Human Rights And Opportunities Trainee (Hybrid)
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9 Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Full-time Full-time $56,219 - $71,011 a year $56,219 - $71,011 a year 8 days ago 8 days ago 8 days ago The State of Connecticut, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) is currently recruiting for two Human Rights and Opportunities Trainee positions based in our legal division located in Hartford.
In this role, we will have you learn on the job and at the end of a two-year training program, you will have a target class of Human Rights And Opportunities Representative (HRO Representative).
These positions are to fulfill the requirements of Public Act 21-32, the Clean Slate Act.
What we can offer you:
To work for a Forbes top company:
'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
NEW:
A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation's best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown's Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.
D.
, along with comprehensive benefit offerings State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.
Click here for more information.
Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage.
Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings.
Paid time off - including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
A balanced work-life.
About Us:
The mission of the State of Connecticut, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) is to eliminate discrimination through civil and human rights law enforcement and to establish equal opportunity and justice for all persons within the state through advocacy and education.
As an HRO Trainee, we will guide you in learning:
How to develop, review, implement, and monitor specific remedies, programs, and projects crafted to promote equal opportunity, affirmative action, and intergroup relations.
To perform enforcement and investigatory work, including investigating discriminatory practice complaints.
Schedule:
Full-time First (1st) shift Monday - Friday 8:
00 A.
M.
- 4:
30 P.
M.
Central Office - Hartford, CT Appointment:
This class is intended for use as an entry level training class where the incumbent will receive close supervision and training in investigation of discriminatory practices, complaints and various programs and projects designed to promote equal opportunity.
About the State of Connecticut:
Living in Connecticut allows you to live with mountains, forests, ocean fronts, rivers, and a wonderful green countryside right at your doorstep.
The state has charm, elegance, and a high standard of living.
Our school systems offer an outstanding education, and our communities are among the safest in the country.
Connecticut experiences all four seasons and gives you the option to choose living in sophisticated country-life or living in the center of a lively city.
We encourage you to come see all that Connecticut has to offer by joining the CHRO team! Selection Plan The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs).
You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date.
Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications.
Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
Note:
At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position.
These documents may include:
a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc.
, at the discretion of the hiring agency.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.
Please visit our Applicant Tips on How to Apply page.
Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Liz Pinette at email protected This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying.
Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered.
Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period.
It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception.
Requests should be made to email protected .
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK) In the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities this class is accountable for successfully completing a planned training program in civil rights law enforcement and investigative techniques while performing enforcement and investigative work with gradually increasing responsibility.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES Receives training in investigation of discriminatory practices complaints, review of affirmative action plans, compliance review of contractors doing business with the state and systemic enforcement activities; receives training in development, review, implementation and monitoring of specific remedies, programs and projects designed to promote equal opportunity, affirmative action and intergroup relations; receives training in development of cooperative law enforcement and compliance liaison activities with community organizations, business and federal, state and local governmental agencies; receives training in other related areas as required; performs enforcement and investigative work of gradually increasing responsibilities; performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY Knowledge of causes of discrimination and its social and economic impact on protected classes; basic knowledge of interviewing principles and techniques; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; organizational skills; ability to read, understand and apply statutes, regulations, legal theories and policies to a given set of facts; analytical ability; ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to prepare reports.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE Four (4) years of experience involving the protection of human rights and examination of social problems of protected classes.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience interviewing.
Experience requesting and analyzing documents.
Experience drafting findings of fact based on documents and testimony.
Experience conducting mediations.
Experience using Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
9 Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Full-time Full-time $56,219 - $71,011 a year $56,219 - $71,011 a year 8 days ago 8 days ago 8 days ago The State of Connecticut, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) is currently recruiting for two Human Rights and Opportunities Trainee positions based in our legal division located in Hartford.
In this role, we will have you learn on the job and at the end of a two-year training program, you will have a target class of Human Rights And Opportunities Representative (HRO Representative).
These positions are to fulfill the requirements of Public Act 21-32, the Clean Slate Act.
What we can offer you:
To work for a Forbes top company:
'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
NEW:
A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation's best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown's Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.
D.
, along with comprehensive benefit offerings State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.
Click here for more information.
Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage.
Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings.
Paid time off - including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
A balanced work-life.
About Us:
The mission of the State of Connecticut, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) is to eliminate discrimination through civil and human rights law enforcement and to establish equal opportunity and justice for all persons within the state through advocacy and education.
As an HRO Trainee, we will guide you in learning:
How to develop, review, implement, and monitor specific remedies, programs, and projects crafted to promote equal opportunity, affirmative action, and intergroup relations.
To perform enforcement and investigatory work, including investigating discriminatory practice complaints.
Schedule:
Full-time First (1st) shift Monday - Friday 8:
00 A.
M.
- 4:
30 P.
M.
Central Office - Hartford, CT Appointment:
This class is intended for use as an entry level training class where the incumbent will receive close supervision and training in investigation of discriminatory practices, complaints and various programs and projects designed to promote equal opportunity.
About the State of Connecticut:
Living in Connecticut allows you to live with mountains, forests, ocean fronts, rivers, and a wonderful green countryside right at your doorstep.
The state has charm, elegance, and a high standard of living.
Our school systems offer an outstanding education, and our communities are among the safest in the country.
Connecticut experiences all four seasons and gives you the option to choose living in sophisticated country-life or living in the center of a lively city.
We encourage you to come see all that Connecticut has to offer by joining the CHRO team! Selection Plan The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs).
You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date.
Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications.
Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
Note:
At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position.
These documents may include:
a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc.
, at the discretion of the hiring agency.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.
Please visit our Applicant Tips on How to Apply page.
Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Liz Pinette at email protected This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying.
Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered.
Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period.
It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception.
Requests should be made to email protected .
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK) In the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities this class is accountable for successfully completing a planned training program in civil rights law enforcement and investigative techniques while performing enforcement and investigative work with gradually increasing responsibility.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES Receives training in investigation of discriminatory practices complaints, review of affirmative action plans, compliance review of contractors doing business with the state and systemic enforcement activities; receives training in development, review, implementation and monitoring of specific remedies, programs and projects designed to promote equal opportunity, affirmative action and intergroup relations; receives training in development of cooperative law enforcement and compliance liaison activities with community organizations, business and federal, state and local governmental agencies; receives training in other related areas as required; performs enforcement and investigative work of gradually increasing responsibilities; performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY Knowledge of causes of discrimination and its social and economic impact on protected classes; basic knowledge of interviewing principles and techniques; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; organizational skills; ability to read, understand and apply statutes, regulations, legal theories and policies to a given set of facts; analytical ability; ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to prepare reports.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE Four (4) years of experience involving the protection of human rights and examination of social problems of protected classes.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience interviewing.
Experience requesting and analyzing documents.
Experience drafting findings of fact based on documents and testimony.
Experience conducting mediations.
Experience using Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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