Pay Range: $65,000 - $68,599 annual compensation Job Posting Closing on: Monday, August 5, 2024 Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Human Relations Investigator position is available with the City of Fort Worth (Civil Rights Division of the Department of Diversity & Inclusion). This position assists in the operations and activities of the Human Relations Commission, including reviewing, analyzing, evaluating, investigating and processing complaints of discrimination. Conducts conciliations, negotiations and mediations; researches, interprets and applies law; and provides administrative support and educational information and resources.
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major course work in Public or Business Administration, Human Relations, Sociology, Pre-Law or a related field.
- Two (2) years investigating employment, housing and public accommodations, or a related area. Other job-related education and/or experience may be substituted for all or part of these basic requirements.
Preferred Qualifications: - Five (5) years experience investigating civil rights complaints for a governmental or non-profit entity.
- Five (5) years experience drafting and creating court-worthy analytical reports.
- Five (5) years experiencing in making oral briefings to supervisors and managers.
The Human Relations Investigator job responsibilities include: - Intake/Assess, investigate, conciliate, allegations of discrimination related to housing.
- Prepares and submits findings and recommendations for resolution of complaints.
- Seeks resolution of complaints, and monitors adherence to conciliation/settlement agreement between parties.
- Prepares final investigative reports.
- Interviews involved parties and witnesses to obtain evidence relevant to the allegations of discrimination. Conducts on-site investigations; reviews files; interviews witnesses; purges evidentiary files; draws observations; takes photographs and measurements; analyzes evidence; and drafts letter of determination.
- Develops investigative plan and time schedule for each discrimination complaint or charge; and maintains case history records for each charge.
- Conducts settlement negotiations through parties and attorneys or representatives; and facilitates agreement and complaint resolution.
- Assists in planning and implementing preventive educational activities to ensure compliance with the spirit and letter of the City of Fort Worth Non-Discrimination Ordinance.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in the Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensures all behaviors comply with the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations.
Working Conditions Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting.
Physical Demands Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the tie, the job is rated Light Work.
Conditions of Employment The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
