OFFICE OF TALENT
Traditional 235 work days per year
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $89,619 - $109,767
**Please note: Applications will be received until April 9, 2024. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org.**
Essential Functions and Objectives:
Manages a team of workplace investigators to ensure the District’s compliance with the full range of federal, state, local laws related to non-discrimination and equal opportunity requirements and other district policies and employee expectations. Ensures that the District achieves its goal of providing an open, diverse and inclusive learning and working environment by conducting prompt, thorough, and objective investigations.
- Responsible for providing leadership, coordination and oversight of the District’s compliance with non-discrimination, equal opportunity and Title IX requirements in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations.
- Acts as an investigator in high-level, complex District investigations as needed.
- Ensures appropriate, complete responses and resolutions are carried out for all reports of misconduct falling under the purview of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office.
- Continuously identifies and integrates best practices with regards to EEO investigations and stays abreast of current developments in conducting investigations.
- Directs, evaluates and manages staff engaged in conducting investigations.
- Develops and implements training relative to the District’s, federal and state anti-harassment and non-discrimination laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
- Two (2) or more years of management responsibility experience.
- Five (5) or more years experience conducting employee misconduct investigations, including Title IX investigations.
- Experience in the development and facilitation of training programs, informational materials and stakeholder consultations
- Extensive knowledge of federal and state employment laws related to Title IX, discrimination, harassment and retaliation
- Strong organizational and analytic skills and strong attention to detail
- Self-starter/leader who can anticipate department needs in a proactive (versus, reactive) manner
- Proven ability to handle multiple investigations simultaneously
- Ability to motivate and influence others
- High degree of integrity in handling confidential information
- Ability to effectively lead a team
- Ability to develop and interpret data and manage resources
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to lead a high-performing team
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products and Google Workspace
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Google products including Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Docs. Google Sheets, Google Slides.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required.
Additional Information:
- Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.