SPECIALIST FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR
SALARY : R376 413 per annum
CENTRE : Forensic Pathology Service: Metro District
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Senior Certificate (or equivalent).
Experience: Extensive experience in a Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC)/ Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) environment with a high proficiency in specialising photographic skills that includes ALS photography, impression photography and evidence photography.
Extensive experience in Death Scene Investigations within the Autopsy environment.
Extensive Experience in training within the Forensic Science field.
Extensive experience in the taking of fingerprints, lifting of fingerprints and fingerprint comparisons.
Inherent requirements of the job: Ability to communicate clearly and discreetly in person and writing.
Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license Successfully completed the Advanced Crime Scene Course.
Successfully completed the LCRC Fingerprint Course.
Successfully completed the LCRC Forensic Course Successfully completed the Criminalistic
Expert Training Program Must have successfully completed the adjudication panel for fingerprint expert status.
Ability to work standby duties (after hours) and travel long distances within the Western Cape.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Meticulous note taking, recording and the proficiency in the delivery of such testimony in any Court of Law and can develop a Portfolio of Evidence (POE) for Court.
Above average computer skills in at least MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power point.
Knowledge of Computer Aided Design package (CAD) and Photoshop Knowledge of Alternate Light Sources (ALS) through various light spectrums and filters.
Ability to work with corpses.
Ability to deliver expert testimonies in court proceedings.
Willingness to train Forensic Pathology Officers in death scene investigation and photography.
Knowledge of Cyanoacrylate fuming.
Knowledge of photographing exhibits through various light spectrums on cameras.
DUTIES : (key result areas/outputs): To attend death scenes to conduct a comprehensive death scene investigation and perform Specialised investigations to identify, extract and preserve evidence.
To attend autopsies to conduct Specialised investigations, techniques and Specialised
photography and obtaining fingerprints in decomposed or difficult cases.
Provide training in Death Scene Investigations, Fingerprinting, Photography, and the management of Mass Incidents.
To Assist on Mass Fatality Scenes by on scene management, evidence recording
and collection and assist with post scene activities.
Monitor and Assist in the management of unidentified decedents.
ENQUIRIES : Mr K Jones, tel.no. (021) 836-0968
APPLICATIONS : Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online
applications”).
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.
CLOSING DATE : 28 February 2025