The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The Department of Correction is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Law Enforcement Verifications Records Analyst to join our team. This role supports the accurate and timely verification of employment and records information for internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with an ability to review sensitive records, monitor workflow systems, and ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures. The selected candidate’s responsibilities may include but will not be limited to the following:
- Conduct daily entries in the automated workflow to track verification request status and review for signature by Director of Records and Retention Management.
- Coordinating background verification check of information of active and inactive employees of DOC for future employment, by reviewing individual personnel records
- Prepare and deliver weekly status reports of open verification requests, summarizing activities, progress, risks, issues, and recommendations
- Review personnel records of former and current DOC employees for file review requests submitted by active or inactive employees.
- Review DOC internal information systems to verify dates and accuracy of employment and dates of individual.
- Respond to and complete a background questionnaire for current and former employees of the agency
- Serves as the Records Unit Lead/Liaison, to collect information from external entities, such as law enforcement agencies
- Experience in monitoring workflow for legacy archive ware data systems
- Handle daily requests of offsite storage records for the record unit through the electronic records management system
- Complete metric reports on monthly basis of offsite inventory
- Works on special projects as assigned.
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