Positions allocable to this class report to a Supervising Welfare Fraud Investigator and provide incumbents with intensive formal and on-the-job training in investigating allegations of criminal welfare fraud including collecting and evaluating evidence, determining violations of welfare laws and regulations, preparing requests for criminal complaints, and assisting in the prosecution of cases. Incumbents must demonstrate ability to learn and interpret laws and regulations, to perform field investigations, to write clear and concise reports, and to establish and maintain effective public relations.

Incumbents in this class are required to serve a one-year probationary period. Successful completion of the Specialized Investigator's Basic Course will be required before final appointment.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*In order to qualify under Option 1, you must have held the payroll title of Eligibility Supervisor for the required period of time within the service of the County of Los Angeles.

**In order to qualify under Option 2, you must have held the payroll title of Eligibility Worker II for the required period of time within the service of the County of Los Angeles.

***In order to qualify under Option 5, you MUST include a legible copy of the official diploma, official transcripts, official letter, evaluation report of a transcript, or a certificate of completion with your application or within ten (10) calendar days from application submission. Official transcript and official letter are defined as transcript or letter that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's Registrar Office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and will not be accepted which may result in your application being rejected. An evaluation report of a transcript is defined as a report issued by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by the NACES or the AICE of the United States. A transcript submitted that is expressed in a language other than English will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

• Please note that all information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Class Specification and/or Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

EXAMINATION CONTENT :
The examination will consist of multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s), weighted 100%, measuring the following areas:

• Written Expression
• Data Analysis & Decision Making (including Mathematical Ability)
• Reading Comprehension
• Learning Potential
• Responsibility
• Customer Focus

Applicants must meet the Minimum Requirements, and achieve a combined passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the Eligible List.



TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS:

• Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their scores automatically transferred to this examination.
• This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations and your test scores may be transferred.

TEST PREPARATION:
Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help in preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.

• An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at http://hr.lacounty.gov/. Please click on "Find a Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit." Test preparation information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.
• Additional practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en/practice-tests.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION LISTS:
Selective certification lists may be prepared for the following language specialties: AMESLAN, Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Cantonese, Farsi, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. The Department may also prepare selective certification lists by service areas.

PASSING THIS EXAMINATION AND BEING PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST DOES NOT GUARANTEE AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT

PLEASE REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY PRIOR TO CLICKING THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Public Social Services is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes.

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
Questions regarding this posting may be emailed, with the exam name, W elfare Fraud Investigator Trainee and exam number, 49151I in the subject line, to ExamsUnit@dpss.lacounty.gov.

TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS AND COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION:

• For written test: Lassandra Hill at (562) 551-3384 or LassandraHill@dpss.lacounty.gov
• For online assessments: TestingAccommodations@hr.lacounty.gov

The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving though the process.

Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077