Salary: $68,709.00 - $77,573.00 Annually
Location : Any of 4 County Locations, RI
Job Type: LIUNA 808 (Judiciary) (51)
Job Number: 2735-10201-TBD
Department: JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT - CONSTITUTION
Division: District Court
Opening Date: 10/18/2024
Closing Date: 10/27/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
Restrictions/Limitations: Pending Availability of Funds
Pay Grade: 4426A
Classification: Unclassified
Scheduled Work Days; Hours of Work: Monday-Friday; 8:30 am- 4:30 pm
Work Week: Standard 35.0 Hours
Bargaining Union: LIUNA Local 808 (Judiciary) (51)
Class Definition
The Deputy Chief Investigator is assigned to the Pre-Trial Services Unit of the District Court and will: interview defendants; verify background information; monitor defendants released on bail; refer defendants to community providers and make reasonable attempts to secure placement; prepare written and verbal court reports; provide information to judges; and maintain consistent contact with community providers.
The Deputy Chief Investigator shall also perform any other responsibilities as assigned by the Chief Judge of the District Court or his/her designee.
May be assigned to work in any of the four county locations.
Required Qualifications for Appointment
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree; Master's Degree preferred.
Must possess excellent writing, organizational, and computer skills with prior work experience in the Judicial system or in a similar field.
For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at
Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees.
Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit.
Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system.
At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.