Investigations Report Specialist (Word Processor 3)

$38,459 - $56,202/Yr

State Of Iowa - Des Moines, IA

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Des Moines, IA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Investigations Report Specialist (Word Processor 3) position within the Iowa Department of Public Safety's Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) focuses on editing, proofreading, and creating comprehensive reports based on sensitive investigative documents. This role is essential for ensuring the accuracy and clarity of reports used by prosecutors and law enforcement, requiring a high level of attention to detail and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Edit and correct communiqués, reports, narratives, and interviews submitted by DCI field agents.
• Create comprehensive reports incorporating interviews, narratives, exhibits, photos, and other documents for use by prosecutors.
• Transcribe investigative documents pertaining to highly sensitive cases.
• Proofread for accuracy, grammar, sentence structure, consistency, and clarity; make suggestions and corrections for author approval.
• Evaluate and proofread reports of team members.
• Develop and revise forms, handbooks, and other documents as required by DCI staff.
• Upload documents into the imaging system.
• Assist with training new employees and distributing workload for the unit.
• Assist supervisor with evaluating new templates.
• Assist other DCI Support Operations units with projects on an as-needed basis.

Requirements

• Ability to type at least 40 WPM NET.
• Two years of full-time experience in word processing functions such as text editing and formatting, document storage and retrieval, and document merging experience, or current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Word Processor 2.
• High attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills.
• Advanced skill with MS Word.
• Commitment to confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and maintain focus on time-sensitive tasks.
• Excellent time-management skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with legal, medical, and law enforcement terminology.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance