Law Enforcement Special Agent I

This position is located in the Northwest Region. The Agent must reside within 35 miles of the Northwest Regional Office in Woodward.

MAJOR WORK DUTIES:
1. Independently conducts investigations and other inquiries in accordance with training, legal standards, and OSBI policy.  Prepares cases for prosecutorial review and court.  Provides testimony in court. 
2. Collects, preserves, and/or supervises the collection and preservation of evidence in accordance with legal standards and OSBI policy.
3. Writes investigative reports, prosecutorial reports, intelligence reports and other memoranda, correspondence, and special reports.
4. Successfully meets all training requirements mandated by the State of Oklahoma and the OSBI.

Successful applicants must be willing to submit to a drug screen, polygraph examination, psychological evaluation (commissioned positions only), and a thorough background investigation.  Certain events automatically disqualify an applicant, such as, felony conviction; admission of an undetected crime that, if known, would have been a felony charge; failure to pay federal or state income tax; positive confirmed drug urine test; illegal use of a controlled substance within certain time frames.

This job family consists of five levels which are distinguished by the complexity of job assignments, expertise required to complete assigned duties, level of experience and degree of responsibility and accountability for providing leadership and direction to others.

Level I: 
This is the basic level where employees are assigned responsibilities involving entry level work in a training status to build skills in conducting various types of investigations, interviewing witnesses, collecting and analyzing evidence and other related duties.  In this role, they will primarily assist higher-level agents in completing work activities related to the investigation of various crimes or other incidents.

Level I:     
Education and Experience requirements at this level are contained in Title 74 O.S. Section 150.8A:  “An Agent, at the time of his appointment to the Bureau, shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.”