Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator
POSITION TITLE: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator
REPORTS TO: Superintendent of Schools
COORDINATES WITH: Central administration, principals and assistant principals, directors, and school staff
WORK YEAR: Full Year, Full-Time (260 Days)
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator is responsible for monitoring the overall implementation of Federal, State, and local civil rights requirements for the school district. Most of the responsibility is to prevent discrimination and discriminatory harassment of students, employees, and others on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or disability. They will also serve as the districts Title IX Coordinator.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, legal studies, or related field required, Masters degree preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in compliance, human resources, legal affairs, or related field required.
- In-Depth knowledge of civil rights laws and regulations at the Federal, State, and local level required.
- Experience working with Title IX required.
- Experience working in civil rights advocacy or related field preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to muti task in a fast-paced environment preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinating and monitoring the district’s compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or disability.
- Overseeing prevention efforts to avoid civil rights violations from occurring.
- Implementing the district’s discrimination/Title IX complaint procedures and regularly review and update the districts civil rights policies to reflect changes in laws and regulations.
- Investigating complaints alleging discrimination or harassment based on protected classes and work to resolve complaints through mediation, investigation, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Coordinating annual training for all staff on Title IX, sexual harassment, and discrimination.
- Collaborate with the Director of Human Resources on employee relations matters.
- Conducting regular assessments and audits to identify potential compliance issues.
- Maintaining detailed records of all complaints, investigations, and resolutions.
- Preparing and submitting required reports to the Office of Civil Rights.
- Fostering an inclusive environment that respects and values diversity and inclusion.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
This notice should not be construed to imply that this is the exclusive list of job functions associated with this position.
Applicants should apply online at www.nashua.edu. Please include your letter of interest, resume, official transcripts (copy), certification and three professional letters of recommendation.
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The Nashua Board of Education reaffirms its position of compliance with applicable State and Federal laws of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information and age in admission to, access to, treatment in or employment in the services, programs and activities of the Nashua School District.