Investigator (226 Days)

• Conduct administrative investigations of alleged violations of District policy and procedure; to include complaints involving alleged Title VII and Title IX violations, such as sexual harassment, sex discrimination, and gender-based discrimination by students and employees.

• Act as a neutral investigator to ensure prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation of all cases.

• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices and methodologies for conducting investigations, including interviewing, gathering and analyzing evidence, and writing investigation reports.

• Create investigation plans, secure facts, and examine evidence to establish the extent of policy violations.

• Conduct interviews with District personnel, students, complainants, respondents, alleged victims, and other witnesses.

• Review, analyze, and apply District policy and codes of conduct to investigations and findings.

• Ensure a well-documented investigation and create a comprehensive written investigative report that clearly identifies the issues investigated, relevant policies, and summarizes relevant evidence.

• Exchange information with other PSO personnel, District personnel, and other law enforcement agencies, as appropriate.

• Communicate regularly with team members and management to share information.

• Participate in grievance hearings, Texas Education Agency hearings, and Title IX hearings.

• Attend training and applicable professional development through organizations and agencies such as Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI), ATIXA, and the EEOC.

• Ensure compliance with District policy and administrative procedures.

• Keep abreast of District policies and procedures relevant to assigned investigations.

• As necessary, communicate with the Texas Education Agency and other school districts.

• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned.

• All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports or periodic certification, as appropriate.

TITLE IX MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receive and review the Title IX formal complaint.

• Preserve and gather relevant evidence.

• Determine what interviews to conduct and outline a potential schedule.

• Provide a notice of interview to complainant and respondent for them to prepare.

• Complete complainant, respondent, and witness interviews.

• Gather and review additional evidence and then provide all evidence directly related to the formal complaint to the parties for review.

• Review any responses from parties after reviewing the evidence.

• Prepare and finalize the investigative report to submit to the Title IX Coordinator.

• Remain knowledgeable of current laws and regulations relating to Title IX.

• Provide ongoing updates to the Title IX Coordinator and PSO Management.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.

• One to three years administrative investigations experience preferred.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete assignments with minimum direction or supervision.

• Demonstrated ability to write clear, concise, and conclusive narrative reports.

• Demonstrated familiarity with analytical methods to complete investigations work.

• Demonstrated tact and diplomacy in working with various District and non-District personnel.

• Demonstrated organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the techniques, methods and procedures used in gathering information and evidence in conducting investigations.