Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist

Are you detail-oriented, organized, and passionate about promoting equity in the workplace? Are you driven by integrity and a passion for operational excellence and looking for a role where you can assist in the development and implementation of procedures that ensure organizational compliance with federal and state laws, statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders—both internally and externally? If so, the State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC), is accepting applications for a full-time Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist 1 located in Wethersfield, CT. If you want to explore a meaningful career with us, where you will help uphold integrity and drive operational excellence, apply today!

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
• The 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!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• This position is full-time, Monday through Friday, first shift, 8:00AM to 4:30PM with travel throughout the state to Correctional Facilities.
• The successful candidate will have attention to detail, be reliable, confidential and possess excellent written and oral skills. 
• You will come to us with effective conflict resolution skills, and the ability to apply analytical thinking to your work. 
• You must be able to plan and organize work, adjust to changing priorities, and achieve objectives within strict deadlines.

The successful candidate will be able to independently perform the required duties of the position including but not limited to:

• Conducting employee counseling regarding affirmative action issues;
• Conducting impartial investigations and making fact based decisions;
• Compiling and analyzing statistical affirmative action data;
• Assisting with the development and implementation of agencies’ affirmative action plans and programs;
• Conducting sexual harassment prevention training, Diversity Training and other EEO/affirmative action related training programs;
• Assisting with related special projects; and other related duties.
• Candidate required to travel throughout the State of CT to Correctional Facilities for meetings, investigations, trainings, etc.

ABOUT US

The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.
 

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. State of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Six (6) years of professional experience in affirmative action, equal opportunity assurance or human resources management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have involved primary responsibility for affirmative action or equal opportunity assurance in an employment setting.

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.
• A Master's degree in public administration, human resources management, labor relations or a closely related field or a law degree may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• For state employees two (2) years of experience as an Equal Employment Opportunity Assistant may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.