Overview

JOB SUMMARY:Under limited supervision of the Detective Sergeant of Investigations and the Investigations Captain, this position is responsible for investigating crimes in the County. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting other agencies, District Attorney's offices, and officers with investigations and filing the case with the District Attorney's office for prosecution. Performs other duties as assigned. This position must also be able to perform the duties of a Patrol Deputy Description. ENEFITSClear Creek County offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, which may include retirement benefits, medical, dental, and vision coverage; wellness programs; county-paid life and disability insurance; flexible spending and health savings account options; paid time off, sick leave, and holidays; Employee Assistance Program (EAP) resources; telehealth services; and voluntary supplemental benefit offerings. Benefit eligibility is based on position and scheduled hours; not all positions qualify for the full benefits package. Sheriff's Office Positions Only: Enhanced retirement benefits through FPPA. PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES: • Actions most often have a direct effect on the lives of others. • Tough decisions are made under stressful conditions, and a high degree of accuracy is required. Enforce County ordinances and State and Federal Statutes. • Coordinate the more complex criminal investigations in the County. Respond to crimes of arson, theft/burglary, assault, narcotics, suicide, and homicide. • Direct the investigations at the crime scene by acting as evidence custodian to preserve evidence, function as a criminal photographer, and ensure retrieval of evidence and evidence processing. • Interview and interrogate persons to prepare investigation reports and compile documentation to complete the case for referral to the District Attorney's office for prosecution. • Work with the District Attorney's office to prepare the case for trial. Work with County and District courts as required. Testify in criminal cases. • Instruct Deputy Sheriffs in crime scene processing, evidence collection, and reporting. • Perform administrative duties such as serving on the hiring boards and conducting internal investigations. • Assist other Deputy Sheriffs, as required, in their normal job duties. • Assist the Detentions Division with high-risk inmate transports/court security. • Teach/train in specific specialty areas related to investigations and evidence collection/management. • Video and audio dubbing as requested. • Actively engage the community and build relationships with community members, co-workers, and colleagues. • Make arrests as necessary; serve warrants and subpoenas; conduct searches and seizures involving people, vehicles, and structures. • Testify in court • Availability to work long hours • Manages the evidence section as needed • Responsible for disseminating information relating to crime trends, wanted suspects, and officer safety information to other divisions and agencies. • Conducts surveillance operations and gathers intelligence, may work undercover. • Prepares documentation of activities and information • Acts as a desk officer answering public inquiries • Attends post-mortem examinations to obtain fingerprints and nail scrapings and collects clothing and other evidence as needed in any death investigations. • Prepares crime scene diagrams and graphic representations of crime scenes • Conducts records queries from a variety of local stages • Manage and register all sex offenders in unincorporated Clear Creek County, including obtaining court conviction records, obtaining relevant police reports, determining the offender's registration requirements, updating and modifying existing sex offender's information in CCIC/NCIC within three days, coordinating house check operations, inactivates a re-locating sex offender's records, tracks all sex offende