Employment opening at Cook County

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Job Description




SUPERVISOR OF INVESTIGATIONS (AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS/WEEKENDS) - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Requisition ID: 00116089


Job Posting: Jul 17, 2014, 8:33:50 AM (Closing Date: Jul 31, 2014, 11:59:00 PM) Extended to Monday August 4, 2014.
Full-time

A.M.

P.M.




Posting Salary: $55892-$63948 ANNUALLY
Organization: Offices Under the President












Cook County Offices

Under The President


Administrative Hearings

Auditor

Bureau of Administration

Bureau of Economic Development

Bureau of Finance

Bureau of Human Resources

Bureau of Technology

Facilities

Office of the President




Job Summary


Under the direction of the Manager of Field Investigations or designee, functions in a supervisory capacity to manage Investigators in connection with Home Rule Taxes, rulings, regulations, policies and procedures. Serves as a liaison to effectively communicate with internal personnel, hostile business owners, operators, wholesalers, distributors or taxpayers regarding investigative matters. Prepares documentation and produces evidence for Administrative Hearings against Home Rule Tax violators. Supervises lower-level Investigators and provides documented proof of suspected violations at Administrative Hearing cases. Provides tickets of all fines imposed upon violators and testifies on behalf of the County with regard to answering questions regarding the investigations. Performs investigative duties and focuses on canvassing retail and wholesale businesses within Cook County. Performs other duties as assigned.






MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

•Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Criminology or Business is required. (Must provide original college/university transcript at time of interview)*


•Four (4) years of full-time work experience conducting tax, accounting, finance or other types of investigations to include two (2) years of work experience in Investigation in a County, Local, State or Federal government as a law enforcement investigator or officer is required.


•Shifts vary after 12:00 pm Central Daylight Time (CDT) for an eight-hour period. Must be able to work these various shifts.


•Will be required to work three (3) or more days per month to attend trainings, court appearances and departmental meetings as assigned by the Manager of Field Investigations.


•Two (2) years of full-time work experience supervising others is required.


•A valid driver’s license and proof of insurance is required. (Must provide proof at time of interview)


•Must be able to lift at least fifty (50) pounds.


*Degrees awarded outside of the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States’ territories and Canada, must be credentialed by either the World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE). Original credentialing documents must be presented at time of interview.



KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

Knowledge of Federal, State, County and Local laws, ordinances, regulations, policies and procedures that directly or indirectly affect the collection of taxes and fees. Knowledge of tax or other types of field investigation techniques, policies and procedures. Skill in Microsoft Office Suite. Skill in report writing, supervising and gathering information resulting from field investigations. Ability to interview and obtain information during field investigations/inspections. Ability to effectively communicate with internal personnel, hostile business owners, operators or taxpayers. Ability to perform in-depth and confidential investigations. Ability to analyze, prepare and/or present investigation/inspection findings or conclusions in a logical manner. Ability to work a flexible work schedule for purposes of conducting field investigations. This position requires moderate to extensive travel to work assignments throughout Cook County for which the employee must provide his or her own adequate means of transportation. This position requires various types of physical exertion including walking, standing considerable lengths of time, lifting, pulling, pushing, squatting and moving objects of moderate to heavy weight.



The duties listed are not set forth for purposes of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a job title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee's normal line of work.



VETERAN’S PREFERENCE

When applying for employment with Cook County Government, preference is given in the application process to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for more than 180 consecutive days, or during War Time. To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must:


•MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION.
•IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS A VETERAN ON THEIR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION BY ANSWERING YES TO THE QUESTION “Are you a military veteran?”
•ATTACH A COPY OF THEIR DD 214, DD 215 or NGB 22 (NOTICE OF SEPARATION) AT TIME OF APPLICATION FILING. IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE DD 214S, 215S, OR NGB 22S, PLEASE SUBMIT THE ONE WITH THE LATEST DATE. COAST GUARD MUST SUBMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE MILITARY SEPARATION FROM EITHER THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (BEFORE 911) OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (AFTER 911).

VETERAN MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL APPLICABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS AT TIME OF INTERVIEW.



Benefits Package
•Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
•Basic Term Life Insurance
•Pension Plan and Deferred Compensation Program
•Employee Assistance Program
•Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Time
•You May Qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

For further information on our excellent benefits package, please click on the following link:

http://www.cookcountyrisk.com/

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