State of Connecticut Executive Branch

DCJ Affirmative Action Officer (2678DM)

$34.33-$47.57 Hourly / $2,746.10-$3,805.25 BiWeekly /
$71,673.00-$99,317.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Division of Criminal Justice this class is accountable for performing the full range of affirmative action and/or contract compliance functions.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of the Chief State’s Attorney.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May have lead/supervisory responsibility over paraprofessional and clerical staff of the affirmative action/contract compliance section.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Compiles and analyzes statistical affirmative action data;
  • Conducts employee counseling regarding affirmative action issues;
  • Develops and/or revises affirmative action procedures and may recommend policies;
  • Conducts recruitment through community organizations; 
  • Develops and maintains relationships with community and/or minority organizations;
  • Provides employer-employee relations counseling;
  • Interviews, counsels and refers job applicants;
  • Conducts discrimination complaint investigations;
  • Assists in development, updating and administration of affirmative action program/plan;
  • Reviews contracts to ensure incorporation of affirmative action considerations;
  • Reviews contractors personnel statistics to monitor compliance;
  • May monitor agency compliance with Section 504, Title VI, Contract Compliance, Set-Aside programs;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
    • employment problems of minorities, women and other affected groups;
    • elements of affirmative action programs;
    • scope and responsibility of organizations which deal with employment problems of affected groups;
    • interviewing and counseling techniques;
    • merit system selection process including recruitment, examination, classification and certification;
    • social psychology and its application;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Ability to
    • develop and implement affirmative action plans;
    • compile, analyze and evaluate personnel records and statistical charts and graphs;
  • Investigatory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Six (6) years of professional experience in an affirmative action or equal employment opportunity program or community organization dealing with employment problems or in personnel administration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have involved primary responsibility for dealing with employment problems experienced by protected groups (i.e. affirmative action or equal employment opportunity compliance and/or monitoring activities).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • Two (2) years as an Affirmative Action Assistant may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Unclassified

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(33)-Social Services

BARGAINING UNIT

(70)-DCJ EXEMPT MANAGERS

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

DM 24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of DCJ Affirmative Action Officer in Salary Group DM 24 approved effective September 01, 2000. (Reviewed for content, revised to modernize format and add an Acknowledgement section) Final No. 24-057

EFFECTIVE DATE

04/04/2024
CLASS: 2678DM; REV: 4/9/2024;