Description

Examples of Duties

• Conducts full range of investigations involving issues dealing with possible violations of civil rights laws, policies, and/or procedures, including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• Acts as the Title IX Coordinator for the Complex Area and accepts complaints relating to discrimination or harassment based on sex or gender, assures compliance with Title IX throughout the Complex Area and provides guidance to the schools' administration relating to compliance under Title IX and the Department's policies relating to Title IX.
• Acts as the Language Access Coordinator for the Complex Area and assures compliance with Title VI throughout the Complex Area. Provides guidance to the schools' administration relating to compliance under Title VI and the Department policies relating to Title VI.
• Acts as the Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator for the Complex Area and works with the schools and employees to determine reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Provides guidance to the schools' administration relating to compliance under the ADA and the Department's policies relating to the ADA.
• Provides guidance to the schools' administration relating to compliance under Title VII and the Department's policies relating to Title VII.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in education, human resources, or a related field relevant to the duties described above.
Education Substitution: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field PLUS two (2) additional years of relevant professional work experience.
Desired Education: Master's degree in education, human resources or a related field relevant to the duties described above, or a law degree.
Experience: Four (4) years of responsible professional work experience in civil rights compliance, including overseeing, providing advice and recommendations, or ensuring compliance, of which one (1) year shall have been in an education program, agency or system.
Experience Substitution: Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience. Doctorate in a related field or law degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for three (3) years of experience.
Combined Education and Experience: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be acceptable, as determined by the Department. Substitutions can be considered for the requirement of experience in an education program, agency or system.
Knowledge: Laws, rules, regulations and administrative procedures pertinent to the area(s) of assignment, such as requirements under Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504 and ADA as well as other State and Federal civil rights policies, guidelines, and Administrative Rules; operations research.
Ability to: Communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing; conduct complex research and multi-task projects; analyze facts and make findings based on applicable laws, rules and policies; make presentations in front of large audiences; operate computer and other business machines.

Supplemental Information

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.