What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fair Housing Investigator position at Orange County Government?
The Orange County Housing Department has an opening for a Fair Housing Investigator. The work involves the responsibility of performing administrative work in assisting with enforcement of the County’s Civil Rights Ordinance and State and Federal laws relating to fair housing and access to public accommodations and providing community education pertaining to civil rights issues. An employee in this class has responsibility for conducting investigations of allegations of housing/public accommodation discrimination, recommending “cause”/”no cause” determinations, conducting conciliation proceedings, planning, developing, and conducting community outreach and education presentations and trainings with regard to a broad spectrum of social justice issues, collaborating with non-profit organizations and the business community, and conducting research.
Work is performed under the general supervision of the Legal Services Manager with considerable leeway to exercise independent judgment within the framework of applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures, in the performance of duties, both in terms of planning and accomplishing work and in making decisions. Supervision over others is not required of this position. Position does related work as required.
* Background Check is required.
Click the link below for full job specification which includes essential functions, knowledge, skills, abilities and physical requirements.
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/orangecountync/classspecs/1731636
NOTE: The hiring range is on the posting NOT on the job specification.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree AND five (5) years of work experience with fair housing issues, discrimination and/or social justice issues and investigating civil rights discrimination cases, OR
An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined above. A higher degree does not substitute for work experience.
Civil rights cases including, but not limited to employment, disability, fair lending, equal credit, or public accommodations.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Bilingual is preferred with strong preference for Spanish and English.
Training from the National Fair Housing Training Academy or other related investigatory skills training in discrimination rights practice areas is preferred.
Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Carolina for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
All offers of employment are conditioned upon successful clearance of a background check. Employment cannot commence until the employee has been cleared.
Orange County is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
Salary : $54,223 - $62,879
