Specialist Forensic Investigator Chief Directorate: Emergency Clinical Services Support
Salary: R376 413 per annum
Centre: Division: Forensic Pathology Services, Cape Winelands District Office
Requirements: Minimum educational qualification: Senior Certificate (or equivalent).
Experience: Extensive experience in a Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC)/
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) environment with high proficiency in
specializing photographic skills that include ALS photography, impression
photography and evidence photography. Appropriate Experience in
Photography of exhibits through various light spectrum filters on cameras.
Appropriate Experience in Cyanoacrylate Fuming. Extensive experience in
Death Scene Investigations within the Autopsy environment. Extensive
experience in training in the Forensic Science field. Inherent requirements for
the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s licence. No criminal record. Successfully
completed the Advanced Crime Scene Course. Successfully completed the
LCRC Photography Course. Successfully completed the LCRC Forensic
Course. Successfully completed the Criminalistic Expert Training Programme.
Successfully completed the adjudication panel for fingerprint expert status.
Ability to work standby duties (after hours) and travel long distances within
Western Cape Rural, including Cape Winelands, Overberg, West Coast,
Southern Cape, and Eden Karoo. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to
communicate clearly and discreetly in person and in writing. Be willing to train
Forensic Pathology Officers in death scene investigation and photography.
Meticulous note-taking, recording and 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 Office, Computer Aided
Design package (CAD) and Photoshop. Can effectively use Alternate Light
Sources (ALS) through various light spectrums and filters. Ability to be trained
in Rope Access and WSAR (Wilderness Search and Rescue). Willingness to
work with corpses. Ability to deliver testimonies in court proceedings.
Duties: 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 obtain fingerprints in
decomposed or difficult cases. Provide training in Death Scene Investigations,
Fingerprinting, Photography, and the management of Mass Incidents. To Assist
with 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 in the rural FPS.
Applications: Applications are submitted online via western cape health jobs
(click “online applications”).website
Enquiries: Mr B Jonker, Email: brent.jonker@westerncape.gov.za
Note: No payment of any kind is required and competency assessment.
Closing Date: 28 June 2024