Description

About the Agency & Division:
The WSP actively supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in the workplace, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.The WSP strives to create and foster an inclusive culture inspiring everyone to be their authentic selves, speak openly, and be courageous. The WSP continues to focus on equitable hiring, training, and promotional practices and policies through innovative recruitment and retention solutions. Partnering with our communities helps the WSP provide the best in public safety services now and into the future.
The Risk Management Division (RMD) develops strategies and provides analysis and direction to the agency on all risk management issues. It is comprised of the Audit, Public Disclosure, Strategic Planning and Accountability, and Tort sections. The Public Disclosure Section's mission is to consistently improve processes to fairly and accurately provide requested records in an efficient and timely manner, and ensure the maintenance, management, and security of WSP records in accordance with statutory requirements.

Duties

This position exists to fulfill important legal obligations, including those arising under the Public Records Act (PRA) and court rule. The position enhances transparency and public trust in the agency by efficiently, accurately, and timely processing requests for agency documents, according to applicable laws. This position must have a thorough understanding of agency personnel, records, and systems in order to comprehensively identify potentially responsive records, gather them from agency personnel and systems, apply appropriate redactions, assert applicable exemptions to disclosure, and document their work comprehensively using prescribed methods and tools. It works closely with member of the public, the agency, and legal community.
Our new teammate will be able to:

• Fulfill the agency's legal obligations related to public disclosure requests.
• Apply redactions and withhold from disclosure all information that is legally exempt from disclosure.
• Testify and/or sign declarations about the records furnished/redacted/withhold, and all steps taken to fulfill each public records request.
• Assist records custodians with records management (storage, destruction) responsibilities

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High School degree or GED equivalent.
• Two years of clerical experience.
• Ability to lift/relocate up to 40 pounds of materials such as archive boxes.

• A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.
• An Infants at Work Program that is based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.
• Continuous growth and development opportunities.
• Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work.
• Employment opportunities that recognize military veterans and/or military spouse per Governor Executive Order 19-01.
• Qualification for the Public Loan Forgiveness Program.

Supplemental Information