Missing Persons Specialist
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The Montana Missing Person Specialist will serve as a central point of contact for support of families of missing persons. This position will also work closely with local, state, federal and tribal law enforcement, providing information on resources, facilitating training, and verifying missing persons are entered in state and national missing person databases.
This position is not a sworn investigator position. Rather this position works as a liaison between families and law enforcement when needed, and will manage Montana’s Missing Persons website, as well as assist with launching AMBER Alerts and Missing Endangered Person Advisories.
An important duty of this position will be effective communication, including public outreach and education on everything related to missing persons (i.e. Montana’s AMBER Alert program and child abduction prevention). This position will be located in Helena, however extensive in-state travel will be required.
This position will also have some after-hours, on-call responsibilities. Individuals with experience in missing person cases or trauma-informed advocacy care are encouraged to apply.
Salary: $24.00 - $28.00 per hour
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, communication, social services, or related field;
- Two or more years of relevant work experience;
- Technical skills with computers, publication software, database management, and basic networking technology;
- A combination of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- The incumbent must become CJIN certified within six months of hire and attend cultural competency training.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Criminal Justice Information Network (CJIN) certified.
Special Instructions:
Applicants selected for interviews will provide a 5–10-minute PowerPoint presentation on Montana statutory requirements for law enforcement on missing persons.
To be considered for this position, you must attach a résumé at the time of application.
Tip: When attaching your resume, you must mark the attachment as a “Relevant File”.
Your Résumé: Please include all work experience as well as job duties that demonstrate your qualifications for this position. Include dates of employment (month & year- start & end) and the reason you left each job.
FANTASTIC State of Montana benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) plan choices - Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution
- Additional 457b Deferred Compensation plan
- Generous paid vacation, sick and holidays
- Pre-tax Flexibility Spending Accounts
- Not Telework Eligible - our team is onsite!
- Employee Assistance Program
- State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.