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Human Trafficking Program Generalist (Part-Time)

State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285


Human Trafficking Program Generalist (Part-Time)

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Human Trafficking Program Generalist (Part-Time)

Salary

$25.17 - $28.85 Hourly

Location

Lakewood, CO

Job Type

Part Time

Job Number

RAA DCJ 10710 11/2024

Department

Department of Public Safety

Division

Division of Criminal Justice

Opening Date

11/20/2024

Closing Date

12/1/2024 5:00 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

700 Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80215

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

Stefania Chis, 720-498-1815, email: stefania.chis@state.co.us

Salary Note

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description

Benefits

Questions

Department Information

This position is open to Colorado residents only.

A n eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months.

Our Mission - Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities.

Our Vision - Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado.

Our Core Values – Unity, Honor, Service

Visit our website (https://www.colorado.gov/publicsafety) to learn more about the work we do to keep Colorado safe!

CDPS is an equal opportunity employer.

CDPS commits to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote engaged employees. Our approach to diversity is simple - it's about embracing everyone! We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Our strength is our promise to be inclusive with intentional strategies to welcome and uplift our employees to thrive - while building a more equitable workplace. CDPS is an equal opportunity employer.

Why Do I Love My Job at CDPS (https://youtu.be/4Mtee6cKct0)

At CDPS we nurture a people centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans!

Careers with a purpose:

If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join!

We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery.

You’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!

When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be.

Unmatched Benefits:

We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training, and professional development opportunities!

Did you know that only 15% of employers offer a defined contribution plan? CDPS offers unmatched retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans.

The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.

CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation, sick leave, and wellness days.

Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.

Description of Job

ABOUT THE WORK UNIT

The Office for Victims Programs (OVP) exists to improve the physical and emotional recovery of Colorado’s crime victims and to restore victims’ confidence in the criminal justice system. To achieve this goal, the unit conducts the following statewide activities:

Development, implementation, and enforcement of the Standards for the administration of victim programs;

Investigation, mediation and enforcement of compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements to protect the rights of crime victims;

Development of public policy initiatives for victim services in Colorado, including coordination and collaboration with state and local public and private non-profit and governmental victim service agencies;

Training and education;

Administration of federal formula grants, two federal discretionary grants, and one state grant program;

Staffing of the Crime Victim Services Advisory Board, which has statutory responsibilities and funding recommendation responsibilities;

Data collection and reporting to the legislature, the general public and the federal government;

Administration of the Sexual Assault Victim Emergency payment program; which includes the review and authorization of payments for forensic medical exams and medical costs in certain situations; and,

Staffing of the Colorado Human Trafficking Council (CHTC), which has statutory responsibilities for policy recommendations to the General Assembly.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Provide proactive administrative support to OVP’s Human Trafficking Team;

Provide logistical support to Colorado Human Trafficking Council (the Council), primarily their monthly meetings;

Manage all of the data entry needs of the Human Trafficking Team.

The individual in this position must be detail-oriented, flexible, able to prioritize tasks, and work independently. In addition, the individual in this position will be required to proactively resolve conflicts, anticipate changes, and adjust to changes in schedules, rules and procedures. Additionally, the individual in this role must work collaboratively in a team environment as well as assist other staff members as needed. Proficiency in newsletter email clients such as GovDelivery, Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, JotForm, Drupal web platform desired.

Human Trafficking Program

The individual in this position will manage the day-to-day administrative tasks of the Human Trafficking Program and of the Council. This encompasses coordinating all meeting logistics including making meeting and conference arrangements, preparing meeting materials, setting up meetings, catering orders, and conducting meeting follow-up such as drafting meeting minutes.

In addition, the individual in this position will be in a customer facing role, as the initial contact person for members of the public, the Council, Advisory committees and other stakeholders. Another aspect of this Program Assistant role is to manage web and email communications for the Human Trafficking Program. This includes monthly updates of the Human Trafficking Council website, putting together an email newsletter and regularly checking and responding to all Human Trafficking team general inboxes. The position also entails data entry of training data and sending out training certificates to participants.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office, sedentary;

Travel will be required;

This position will work within a hybrid model of home and office, with a minimum of two days required in the office (Lakewood, CO)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Staff Support to the Colorado Human Trafficking Council

Coordinates all of the logistics for the monthly Council and advisory committee meetings as well as events and training that are sponsored by the Human Trafficking Council and DCJ. Duties include but are not limited to:

Prepares meeting materials and handouts for Council, Advisory Committee members and materials to be available to members of the public via the Council’s website, to be sent electronically prior to meetings and in hard copy at the meetings.

Responsible for creating and managing virtual meeting option. Including sending virtual meeting details to Council members, guest speakers and members of the public.

Coordinates venue logistics and catering including management and research of venue, caterers, A/V capabilities, etc.

Be the primary person responsible for meeting logistics, fulfilling catering needs, purchases of monthly meeting supplies, preparing and organizing all items for transport to the meeting venue.

Responsible for coordinating day of meeting logistics with HT team, including running the virtual meeting logistics for Council members and members of the public that attend

Work with Unit Program Assistant to process all internal paperwork for official functions for the Council meetings, including travel reimbursement forms.

Provides support to advisory committees as assigned.

Takes comprehensive notes and draft meeting minutes for Council and Advisory committee meetings as assigned.

Serves in a customer-facing role, as the first direct point of contact for Council members, advisory committee members and members of the general public.

Administrative Program Support to the Human Trafficking Team at OVP

The individual in this position will provide overall programmatic support to staff of the Human Trafficking team. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Manages and maintains the Council’s website including making regular updates to the website.

Maintain and update the statewide human trafficking event calendar, which lives on the Council’s website and ensure all Council meetings and its advisory meetings are listed on the DCJ public calendar.

Communicates information about Council meetings, training, news, and other relevant information.

In partnership with the Human Trafficking team, draft the “Anti-Trafficking Insider” newsletter.

Provides support to the Human Trafficking Program Coordinator with administration of the National Compendium of State-run Anti-Trafficking initiatives and their virtual quarterly meetings.

Assist with updates to the Resource Library website for the National Compendium of State-Run Anti-Trafficking Initiatives.

Serves as the first point of contact for all general inquiries from the general public and monitors the HT Teams’ general inboxes, including forwarding emails to appropriate team members and answering general inquiries.

Delivers customer service to the public by providing information on Council activities, information and resources on human trafficking issues.

Primarily responsible for responding to requests for partners and the public forThis is Human Trafficking campaign materials.

Data Entry

The Program Assistant is responsible for database management and all data entry for the Human Trafficking Program. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Enters data for training pre and post-training tests, as requested.

Produces and distributes certificates of participation to participants in the various training programs delivered by the Human Trafficking Team.

Enters new contact information and/or updated contact information into email newsletter database

Monitors and updates newsletter subscribers to target active recipients and remove inactive ones.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Four (4) years of professional experience in providing administrative support.

OR

Ba chelor's degree in any field.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Excellent reasoning and analytical and problem-solving skills; Detail-oriented and highly accurate;

Collaboration - Professional, enthusiastic, positive attitude, able to collaborate, communicate and cooperate with multiple cross-functional partners.

Execute good judgment and acumen in solving problems. Building strong working relationships and responding to the needs of partners and stakeholders.

Ability to work and successfully navigate in a highly politically charged environment at times; ability to maintain relationships.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes a polygraph exam, a fingerprint based criminal history search and a reference check.

APPEAL RIGHTS

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available atwww.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at:www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Supplemental Information

NOTIFICATIONS

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from " state.co.us " and " info@governmentjobs.com " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Christine Moreno, christine.moreno@state.co.us (roberta.mooney@state.co.us)

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - RECRUITMENT TIMELINE INFORMATION

Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional informationmay not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.

All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

Comparative Analysis Steps may include:

Structured application review by a panel of SMEs.

Written sample of previous work.

For an overview of State of Colorado application process and application tips, please view thisvideo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUwZiY6G24U&feature=emb_logo) .

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

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Positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety require a comprehensive background examination including a fingerprint based criminal history check and polygraph. Are you willing to participate in this process as a condition of employment?

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