Review Vacancy

Date Posted: 04/10/25
Applications Due: 06/02/25
Vacancy ID: 184841

Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of

TitleInvestigative Counsel

Occupational CategoryEnforcement or Protective Services

Salary Grade661

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $90931 to $114940 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 25%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County To Be Determined

Street Address NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

To Be Determined- See Additional Comments

City Alden, Erie County; or Utica, Oneida County

StateNY

Zip Code00000

Job Specifics

Duties Description The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is seeking qualified candidates for consideration to serve as an Investigative Counsel, in OSI assigned to OSI’s new Quality Assurance Team. OSI’s principal goal is to prevent, detect, identify, expose, and eliminate criminal activity, misconduct, physical and sexual abuse, corruption, fraud, waste, and other improper behavior within DOCCS. The purpose of OSI’s Quality Assurance Team is to ensure the highest quality review and quality control across OSI’s function. Quality control reviews of case files, evidence, and reports improve the quality and thoroughness of OSI’s investigations. The Investigative Counsel’s perspectives would assist with the analysis of the witness statements, physical evidence, documents, videos, etc., to ensure that OSI’s assessment and weighing of the evidence are rigorous and evidence supports both administrative and criminal charges to hold offenders accountable and provide information to help improve the Department’s operations. When investigations uncover criminal conduct, OSI refers matters for prosecution to the applicable federal, state and/or local prosecutor; OSI Investigative Counsel will work with other OSI staff and the relevant prosecutors towards successful outcomes.

OSI Investigative Counsels will focus on investigations of physical and sexual assaults. In addition to performing Quality Assurance reviews, the attorney would also bolster the investigative work by adding an attorney’s perspective to the evidence. Investigative Counsels will be assigned to work with an investigative team on major cases and assist OSI’s investigative staff in drafting reports and formulating recommendations to Departmental executives to improve policies and procedures. Investigative Counsels will also collaborate with OSI’s analysts on special projects will enable OSI to mitigate risk and prevent significant incidents and assess the current culture of a facility.

Minimum Qualifications The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is seeking qualified candidates for consideration to serve as an Investigative Counsel, in OSI assigned to OSI’s new Quality Assurance Team. OSI’s principal goal is to prevent, detect, identify, expose, and eliminate criminal activity, misconduct, physical and sexual abuse, corruption, fraud, waste, and other improper behavior within DOCCS. The purpose of OSI’s Quality Assurance Team is to ensure the highest quality review and quality control across OSI’s function. Quality control reviews of case files, evidence, and reports improve the quality and thoroughness of OSI’s investigations. The Investigative Counsel’s perspectives would assist with the analysis of the witness statements, physical evidence, documents, videos, etc., to ensure that OSI’s assessment and weighing of the evidence are rigorous and evidence supports both administrative and criminal charges to hold offenders accountable and provide information to help improve the Department’s operations. When investigations uncover criminal conduct, OSI refers matters for prosecution to the applicable federal, state and/or local prosecutor; OSI Investigative Counsel will work with other OSI staff and the relevant prosecutors towards successful outcomes.

OSI Investigative Counsels will focus on investigations of physical and sexual assaults. In addition to performing Quality Assurance reviews, the attorney would also bolster the investigative work by adding an attorney’s perspective to the evidence. Investigative Counsels will be assigned to work with an investigative team on major cases and assist OSI’s investigative staff in drafting reports and formulating recommendations to Departmental executives to improve policies and procedures. Investigative Counsels will also collaborate with OSI’s analysts on special projects will enable OSI to mitigate risk and prevent significant incidents and assess the current culture of a facility.

Additional Comments Location: Alden, Erie County; or Utica, Oneida County, NY

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How to Apply

Name Office of Special Investigations, Attn: Recruitment and Hiring

Telephone

Fax

Email Address specialinvestigations@doccs.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

1220 Washington Avenue, Building 4

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

 

Notes on ApplyingInterested qualified individuals should apply to OSI by submitting a resume and cover letter by either email ( specialinvestigations@doccs.ny.gov ) or US Mail, addressed to:

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Office of Special Investigations (Attn: Recruitment & Hiring)
1220 Washington Ave., Building 4
Albany, NY 12226-2050