Volunteer Opportunities
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The Leadership Conduct Office is composed of the following positions:
Intake Consultants: These are devotees who will respond to new allegations of sexual misconduct, or who want to get more information about our Office and its process. Intake Consultants are there to answer your questions, to give support as needed. They also try to collect the basic information of your situation in all confidentiality and/or refer you to other agencies or departments that may be more suitable to your needs. Investigators: These devotees meet with the harmed individuals, try to gather evidence by questioning them, possibly asking about any witnesses and or others who viewed their situation or were told about the sexual misconduct situation. The investigators are looking for evidence that can be weighed out to determine which party is actually telling the truth--the victim or the one known as the offender. Judges: These are trained individuals who have gone through extensive training and/or have been in job positions that are similar to our Office work. The judges consult with each other going over all the evidence that was found. Asking for more information from investigators as needed to get a better handle on making their case decision. ****** Our Office only deals with adult individuals who were harmed at the age of 18 y.o. or older. There is no statute of limitations if your assault was many years ago, as long as you were 18 or older during the time of the abuse, you may avail yourself of our Office. Right now we are looking for investigators for our Office. We will post vacancies of other positions as needed, should they become open. And you will find the job openings posted on our website. |
Open Positions
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Investigator
Job Description: Seven characteristics commonly found in good investigators Being passionate about following the truth, being detail oriented, patient, tenacious, objective, conscious of one’s own thinking and biases, and being knowledgeable about the skills needed to conduct evidence and present that evidence in court or to a review board. Top 6 Characteristics of an Effective Criminal Investigator ● Knowledge of the Law of the Country or Area working in ● Good Report writing. ... ● Observant.... ● Critical thinking. ... ● Communication skills. ... ● Ethics, decency, integrity and morality ... ● Collaborative attitude/teamwork. Detective Personality Type People with the “Detective” personality type tend to be curious, pragmatic, and confident in their behavior. They are unpredictable and spontaneous, but are often quiet, preferring to think and process information internally. What knowledge do you need to be an investigator? Reading and writing skills – the criminal investigator should be able to write clearly so that the text is understood by all who need to read it. They should also be able to read and understand police reports without difficulties. Knowledge about the English language, its structure, grammar and good spelling is a must. People also need excellent communication skills in order to properly report their findings or for interviewing witnesses and suspects when needed. For our Office, investigators need to know ISKCON’s Vaisnava Code of Ethics. (Copies will be provided to you if you accept the position.) Investigators will most likely be doing interviews with all persons connected to a particular case. Be able to record interviews for review later by themselves or by our Disciplinary Committee panel who act as Judges on the case. They have to be clever enough to ask appropriate questions of interviewees. And assist in building a complete understanding of what is truthful and what is not truthful from the evidence found with this case. You may be required to train other investigators after you have completed the basic training yourself. |