Fraud Investigator 1/2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4788677) Apply  Fraud Investigator 1/2 Salary $3,410.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly Location Shreveport, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 204440FraudInv1/2-1.13.25SS Department DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services Opening Date 01/13/2025 Closing Date 1/18/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information Department MISSION DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters. Department VISION We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people. Department VALUES Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity. Selected Core Competencies: Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws. Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action. Selected Preferred Competencies: Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals. Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems. Thinking Creatively: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches. This position is located in the Fraud and Recovery Unit -Shreveport, La. This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months. Youmustinclude all relevant education and experience on your official State application. Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application. The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. Your experienceWILL NOTbe evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the “Duties” section for each jobthe specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience. List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire. No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities". For additional information about this vacancy, please contact Kelle Lylesvia e-mail atKelle.Lyles.DCFS@La.Gov Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Four years of experience in social services; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus one year of experience in social services; OR A bachelor's degree plus one year of experience in social services; OR A bachelor’s degree in social work or a master's degree in a social services field or education. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To conduct criminal investigations and pre-certification investigations involving the fraudulent procurement of public assistance through all agency administered entitlement programs and to assist in internal affairs investigations. LEVEL OF WORK: Experienced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Close from a Fraud Detection Supervisor or equivalent level personnel. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None. LOCATION OF WORK: Department of Children and Family Services. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Fraud Investigator 2 by the presence of limited involvement in internal affairs investigations and the absence of complex criminal recipient fraud investigations. Examples of Work EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Conducts criminal investigations involving the fraudulent procurement of monies, goods, or services through programs administered by DCFS. Assists in investigations of agency personnel suspected of employment related criminal misconduct and violations of agency, departmental, or State Civil Service personnel policies. Works with similar investigative units in state and federal law enforcement agencies. Serves documentary evidence from private concerns and governmental agencies. Deposes witnesses and interrogates suspects; secures physical evidence and handwriting specimens for analysis. Prepares comprehensive investigative and programmatic financial loss reports for use in criminal, administrative, and disciplinary action proceedings. Files criminal charges, serves as agency liaison, and acts as chief witness in related criminal, administrative, and disciplinary action proceedings. Performs pre- and post-adjudication activities including, but not limited to, locating fugitives, securing restitution, executing programmatic disqualification instruments and conferring with Department of Corrections' personnel on pre-sentence and probation revocation proceedings. Prepares detailed cost allocation statistical reports on work performed which are compiled at the state-office level and used to determine appropriate federal matching funding. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction + 3= I can accept direction + 4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction 02 ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 03 AD: Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting decisively + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act decisively + 3= I can act decisively + 4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to act decisively 04 AD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 05 MT: Rate your ability to manage time based on our definition: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing time. + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage time + 3= I can manage time + 4= I can manage time and help others improve their ability to manage time 06 MT: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 07 TC: Rate your ability to think creatively based on our definition: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking creatively + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think creatively + 3= I can think creatively + 4= I can think creatively and help others improve their ability to think creatively 08 TC: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 09 TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically + 3= I can think critically + 4= I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically 10 TCr: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 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