Equity Specialist and Investigator

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Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing a transparent estimate of the salary range for this position at the time of its posting. The salary range is between $60,906 and $77,047, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data.

Employees receive more than just a paycheck. University employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and a winter recess.

The Equity Specialist and Investigator is responsible for fairly, impartially and thoroughly investigating allegations of protected class-based discrimination and harassment, including sex discrimination and sexual harassment consistent with the standards in Title IX, Title VI and Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and other federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment against students and employees of institutions of higher education;

writing investigation reports; providing information about investigations at hearings pursuant to university policy; reviewing student and employee requests for reasonable accommodations based on disability, religion and pregnancy consistent with applicable laws and regulations, engaging in the interactive process to determine appropriate accommodations, and issuing accommodations; supporting students and others by providing supportive measures and facilitating problem solving; conducting outreach to students, faculty and staff to obtain invitations for Equity to provide training.

The Equity Specialist and Investigator is also responsible for preparing presentations on new training topics for students, faculty and staff; training and educating the campus, including students, staff and faculty, on Title IX, resources and support for persons impacted by discrimination and harassment, including sex discrimination and sex-based harassment, and discrimination and harassment on other bases; understanding university investigation processes;

the resources and support available to members of the Case Western Reserve University community who are or have previously experienced discrimination and harassment, including sex discrimination; and other topics relating to the work of the Office for Equity with the goal that the university community knows what conduct must be reported to the Office for Equity, how to report, what the Office for Equity does with the reported information, and making people feel comfortable reporting to the Office for Equity because they believe the Office for Equity can help.

• Thoroughly, fairly and impartially investigating internal complaints of discrimination and harassment, including sex discrimination and sex-based harassment. (40%)
• Preparing timely investigation reports, No Contact Directives, supportive measures for students and employees, Equity complaints of discrimination, presentations, memoranda and summaries, and other documents related to matters handled by the Office for Equity. (20%)
• Problem solving and implementing interim supportive measures for persons experiencing discrimination and harassment and providing educational conversations and training to persons accused of engaging in discrimination and harassment, including sex discrimination and sex-based harassment. (10%)
• Reviewing student and employee requests for accommodation based on religion, pregnancy, and disability, engaging in the interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations and issuing decisions granting or denying, or modifying, the requests for accommodation. (10%)

• Engaging with the campus community and obtaining invitations to present to students, faculty, and staff on Equity matters. Understand university policies prohibiting discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and mandating accommodation. (5%)
• Presenting training and education to students, faculty and staff on Equity, human resources-related, equal employment opportunity and other topics relating to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, accommodation, micro-aggressions, sex discrimination, sex-based harassment, race and national origin and other protected class status-based discrimination and harassment. (5%)
• Understanding university policies prohibiting discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and mandating accommodation, and advising members of the university community about these policies. (5%)
• Compile information needed to respond to requests for information from within and outside the university. (3%)
• Keep abreast of current issues, legal cases, laws and changes to rules and regulations affecting approaches to discrimination, harassment, and accommodation. (1%)
• Handle special projects as assigned by the Vice President - Equity. (1%)

Department: Daily contact with vice president for direction and…