Employee Relations Investigator at Cherokee County School District (GA)

Job Description Code: 7G.010

Division/Department: Human Resources

Pay Grade: TBD

Pay Type: Salaried; Exempt

Retirement: TRS

Contract Work Year: 233 Days

Reports To: Chief Human Resources Officer

Evaluation Instrument: PEI

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree required; A degree in School Leadership, Personnel Administration, Criminal Justice, Public Safety or Paralegal Degree preferred. Experience in a school district environment and familiarity with legal compliance guidelines and procedures beneficial.

GOAL

Conducts investigations, as assigned, into employee conduct that may be in violation of Board policies, administrative procedures, State Board regulations, or State and Federal laws.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Investigate allegations of conduct that may violate School Board policies, procedures, state and federal laws, or Code of Ethics including but not limited to EEOC, Harassment, ADA, Discrimination, and employee disputes.
• Develop and ensure clear and consistent processes for managing employee matters.
• Prepare detailed, well-documented, and objective investigative reports outlining findings, evidence, and conclusions from assigned investigations, ensuring accuracy and clarity for administrative decision-making and legal review.
• Collaborate with relevant government agencies to gather pertinent information and resources necessary for investigations.
• Provide testimony on investigative findings before Georgia Professional Standard Commission hearings, Hearing Tribunal Panels, during employee complaint hearings, and in other administrative or judicial proceedings.
• Maintain thorough, accurate, and confidential records of all investigations, ensuring proper documentation, organization, and compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Maintain direct and proactive communication with the Chief Human Resource Officer regarding the progress and outcomes of investigations related to employee conduct, particularly those that may lead to disciplinary action, ensuring timely updates and alignment on next steps.
• Demonstrate and maintain knowledge and understanding of all CCSD policies as well as new or changing federal and state guidelines.
• Complete all job assignments in a timely, accurate and professional fashion.
• Possess and maintain valid and appropriate license, certificate and/or credential as may be required for this position.
• Follow work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable and punctual manner.
• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to assignments.
• Review current developments, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
• Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
• Follow all federal and state laws, as well as Board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT NOTES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process. 

Fringe Benefits

FICA is paid by the employee and matched by the School District. Temporary workers do not qualify for employee benefits.

Adopted: July 2025

Revised: