Exam Bulletin - Field Representative, Department of Justice

Department of Justice

Exam Code: EX-2196

Examination Plans Included:

  • FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Classification Details

FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: $6,013.00 - $7,700.00 per Month

View the FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE classification specification.

Application Instructions

Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

  • 10/29/2024

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

Do not submit applications to the California Department of Human Resources through fax or interagency mail. 

If using the United States Postal Service for delivery, there is no guarantee that your application will be postmarked and arrive by the cut-off date. If your application does not have a postmark and arrives after the cut-off date, your application will be considered late and not be accepted into the examination unless you are able to provide clear evidence that it was submitted timely. Therefore, to ensure timely delivery of your application, it is recommended that you use either electronic delivery, parcel service, or certified mail. Using one of these options will provide proof the application was sent prior to the cut-off date. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Applications received after the cut-off date, regardless of the submission method , will be held to the next cut-off period unless timeline proof of submission can be provided.

Continuous Testing: 

The testing office will accept examination packets continuously throughout the year; however, the packets will only be processed during the current administration period. Generally, this examination is administered BIANNUALLY, although this is subject to change based on testing needs. Applications will be reviewed to ensure the minimum requirements for participation in this exam are met. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list.

Who Should Apply:

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements by the cut-off date they are applying to in order to be accepted into the examination.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

    2196

For FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

  • EX-02196

How To Apply:

Applications receieved without the required documents will be considered incomplete and may be rejected. To apply for this examination, please complete and return the following required documents: 

  • Standard State Employement Application (Form STD 678): All applications must include "to" and "from" employment dates (month/day/year), time-base, and applicable classification titles
  • Official school transcripts (if applicable to meeting minimum qualifications): Candidates unable to obtain official transcripts before the final filing date may submit unofficial transcripts for the examination process. However, candidates will be required to submit official transcripts upon appointment to a position.

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

  • Department of Justice
    Testing and Selection Unit
    ATTN: Field Representative, DOJ Examination
    P.O Box 944255
    Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

  • Department of Justice
    Testing and Selection Unit
    ATTN: Field Representative, DOJ Examination
    1300 I Street, 1st Floor Lobby
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

The following items must be submitted with your Examination/Employment Application form. Failure to submit these items may result in rejection of your application.

  • Transcript (Official or Unofficial)

Special Testing Arrangements:

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00108519 - FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Either 1

One year of experience in the California State Department of Justice performing duties in a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Criminal Identification Specialist III*. Or

Two years of experience in the California State Department of Justice performing duties in a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Criminal Identification Specialist II**.

Or 2

Experience: Four years of increasingly responsible experience performing criminal justice-related duties in a governmental law enforcement agency. (Experience in California state service applied toward this requirement must include at least one year performing duties comparable in level of responsibility to those of a Criminal Identification Specialist III* or at least two years performing duties comparable in level of responsibility to those of a Criminal Identification Specialist II**.) and

Education: Equivalent to completion of two years of college.

*Please note: This classification has been reclassified to Crime Analyst II.
**Please note: This classification has been reclassified to Crime Analyst I, Range B.

Definition of Terms:

“…experience in the California Department of Justice…” is defined as experience in a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to the classifications listed and must be obtained in the California Department of Justice.

“…performing duties in a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to…” is defined as the applicant must have State service experience of appropriate type and length in a class at the same (or higher) level or responsibility as the class specified.

“…criminal justice-related duties…” is defined as performing duties, such as obtaining, analyzing, and/or disseminating criminal justice information; analyzing criminal justice-related legislation, law enforcement program support (e.g., liaison between Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA), use of LEA databases and programs); or other closely related duties.

“Equivalent to completion of two years of college” is defined as having equivalent to completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university.

Position Description

00108519 - FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Under direction, to independently perform field liaison work between the Department of Justice and various local, State and Federal agencies concerning services provided by the Division of Law Enforcement and Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse; to provide training to criminal justice personnel in the use of these services; and to do other related work.


Positions exist in Alameda, Fresno, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, and Shasta counties.


PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Demonstrated ability to act independently; flexibility; tact. 

Examination Information

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Component OrderComponent TypeComponent DuePercentage of Final Score
1Supplemental ReportAfter Acceptance100%

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE (T&E) QUESTIONNAIRE - 100%

The Training and Experience (T&E) questionnaire consists of job-related questions designed to assess an applicant’s education, training, and experience with performing relevant job duties, as well as the possession of job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities. The exam will be scored using objective, point-based scoring criteria. The exam will be conducted online through a third-party testing platform utilized by the Department of Justice.

The Training and Experience Questionnaire will be administered online typically via a personal computer. Notices to Appear for the exam will be mailed to the address listed on the application. The link for the online Training and Experience Questionnaire will be sent the morning of the exam to the email address listed on your application. If you require reasonable accommodation for the exam, please check the box for question #10 on the STD 678 “Standard Application” submitted as part of your application package. You will then be notified in writing to determine next steps and what assistance can be provided.

Test Date:

It is anticipated that the test will be conducted online during the week of December 3rd or December 9th, 2024. Prior to the test administration, applicants will receive a notice to appear approximately two weeks before the test date with additional information.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

1. Training techniques used to train criminal justice agencies, applicant/regulatory agencies, or licensees, in program information and data reporting procedures, requirements, statutes, and regulations.
2. Data reporting procedures, requirements, statues, and regulations in order to identify problems and develop solutions.
3. Auditing techniques to verify compliance with various local, state, and federal statutes and regulations.
4. Techniques, procedures, and terminology used in criminal investigations to assist law enforcement agencies.
5. The Automated Criminal History System, manual criminal history files, Criminal Offender Record Information regulations, applicant fingerprint process, and practices and policies of California Law Enforcement Telecommunication System/Law Enforcement Agencies WEB.
 
ABILITY TO:

1. Collect, research, evaluate, and analyze assigned areas of program operation to increase the accuracy of data.
2. Perform audits, which includes review, evaluate and monitor local, State and Federal agencies to ensure compliance with State and Federal statutes, policies, and procedures.
3. Present reports or information to department management, the public, or local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies, applicant/regulatory agencies, or licensees.
4. Present information and ideas concisely and effectively, both orally and in writing.
5. Make recommendations to the project manager on the impact of legislation, policy and regulatory changes.
 
SKILL IN:

1. Developing, writing, or updating desktop manuals, procedures, and/or other publications designed to improve the knowledge base for program support and/or law enforcement agencies.
2. Analyzing information to ensure departmental/program needs are appropriately addressed.
3. Developing analytical or statistical reports to provide status reports (e.g., training needs assessments, audit concerns).

Eligible List Information

A Departmental Open eligible list for the FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Classification will be established for:

  • Department of Justice

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Appeal Information

Candidates may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board (SPB) within 30 days of the postmarked date of any decision notice (e.g., Minimum Qualifications denial, exam results). Examination appeals are required to meet one of the following grounds to be accepted by the State Personnel Board; (1) fraud; (2) discrimination; (3) erroneous interpretation or application of minimum qualifications (MQs); or (4) a significant irregularity in the examination process. Appeals can be filed online at the website above or mailed to Appeals Division, State Personnel Board, 801 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814-4806. Please refer to SPB's website for more information this process at 

https://www.spb.ca.gov/appeals/appeals.aspx

Testing Departments

  • Department of Justice

Contact Information

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Department of Justice
OHR/Testing & Selections Unit
1300 I Street, Suite 720
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 210-6021
Fax: (916) 445-1218
TSU@doj.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Justice reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.
Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)
By Mail
In Person (see bulletin for details)
Alternate Application Process

While we recommend that you utilize your CalCareer Account to take advantage of all the tools available, you may choose to apply for this examination without using your account. In this case, print and complete the Exam Application Package Checklist and include it if you submit a hard copy application.

Exam Application Package Checklist

Blank Application Form (STD678)

Accommodation Request (STD679)