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Investigator - G120 - District Attorney's Office

Investigator - G120 - District Attorney's Office

Columbus Consolidated GovernmentColumbus, GA, US
8 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
  • Prepares case files for prosecution.
  • Attends preliminary hearings on all felony cases.
  • Obtains police reports and transcripts; obtains investigators' observations; obtains crime lab reports, photos, and evidence; runs criminal background checks; obtains medical records.
  • Prepares discovery information for defense counsel.
  • Interviews victims and witnesses.
  • Prepares for motion hearings.
  • Transports evidence to crime labs.
  • Testifies before the Grand Jury.
  • Prepares cases for trial; verifies that subpoenas have been served to all witnesses; obtains all evidence needed for the case while observing chain of custody procedures; interviews and reviews the case file with witnesses; obtains certified court records; makes documents for court presentation including maps or photos.
  • Oversees the maintenance of an assigned vehicle.
  • Assists in the administration of department files.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
  • Knowledge of the Rules of Evidence and of the Georgia Criminal Code.
  • Knowledge of the practices and procedures of criminal investigation.
  • Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws.
  • Skill in criminal investigation procedures.
  • Skill in the use of assigned firearms.
  • Skill in negotiation and persuasion.
  • Skill in using basic office equipment and computerized research resources.
  • Skill in public and interpersonal relations.
  • Skill in oral and written communication.
  • Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
  • Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship / internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

    The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects.

    • Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
    • Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
    • Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
    • Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
    • Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
    • Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
    • Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
    • Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
    • Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
    • Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
    • Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
    • Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
    • Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
    • Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
    • Standing – for sustained periods of time.
    • Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
    • Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
    • Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
    • Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles / heavy equipment.
    • Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
    • The work is typically performed in an office.

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