What are the responsibilities and job description for the Investigator - G120 - District Attorney's Office position at Columbus Consolidated Government?
- 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.
Salary : $42,724
