This position supports fraud prevention efforts by assisting with the review, analysis, and investigation of potential workers compensation fraud and abuse. It helps ensure integrity in the system by gathering facts, reviewing records, and supporting investigative actions. As a Special Investigator Trainee, you will perform the following duties:
- Investigation Support: Assist the lead investigator in identifying and examining suspected fraud or abuse cases
- Evidence Collection: Gather documents, review records, and conduct preliminary interviews to verify facts
- Record Review: Analyze financial and claims information to identify inconsistencies or questionable data
- Interagency Contact: Coordinate with SWIF staff, other agencies, and law enforcement to obtain information
- Case Preparation: Compile findings, summarize investigative outcomes, and organize documentation for referrals
- Data Maintenance: Update case files and track investigative activities in required databases
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
- Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Scranton. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree that includes 12 credits in criminal justice or a closely related field; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 12 credits in criminal justice or a closely related field.
- Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.
Additional Requirements:
- You must demonstrate the ability to adhere to the values and ethics of the Department of Labor and Industry.
- You must demonstrate the ability to work with professionalism, discretion, and good work ethic.
- You must have solid written and verbal communication skills.
- You must show initiative and problem-solving skills.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
- You must have experience with the Workers' Compensation Automation and Integration System (WCAIS).
- You must have experience with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
- You must have experience preparing civil complaints, appeals, or other legal filings.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Preferred Qualifications (not required):
- Experience preparing, reviewing, and maintaining legal pleadings, correspondence, and supporting documentation
- Experience preparing and filing legal documents, including motions, orders, stipulations, and other court-related filings
- Experience reviewing, organizing, and maintaining complex legal, financial, or investigative case files
- Experience assisting with audit preparation, compliance reviews, or maintaining investigative documentation
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.