Staff Assistant (Spanish Speaking)

Exciting opportunity to join the Westchester County Human Rights Commission!

Responsible for assisting program staff in performing independent and confidential investigations, case management, and mediation activities, as well as in preparing for and resolving claims regarding human rights violations in areas such as race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, employment, and housing. Work involves assisting program staff by assisting in conducting investigations and fact-finding activities, and in performing administrative support tasks for the department such as financial record keeping, purchasing, case and document archiving, and statistical reporting.

The duties of this position require independent judgment and oral and written proficiency in both the English and Spanish language as responsibilities also include maintaining extensive liaison with other County departments and the public, who oftentimes need translation assistance. While supervision is not a responsibility of this class, guidance and leadership may be provided to subordinate support staff, as needed. Does related work as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Satisfactory completion of 60 credits toward an Associate’s Degree and three (3) years of administrative or staff experience which involved community or labor relations, compliance or enforcement functions, or assessing information and making a determination on case/client status based on established standards and guidelines.

SUBSTITUIONS:

Satisfactory completion of 30 credits toward a Bachelor’s degree may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to two (2) years of the required experience. Experience obtained as an intern in public or institutional administration may be substituted for an equal amount of the required experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Possession of a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in the State of New York and maintain same while in title.

COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, deferred compensation, paid leave and NYS Retirement plan.

Westchester County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,825.00 - $75,815.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• White Plains, NY 10601: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,825 - $75,815