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Criminal Investigator 3

Salary

$4,684.00 - $9,480.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

419-210837-JAS

Department

DPS-Office of State Police

Opening Date

07/21/2025

Closing Date

7/26/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory is a part of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Since its inception in 1937. The Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory has been committed to providing the highest quality of professional forensic services to the State of Louisiana. This commitment includes applying sound scientific principles in all analyses, being responsive to our customers, conducting our operations in a fair and objective manner, and being a leader in advancing forensic science. The mission of the laboratory is to assist local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in Louisiana in the investigation of criminal activity by providing accurate and timely scientific analysis of items of physical evidence and reporting the results of those analyses to appropriate entities in the criminal justice community. Forensic scientists at the laboratory perform scientific examinations of evidence and can provide assistance in the actual collection of evidence at crime scenes when requested.

Laboratory personnel also provide expert testimony in criminal court on their findings, when requested. Analyses performed at the laboratory are often the definitive factor in proving the guilt or innocence of persons charged with criminal acts. Being the largest laboratory of its kind in the state, the

The Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory is currently accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to their testing accreditation program, which requires conformance to the ISO/IEC 17025 International Standards and any supplemental requirements, including the FBI's DNA Quality Assurance Standards (QAS). The Crime Lab is accredited in the forensic science testing disciplines of seized drugs, fire debris, impressions, biology (DNA), friction ridge (latent prints), toxicology, firearms and toolmarks, scene investigation (crime scene), bloodstain pattern analysis, and fracture match.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of experience in investigatory work while employed as a commissioned law enforcement officer plus one of the following:

Two years of experience in law enforcement, investigatory work or military intelligence work; OR

Twelve hours in law enforcement or a criminal justice field.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Possession of a current Louisiana driver's license.

Willingness and ability to attain a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.

An applicant will be disqualified if he or she has been convicted of a felony or if there are any indictments or bills of information pending against him or her in which felony charges are included; or if he or she has been convicted within the past three years of hit and run or driving while intoxicated.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=172380) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Serve as Grant Manager for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Grant Program. Beyond managing the grant's financial and operational aspects, the incumbent will oversee DNA collection activities to address historical backlogs and ensure the timely collection and processing of lawfully owed DNA samples.

Lead efforts to implement advanced technologies such as Rapid DNA analysis and oversee system enhancements like real-time fingerprint verification during the DNA collection

Supervising, Training, and Managing

Program Coordinator working closely with law enforcement agencies, the Louisiana Department of Corrections

Training and Outreach

Manage financial and programmatic reporting in strict alignment with BJA guidelines

Other Miscellaneous duties

This vacancy is located in LSP/ Crime Lab located in East Baton Rouge parish.

This position may be used to fill a probational, job appointment, or promotional opportunity.

The Criminal Investigator 3 (pay grade level PS-115) has a minimum rate of $2,161.60/bi-weekly.

How To Apply:

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 (https://jobs.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Default.aspx) 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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account.

F or more information, please contact:

Department of Public Safety

ATTN: Human Resources/Joel Sunsin

Baton Rouge, LA 70896

Fax: 225-925-6078

[email protected]

NOTE: Applications without the education and/or work experience sections completed will be considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Applicants with international degrees must provide an equivalency evaluation and a copy of their transcript at the time of application. The equivalency evaluation and transcript can be attached to the electronic application, mailed, or faxed to (225) 925-3970.

Applications submitted without the above documents will not be considered.

RESUMES ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF COMPLETING ALL SECTIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION.

Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account.

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

Are you currently Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified for the State of Louisiana?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Do you meet the Minimum Qualifications of this position?: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two (2) years of experience in investigatory work while employed as a commissioned law enforcement officer plus one of the following: Two (2) years of experience in law enforcement, investigatory work or military intelligence work; OR Twelve (12) hours in law enforcement or a criminal justice field. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Possession of a current Louisiana driver's license. Willingness and ability to attain a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification. An applicant will be disqualified if he or she has been convicted of a felony or if there are any indictments or bills of information pending against him or her in which felony charges are included; or if he or she has been convicted within the past three years of hit and run or driving while intoxicated.

+ Yes

+ No

03

If you answered “yes” to the previous question, please provide date(s) and the agency where the two (2) years of investigatory work as a commissioned law enforcement officer was performed. If you answered no experience, please enter NA.

04

To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered "No" to the above question, enter N/A.

06

Did you list ALL of your job experience and education on your application? If not, please add before submitting.

+ Yes

+ No

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State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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