Job Description

Posting Date

07/06/26

Application Deadline

07/19/26

Pay Range

MIN - MID - MAX
$29.25 - $38.63 - $48.00

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Sheriff

About the Position

The Investigator in the Professional Standards Bureau of the Sheriff’s Office performs specialized comprehensive investigations of cases involving allegations of employee misconduct and critical incidents involving Office personnel. This position plays an integral role in maintaining compliance with all related rules, regulations, laws, and Office Policies, and advanced knowledge of criminal law is a requirement.

About the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office:

Do you possess integrity, strong interpersonal skills, and do you have a desire to serve your community? We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team with a variety of openings for Civilian, Detention and Sworn personnel. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) invites you to become part of Arizona's leading law enforcement agency where we come together as a team to support and provide public safety.

Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO:

• Growth and stability since 1871
• Exceptional work-life balance: 4/10 schedule based on business needs
• Manageable workload
• Opportunity for criminal polygraph examinations
• Training opportunities with AZ Polygraph Association, American Polygraph Association, American Association of Police Polygraphists
• Network with other case agencies
• Choice of three medical plans – starting as low as $70/month
• Holidays – 10/year + 1 personal day
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System (Pension)
• Paid sick and parental leaves (birth/adoption)
• 30% discount at KinderCare daycare facilities in the Valley
• MCKids Club daycare next to headquarters.
• Access to free County gyms
• Learn more at Benefits Overview

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education

• High school diploma or GED.

Experience

• Three (3) years of related investigative experience.

OR

Combined education and experience qualifications

• Other combinations of post-secondary education or experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year for year basis.

Other requirements

• Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire.
• Training that may be provided on-the-job: FEMA NIMS – IS100 and 700; Safety; Payroll; PREA.

• Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review and a polygraph examination.

Our Preferred Candidate has

• Prior investigative experience specific to workplace misconduct.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Conducts comprehensive investigations of cases alleging misconduct by Office personnel in accordance with Policy GH-2, Internal Investigations
• Interviews employees, complainants, and witnesses; obtains and reviews evidence as needed.
• Prepares investigative reports and maintains case files.
• Maintains ongoing communication with supervisor on the status of all investigations to ensure cases are reviewed in detail and maintain compliance.
• Provides recommendations for investigative closure of allegations as unfounded, exonerated, sustained, or not sustained.
• Communicates with complainants regularly to keep them informed of the status of the investigations.
• Conducts thorough and complete investigations of all critical incidents involving Office personnel and presents facts to the Critical Incident Review Board.
• Interacts with other governmental and law enforcement agencies.
• Provides information that represents the findings of administrative investigations factually.
• Comprehends and maintains a strong working knowledge of applicable criminal law in addition to Office Policies, Procedures, and Court Orders.
• Attends and testifies in court proceedings as required.
• Maintains all County issued equipment.
• Travels offsite to meet with employees and civilians to gather evidence as necessary.
• Completes annual and mandatory training as specified in Office Policy
• Attends quarterly community meetings; interacts with the public, answers questions, and receives comments, concerns, complaints and commendations regarding Office personnel.

Working Conditions

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

The following environments described are only representative of how the essential job tasks are currently performed or envisioned. As such, in order to accommodate a disability or limitation, the essential job tasks may be performed in ways other than described on these pages.

Work occurs primarily indoors in an office setting. Position involves managing frequent interruptions, time pressures, and high work volumes. Responsibilities require concentration, accuracy, ethical conduct and a professional demeanor.

Work environment

• Indoors
• Rarely outdoors or in temperatures above 90 degrees or below 40 degrees
• Frequently in confined areas
• Conditions may rarely include smoke/dust, wet/damp areas, stairs or ladders
  

Physical environment

• Sitting, standing, walking
• Driving a vehicle
• Speaking, hearing, seeing, reading
• Distinguishing colors
• Bending/kneeling, reaching
• Twisting, climbing, crawling
• Crouching, balancing
  

Social environment

• Time pressures
• High volume of work
• Handling multiple or complicated tasks
• Accuracy
• Decision making
• Concentration/vigilance
• Teamwork
• Working in close physical proximity with others
• Conditions frequently include interruptions, unscheduled tasks, frequently changing tasks, public contact, overtime/rotating shifts
• Conditions may rarely include emergencies, dangerous environment, traumatic subject matter

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Methodology and techniques of performing investigations.
• Arizona Revised Statutes.
• Court Orders.

Skill in

• Interviewing and using interrogation techniques.
• Collecting and analyzing complex data.
• Documenting information clearly and factually.
• Applying logic to evaluate conflicting information.
• Assessing documents for accuracy and legal compliance.

Ability to

• De-escalate conflict and diffuse stressful situations.
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written format as appropriate for the audience
• Interact professionally with all levels of employees, the public, and other agencies.
• Interview diverse individuals and groups to gather details.
• Maintain updated knowledge of legal compliance needs and understand the implications of new information.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate, up to midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity and budgetary allowances.

Minimum Education

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

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