What are the responsibilities and job description for the Evidence Custodian position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Contact and conduct investigative interviews of candidates, employers, co-workers, neighbors, and other relevant parties; develop and pursue lines of inquiry. These interviews may take place off-sight and may require occasional travel.
- Gather, verify, and analyze arrest reports, witness statements, financial records, employment history, and other relevant documents.
- Obtain records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, and State and Municipal law enforcement records, where the candidate has resided to determine if the candidate was a witness, victim, suspect or perpetrator of any crime.
- Prepare detailed and complete interview statements for each person interviewed to allow a reviewer to draw reasonable and logical conclusions about the prospective candidates.
- Prepare a detailed summary of adverse information based upon objective analysis and evaluation of candidate’s background and interviewee statements.
- Prepare a final background investigation package for presentation, review, and final recommendation to supervision and management by organizing all investigative material following established procedures. Scan and save documentation in file.
- Make additional inquiries to determine the credibility of statements.
- Meet regularly with management and/or candidates to keep them updated on the status of the investigation.
- Review completed background interview forms for each candidate checking for inconsistencies, errors, omissions, falsifications, and minimum requirements to ensure accuracy and completion before beginning the background investigation.
- Attend training sessions and seminars; train and advise others as needed.
- Administer a Personnel Evaluation Profile (PEP) questionnaire for each new hire.
- Serve as backup to the evidence custodian.
- Other administrative tasks may be assigned as needed.