Job Description and Duties Under the general supervision of the Supervising Special Investigator I, the Special Investigator will conduct independent investigations to include planning, organizing, report writing and conducting interviews, which may require traveling throughout the State of California. This advertisement will run until filled with the following cutoff dates for review of applications:
- July 17, 2026
- July 27, 2026
- August 6, 2026
- August 17, 2026
- August 27, 2026
- September 7, 2026
- September 17, 2026
- September 28, 2026
- October 8, 2026 You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Minimum Requirements You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
- SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR Additional Documents
- Job Application Package Checklist
- Duty Statement Department Information The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing is an agency in the Executive Branch of California State Government. It was created in 1970 by the Ryan Act and is the oldest of the autonomous state standards boards in the nation. The major purpose of the agency is to serve as a state standards board for educator preparation for the public schools of California, the licensing and credentialing of professional educators in the State, the enforcement of professional practices of educators, and the discipline of credential holders in the State of California. Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the temporary Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee receive a temporary reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits. The temporary salary reduction percentage and the number of PLP 2025 leave credits are based on the position’s associated bargaining unit. The salary range(s) included in this job advertisement do not include the temporary salary reduction.
Department Website:
https://www.ctc.ca.gov/ Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Major in criminal justice, law enforcement, criminology, or business or public administration.
- Minor in criminal justice, law enforcement, criminology, business, or public administration with evidence that the following courses have been completed: introduction to criminal justice, introduction to criminal law, basic investigation, evidence, criminal procedure, and philosophy of law.
Benefits
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website. Statement of Qualifications Resumes and/or Cover Letters DO NOT take the place of the SOQ. Instructions: Answers should not exceed two pages, single space. The front should be in 12-point Calibri. Candidates must write their name on the left side of the document and include the question before each answer.
- Explain your experience and training in conducting investigations and report writing. Provide examples of skills used when completing the above tasks.
- While conducting an investigation, a witness you are attempting to interview becomes uncooperative and is unwilling to participate in the investigation. How would you handle this situation
- An irate educator whose case you are assigned calls and challenges you and the Agency’s review process. The educator escalates the conversation to become inappropriate. How would you handle and de-escalate the conversation?
- Explain your process for managing large volumes of tasks that require both accuracy and speed. What systems or habits do you rely on? Include an example where this process was tested?