Equal Employment Opportunity Officer (#VA9 )

$61.55-$82.45 hourly / $10,668.46-$14,291.06 monthly / $128,024.00-$171,496.00 yearly

• Plan, organize, direct and monitor the County’s Equal Employment Opportunity program and ADA Compliance program;
• Enforce federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity laws;
• Investigate complaints pertaining to the Equal Employment Opportunity program areas;
• Prepare investigation reports;
• Respond to charges from the state and federal Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
• Develop, implement and monitor the County’s Equal Employment Opportunity Plan;
• Assist departments to develop and implement departmental Equal Employment Opportunity Plans that promote diversity;
• Conduct administrative review of all hiring/promotional personnel transactions for departments designated as needing support to ensure Equal Employment Opportunity;
• Provide oversight for the Personnel Recruitment Outreach Program to inform the public of employment opportunities and assist potential employees to apply for jobs;
• Develop and implement an employee retention program;
• May plan, develop and present in-house Equal Employment Opportunity/sexual harassment prevention;
• Training programs;
• Plan, develop and present public and in-house information programs to promote an understanding of the issues of ethnic/minority cultures, women, the disabled, and other protected classes;
• Keep abreast of legislation and court cases pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunity/harassment/discrimination and the ADA; Routinely evaluate personnel policies and practices and make appropriate recommendations to monitor compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity legislative and legal developments and regulatory and business requirements;
• Serve as internal consultant for Equal Employment Opportunity matters;
• Prepare reports required by regulatory agencies and the Board of Supervisors; administer the Equal Employment Opportunity/ADA complaint policy and investigate and recommend appropriate action to resolve or reconcile discrimination complaints and participate in related community networks;
• Serve as staff to the County Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
• Seek to secure contract compliance with federal and state law from contractors who contract with the County;
• Serve as the 504 coordinator for the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Compliance Officer;
• Assist the County to meet provisions of the ADA with relation to employment and services for the disabled;
• Supervise, train and evaluate the work of subordinate staff;
• Prepare and implement the division budget;
• Plan and define computerized Equal Employment Opportunity record keeping systems;
• Attend meetings and conferences;
• Prepare correspondence and reports;
• Input, access and analyze data using a computer;
• Refer the public to proper agencies regarding discrimination and harassment issues;
• Supervise Volunteer Initiative Program contract which recruits and places volunteers with Santa Cruz County departments.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Knowledge of:
Thorough knowledge of:

• The laws, regulations and agencies related to Equal Employment Opportunity/harassment and ADA programs.

Working knowledge of:

• The principles and practices of investigative and interviewing techniques.
• The principles and practices of recruitment and testing related to adverse impact.
• The employment problems and barriers to employment of ethnic minority cultures; women, disabled, older persons and other disadvantaged citizens.
• The principles and practices of handling complaints.
• Effective program planning and administration.
• The principles of administrative survey and analysis.
• The principles and practices of training.

Some knowledge of:

• The principles and practices of public personnel administration.
• The principles of position classification.
• The principles and practices of supervision.
• The application of data processing to Equal Employment Opportunity programs.

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, direct and monitor an Equal Employment Opportunity program.
• Understand, interpret, explain and apply equal opportunity/harassment and ADA laws, regulations and policies.
• Interview and investigate complex situations.
• Facilitate reasonable accommodation requests.
• Facilitate group training sessions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with public officials, commission members, contractors, civic leaders, unions, representatives of organizations, employees and members of the general public.
• Serves as an internal consultant regarding Equal Employment Opportunity issues.
• Collect, interpret and evaluate data.
• Analyze technical and administrative problems and make sound recommendations.
• Prepare and present comprehensive and concise reports and recommendations.
• Plan, coordinate and initiate action to implement recommendations.
• Make effective public presentations.
• Plan, develop and present public information and in-house training programs.
• Input, access and analyze data using a computer terminal.
• Supervise, train and evaluate the work of subordinate staff.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Any combination of education and experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying, unless otherwise specified. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Four years of increasingly responsible professional personnel or labor-related experience in the area of equal employment opportunity, or
A four-year degree from an accredited university in the area of public administration or law may be substituted for one year of experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver License or provide suitable transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.

EST: 8/79 REV: 12/17, 6/00, 2/95, 12/88, 2/85, 7/83 Analyst: CB, JF