Job Title

Position Title: Assistant Director - Equity, Advocacy, & Civil Rights

Location: Office of Equity, Advocacy, & Civil Rights

Reports to: Executive Director, Student Affairs & Advocacy

Salary: $73,542 - $99,807

Union: N/A

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Position Summary:

The District is looking for an Assistant Director of Compliance to assist the Executive Director of Student Affairs & Advocacy with monitoring, training, reporting, and enforcement with respect to the district's compliance with all of the federal and state civil rights laws and regulations (including IDEA, Title IX, and Section 504) that are applicable to the district; adoption and management of District policies; and management and tracking of audits. The Assistant Director of Compliance will assist in the investigatory response and project management of implementation of contractual obligations that arise from any governmental regulatory actions, including but not limited to actions taken by the United States Department of Education, Department of Justice, and Michigan Department of Education. This position requires experience with, and commitment to, ensuring equal opportunities for ethnic, racial, and religious, and other minority populations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) required

• 3-5 years progressively more responsible related experience, including a minimum of 2 years' experience in the practice of law, civil rights advocacy, human resources, or compliance.

• K-12 School District experience preferred

• Experience interacting with law enforcement personnel preferred

Essential Functions:

• Investigation of Title VII, Title IX, Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, ADA, and ADEA complaints. Fact-finding and Resolution Conferences Monitor compliance with Title VII, Title IX, ADA, and ADEA to ensure a positive, productive, equitable work environment and to prevent discriminatory workplace practices.

• Collaborate/provide consultation to managerial staff, labor groups, and Human Resources staff; including field/investigative complaint assistance to effectively monitor and resolve civil rights complaints and advise with respect to disciplinary issues.

• Receive, process and manage investigation of internal discrimination complaints; including complaints of sexual harassment.

• Maintain appropriate files in a confidential manner consistent with federal and state regulations.

• Provide official response to discrimination/harassment complaints filed with Michigan Department of Civil Rights, U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U. S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, and other agencies with jurisdiction over such matters.

• Review federal and state law, district policy, work rules and labor-contracts to reach finding on discrimination/harassment issues.

• Facilitate In-service training on civil rights issues for staff and students.

• Assist administrators/supervisors in the interpretation of school district work rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

• Develop policy and administrative guidelines.

• Provide high levels of customer service through effective and positive interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with a variety of stakeholders and patrons, ability to work in a team environment.

• Interact effectively with principals and teachers, parents, law enforcement officers, lawyers, senior District office staff, and the general public.

• Regularly support the Executive Director of Student Affairs & Advocacy in other job duties and functions related to the work of Equity, Advocacy, & Civil Rights.

• Perform other job-related responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director of Student Affairs & Advocacy (or Designee).

Security Clearance:

Internal Applicants

If you are a current Detroit Public Schools Community District employee, you do not have to submit to a new security clearance, unless your new role requires a different type of criminal background check.

External Applicants

In alignment with Michigan law, if you are hired to fill a position, you will be required to submit to a Detroit Public Schools Community District criminal background check. Information regarding required background checks will be shared at point of hire.

Method of Application:

Applicants must apply through the online application system. Only applications submitted through the online application system will be considered for any posted position and all applications require a resume to be considered.

All DPSCD employees are required to disclose their vaccine status, however COVID-19 vaccines are strongly encouraged but not required.

Successful candidates are required to submit official transcript(s) at point of offer to hire. Teaching service outside of the Detroit Public Schools Community District must be verified by the applicant's prior employer(s) prior to hire. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide all documentation (including copies) as requested.

Applicants requesting assistance during the application process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email at recruitment@detroitk12.org or phone at (313) 873-6897.

DPSCD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, religion, height, weight, citizenship, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions opportunities. Contact the Civil Rights Coordinator for more information at (313) 240-4377 or detroitk12.org/compliance.