Investigation Coordinator

Summary

Chandler Unified School District Job Description

CLASSIFICATION: SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

JOB TITLE: INVESTIGATION COORDINATOR

CALENDAR: 2611E (12 MONTH)

SALARY: GRADE 125 (SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL)

Job Goal:

The Investigation Coordinator plays an important role in ensuring a fair, respectful, and legally compliant work and learning environment across the Chandler Unified School District. This position is responsible for managing Title IX compliance and communication, conducting employee relations investigations, and supporting human resource functions related to workplace policies, performance management, and conflict resolution.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Education, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in Human Resources, employee relations, and workplace investigations
• Experience in Title IX compliance required
• Experience in K-12 education or public sector HR is a plus.
• Ability to hold an Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Knowledge of and adherence to all policies, rules, and regulations

Core Job Functions:

Title IX Compliance, Communication, and Investigations

• Serves as the district's Title IX Investigator, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws related to discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct.
• Manages all Title IX-related communication (verbal and written) with parents, administrators, and staff, ensuring clarity, consistency, and compliance.
• Conducts, oversees, and coordinates Title IX investigations, including intake, documentation, interviews, and resolution.
• Ensures that all documentation is recorded, thorough, and properly maintained in compliance with legal and district policies.
• Collaborates with legal counsel, administrators, and external agencies as needed.

Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations

• Conducts investigations into employee misconduct, workplace complaints, discrimination claims, and policy violations.
• Generates and submits investigation reports to Human Resources administration.
• Manages conflict resolution efforts, guiding employees and administrators on workplace concerns.
• Supports and advises supervisors in performance management, including corrective actions, disciplinary processes, and policy compliance.
• Facilitates mediation and resolution efforts to improve employee relations and address concerns proactively.
• Maintains detailed case documentation and prepares reports on trends, investigations, and resolutions.
• Oversee unemployment hearings, if necessary, including gathering necessary documentation, submitting documents to the unemployment service within required timeframes, and preparing an overview of information for the hearing.

HR Compliance & Training

• Assists in the development and enforcement of HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with employment laws and district policies.
• Delivers training programs on harassment prevention, conflict resolution, employee rights, and ethical workplace behavior.
• Monitors employee grievances, trends in workplace issues, and recommends improvements to district leadership.
• Complete verification of employment as needed.
• Assist with other duties as needed.
• Perform all duties as assigned safely and prudently as directed

Core Values:

• Excellence in all we do. No matter how large or small, we value excellence in all parts of this organization. Excellence is a value, a quality, and our most important product.
• Equity and fairness in all things. Education is the great leveler, and we intend for all our students, staff, and patrons to have the opportunity, tools, and ability to succeed and excel.
• Collaboration is not only an effective decision-making model but also an effective morale-enhancing model.
• Integrity is simply non-negotiable. Honesty, integrity, and reliability are the foundations of our organization.
• Efficiency is the essence of being a good steward of public trust. Our community supports us because we continually demonstrate our ability to produce the very best by carefully using the resources available.

Professional Qualities:

• Respond to all internal and external customers, as it relates to position, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• Function effectively as a team member
• Be responsible, reliable, and punctual
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Positively accept direction
• Maintain courteous, cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Exercise positive problem-solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Adhere to the dress code appropriate to the site and job
• Share sensitive student and staff information on a need-to-know basis
• Be a positive role model
• Work with a large cross-section of people in a professional and non-judgmental manner

Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this classification often require physical activities such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, and sitting.
• The job involves finger or manual dexterity, repetitive finger motion, speaking, hearing, seeing (with correction), and focusing ability.
• Employees may be exposed to travel, odors, dust, poor ventilation, workspace restrictions, and loud noises.
• The work may require lifting or exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
• Reasonable accommodation may be available for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
• The physical demands described are representative of those an employee must meet to perform the essential job functions successfully.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Note:

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibility; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

Job Description

Chandler Unified School District Job Description

CLASSIFICATION: SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

JOB TITLE: INVESTIGATION COORDINATOR

CALENDAR: 2611E (12 MONTH)

SALARY: GRADE 125 (SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL)

Job Goal:

The Investigation Coordinator plays an important role in ensuring a fair, respectful, and legally compliant work and learning environment across the Chandler Unified School District. This position is responsible for managing Title IX compliance and communication, conducting employee relations investigations, and supporting human resource functions related to workplace policies, performance management, and conflict resolution.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Education, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in Human Resources, employee relations, and workplace investigations
• Experience in Title IX compliance required
• Experience in K-12 education or public sector HR is a plus.
• Ability to hold an Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Knowledge of and adherence to all policies, rules, and regulations

Core Job Functions:

Title IX Compliance, Communication, and Investigations

• Serves as the district's Title IX Investigator, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws related to discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct.
• Manages all Title IX-related communication (verbal and written) with parents, administrators, and staff, ensuring clarity, consistency, and compliance.
• Conducts, oversees, and coordinates Title IX investigations, including intake, documentation, interviews, and resolution.
• Ensures that all documentation is recorded, thorough, and properly maintained in compliance with legal and district policies.
• Collaborates with legal counsel, administrators, and external agencies as needed.

Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations

• Conducts investigations into employee misconduct, workplace complaints, discrimination claims, and policy violations.
• Generates and submits investigation reports to Human Resources administration.
• Manages conflict resolution efforts, guiding employees and administrators on workplace concerns.
• Supports and advises supervisors in performance management, including corrective actions, disciplinary processes, and policy compliance.
• Facilitates mediation and resolution efforts to improve employee relations and address concerns proactively.
• Maintains detailed case documentation and prepares reports on trends, investigations, and resolutions.
• Oversee unemployment hearings, if necessary, including gathering necessary documentation, submitting documents to the unemployment service within required timeframes, and preparing an overview of information for the hearing.

HR Compliance & Training

• Assists in the development and enforcement of HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with employment laws and district policies.
• Delivers training programs on harassment prevention, conflict resolution, employee rights, and ethical workplace behavior.
• Monitors employee grievances, trends in workplace issues, and recommends improvements to district leadership.
• Complete verification of employment as needed.
• Assist with other duties as needed.
• Perform all duties as assigned safely and prudently as directed

Core Values:

• Excellence in all we do. No matter how large or small, we value excellence in all parts of this organization. Excellence is a value, a quality, and our most important product.
• Equity and fairness in all things. Education is the great leveler, and we intend for all our students, staff, and patrons to have the opportunity, tools, and ability to succeed and excel.
• Collaboration is not only an effective decision-making model but also an effective morale-enhancing model.
• Integrity is simply non-negotiable. Honesty, integrity, and reliability are the foundations of our organization.
• Efficiency is the essence of being a good steward of public trust. Our community supports us because we continually demonstrate our ability to produce the very best by carefully using the resources available.

Professional Qualities:

• Respond to all internal and external customers, as it relates to position, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• Function effectively as a team member
• Be responsible, reliable, and punctual
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Positively accept direction
• Maintain courteous, cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Exercise positive problem-solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Adhere to the dress code appropriate to the site and job
• Share sensitive student and staff information on a need-to-know basis
• Be a positive role model
• Work with a large cross-section of people in a professional and non-judgmental manner

Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this classification often require physical activities such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, and sitting.
• The job involves finger or manual dexterity, repetitive finger motion, speaking, hearing, seeing (with correction), and focusing ability.
• Employees may be exposed to travel, odors, dust, poor ventilation, workspace restrictions, and loud noises.
• The work may require lifting or exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
• Reasonable accommodation may be available for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
• The physical demands described are representative of those an employee must meet to perform the essential job functions successfully.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Note:

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibility; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.