Posting number: 25-50
Department: Chief Deputy - Attorney General
Division: Investigations
Job classification: Security Officer
Posting type: Open
Categories: Security
Under the direction of the Chief of Investigations, duties include but are not limited to facility security, staffing a magnetometer, screening, and directing visitors, logging evidence and writing reports when required. A Security Officer is responsible for assisting Investigators in collecting and analyzing information from a variety of sources. They are required to run criminal histories providing the information to and assisting Investigators in achieving case objectives.
Security Officers are required to respond anywhere in the Attorney General's Office in the event of emergencies and to assist employees of the Attorney General's Office in the event of unruly or distraught clients or visitors.
This position requires a bachelor's degree in criminal justice or a related field or a minimum of three (3) years of law enforcement experience and certification of an agency approved training program from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board. This position requires a working knowledge of law enforcement procedures and a basic knowledge of state, federal and local laws and regulations. Basic computer skills are required. Attendance and the ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees and the general public are required.
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Illinois, representing all state officials and agencies and enforcing laws on behalf of the people of Illinois. The Office of the Attorney General also serves as the state’s largest public interest law firm, committed to protecting and advancing the interests of the people of Illinois through leadership, advocacy and legal representation.
More than 450 Assistant Attorneys General and over 300 employees serve in the Office of the Attorney General in offices in Chicago, Springfield and Carbondale as well as regional offices in Rockford, Quincy, Champaign-Urbana and Belleville.
If you’re interested in advocating for the people of Illinois and pursuing some of the most important issues affecting our communities, please visit the our website for a list of current career opportunities and overview of the Office’s Divisions and duties: http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/jobs/agency_profile.pdf.
