Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) employs 2,700 people in a variety of challenging jobs in 20 cities across Washington State. Our central office is located in Tumwater, close to the state capitol in Olympia. We draw employees from many different professions in the insurance and health fields, and in the trades, to provide a diverse array of services to the people and businesses of Washington State. Our responsibilities include managing the state workers' compensation system, workplace safety and health and 23 other programs, including many dedicated to assuring public safety. L&I is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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. Fulfilling work protecting the people and workers of Washington.
. Excellent health and retirement benefits.
. Generous paid vacation and holidays.
. Career opportunities across Washington State.
. Professional training and development opportunities.
. Flexible scheduling options.
. We promote wellness at L&I.
. Active continuing education reimbursement program.
. Great people to work with.
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| Position: | HR Liability Prevention Manager | |
| Division: | Office of Human Resources | |
| Location: | Tumwater, WA | |
| Notice: | WMS 09-11 | |
| Closes: | Application materials received by Tuesday, June 30, 2009 will receive first consideration. |
As the agency’s primary internal Investigator for civil rights issues you’ll make a positive contribution towards providing an ethical and respectful workplace. You have a strong sense of integrity and ethical behavior, and are viewed as a role model for this type of behavior. Accessibility, neutrality, and your ability to balance this high-level of integrity with a humble open-mind to flexibility is what your success is grounded in.
The HR Liability Prevention Manager conducts and coordinates internal investigation activities involving allegations of employee misconduct and is also the agency liaison with external investigative agencies, including civil and criminal law enforcement. Receives, reviews, and responds to allegations and complaints involving violations of civil rights and ethics laws. Also develops and presents training on ethics, civil rights and respectful workplace issues, and facilitates dispute and conflict resolution involving employees and customers.
Desired Qualifications:
- Expert knowledge of ADA and compliance decisions; Washington state ethics laws and body of decisions; Civil Rights Act, Title 7; state and other federal anti-discrimination laws and bodies of decision.
- Advanced knowledge of: just cause standards and due process steps; investigations, evidence and reporting; Washington Public Disclosure laws and requirements; computer forensics.
- Expert skill in investigative interviewing techniques and methodologies.
- Expert knowledge of risk management principles and tort liability concepts.
- Mastery of mediation, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution principles and methodologies
- Applied principles of group facilitation and interpersonal and group relationships and communications.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and critical liability issues and effectively re-prioritize as needed to respond to changing circumstances.
- Dispute mediation.
- Skilled in early detection and assessment of potential HR liability issues; provide timely and effective consultation and intervention services.
Compensation:
WMS Band 2, $63,624 – 87,864 annually depending on qualifications.
Application Process:
Please send:
- A letter of interest which outlines your related experience. Name the organization(s) and your length of time in the position(s).
- Detailed resume
- Applicant Profile (optional).
Note: Incomplete application packages, lacking requested information outlined above, will not be considered.
Prior to any new appointment into Labor and Industries, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted. We are unable to accept .ZIP attachments. Electronic application materials in Word format are preferred however, hard copies may be sent to Office of Human Resources:
Olca235@lni.wa.gov Subject: WMS 09-11 |
OR | Dept. of Labor & Industries P.O. Box 44821 Olympia, WA 98504-4821 Fax: 360-902-4749 |
If you have chosen to apply for this position, we sincerely appreciate your voluntary cooperation in completing and submitting the supplemental Applicant Profile Form. This information will assist in ensuring equal employment opportunity and is strictly confidential, available only to authorized HR personnel.
Persons with a disability, who need assistance in the application or assessment process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 902-9152. Applicants that are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1.
The State of Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer
