to working with integrity keeping our community safe and making our criminal justice system better.
- Considerable knowledge of civil and criminal law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, statutes and ordinance applicable to the 17th Judicial District of Colorado.
- Ability to perform all peace officer related duties;
- Excellent oral communication skills for working collaboratively with supervisors, Deputy District Attorneys, colleagues and for interviewing witnesses
- Outstanding writing skills for writing thorough, well-documented reports
- Ability to act/react in stressful and/or threatening situations and ability to operate vehicles, equipment and firearms utilized in investigative work.
- Ability to conduct complicated investigations of felony and misdemeanor crimes under general supervisions
- Ability to conduct interviews of victims and witnesses to crime;
- Ability to research, categorize and analyze considerable amounts of data as required;
- Ability to prepare, write and complete accurate reports.
- Ability to be flexible to meet the demands and needs of the position.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, co-workers, attorneys, suspects, witnesses, other police agencies, personnel and the general public
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Physical Demands - Employees are required to
- Ability to carry a firearm and qualify with the firearm on a quarterly basis
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time
- Ability to stand, walk, and climb stairs while maintaining proper balance
- Ability to see near (2') and far (20') with or without the use of prescription eyewear
Capable of wearing personal protective equipment to include eye and ear protection
- Infectious and contagious disease
- The risk of blood borne disease
- Housekeeping/cleaning agent
- Noxious odor
- Inclement weather conditions to include hot and cold temperature
- Unruly person
- High noise conditions (i.e. firearms range – Hearing Protection is required
- Hazardous air borne particulates (To include lead when at the firearms range)
Qualifications for Success
QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCCESS:
- Five (5) years of previous law enforcement experience, must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License, Certification as a Colorado Peace Officer and minimally qualified as a marksman to established unit standards.
- Five (5) years of previous law enforcement experience as an investigator/detective
- State law requires a physical examination and a psychological evaluation of an applicant be completed before an applicant may be appointed
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
- Ability to read, write and/or speak Spanish is desirable.
Cover Letter and Resume: To be considered for this position, a cover letter and resume MUST be attached to the application.
Adams County complies with Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act (“JAFA”). JAFA prohibits employers from asking individuals to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation on an initial employment application. However, additional application materials such as certifications and transcripts containing this information may be required for certain positions; if such additional materials are requested, applicants may redact information that identifies the applicant’s age, date of birth, or dates or attendance or graduation.
