BACKGROUND INVESTIGATOR, REMOTE (1099)
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Customer Focused: We are customer-focused and results-driven.
- Growth Minded: We believe in collaborative learning and industry best practices to deliver excellence.
- Fact Finders: We are passionate investigators for discovery and truth.
- Community and Employee Partnerships: We believe there is no greater power for transformation than delivering on what communities and employees care about.
- Sworn personnel (POST-compliant cases)
- Public safety dispatchers
- Security management and supervisory roles
- Security officers (fast track cases)
- Follow-up or discovery work tied to disqualifying or unforeseen findings
- Conducting candidate interviews remotely (video/phone) as needed
- Conducting reference interviews remotely
- Completing employment, education, and other verification steps as assigned
- Reviewing records and documenting findings clearly and objectively
- Conducting social media and open-source research in compliance with applicable laws
- Writing accurate, timely investigation summaries and reports aligned with POST standards and program requirements
- Coordinating with internal project management and quality review teams to support final report submission
- Maintaining secure handling of sensitive information and following documentation standards
- Paid per completed investigation, not hourly, unless specifically approved in advance for a task.
- POST-compliant investigations: up to $645 per case
- POST Background Investigator certification (required for sworn cases)
- Minimum five (5) years conducting pre-employment background investigations for law enforcement or public safety agencies
- Strong knowledge of POST standards and Government Code 1031 and 1029
- Strong written communication and disciplined documentation practices
- Comfortable working independently, managing multiple cases, and meeting deadlines
- Comfortable working in a remote, case-driven environment
- Strong attention to detail and ability to produce consistent, defensible documentation
- Remote (California-based)
- Are paid per case or approved task-based work
- May accept or decline assignments based on availability
- Set their own schedules within case deadlines
- May provide services to other clients
This is a remote position.
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