Senior Investigator at Los Angeles Unified School District

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Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the 2nd largest public school district in the United States. The school district consists of Los Angeles and all or portions of several adjoining Southern California cities. LAUSD educates and empowers all students as future leaders.

Job Summary

Job Summary

There are currently two (2) vacancies, one in each of the following: OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) The Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) mission is to help Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) achieve its core mission by promoting a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration and integrity through the performance of audit and investigative services designed to drive continuous improvement, support effective decision making and detect and deter waste, fraud and abuse. The OIG is a member of the Education Fraud Working Group, which includes local, state and federal law enforcement partners. The office’s vision is to be a proactive and highly capable Inspector General organization that contributes to the quality of public education in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The Office of Investigations conducts investigations of waste, fraud, and abuse to safeguard District resources, programs, and operations. These investigations are designed to detect and prevent fraud and abuse by identifying systemic weaknesses in areas of program vulnerability that can be eliminated through corrective management actions, regulations, legislation, or by pursuing criminal convictions and monetary recoveries through the judicial and administrative processes. STUDENT SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS TEAM (SSIT) The Student Safety Investigation Team (SSIT) performs administrative investigations, which involve incidents of suspected child abuse (sexual and egregious non-sexual allegations) when the suspect is a LAUSD employee and the alleged victim is a LAUSD student. The SSIT’s responsibility also includes providing consultation and support to Regional/Divisional staff with incidents that impact student safety. The Team also serves as a liaison with law enforcement in criminal matters that involve LAUSD employees.

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