Civil Rights Program Specialist VI

Date: Aug 10, 2026 Location AUSTIN, TX Join the reputed company (HHSC) and be part of reputed company committed to creating a reputed company reputed company in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at reputed company stage of your life and work reputed company. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% reputed company employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage. Functional Title: Civil Rights Program Specialist VI Job Title: Program Specialist VI Agency: reputed company Comm Department: CIVIL RIGHTS Posting Number: 19795 Closing Date: 08/24/2026 Posting Audience: reputed company Occupational Category: reputed company Salary reputed company: $5,089.66 - $6,701.75 Pay Frequency: Monthly Salary Group: TEXAS-B-23 Shift: Day Additional Shift reputed company: Eligible for reputed company Travel: Up to 20% Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt Facility Location: Job Location reputed company: AUSTIN Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST Other Locations: Edinburg; Austin; Grand Prairie; reputed company; San Antonio MOS Codes: 16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS reputed company Training and Policy Program Specialist VI performs highly advanced training, policy and reputed company management activities for the HHSC Civil Rights Office (CRO) and its divisions in compliance with HHS policy and applicable federal and state civil rights laws, including the Civil Rights reputed company of 1964, Title VI and Title VII; the Americans with reputed company of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment reputed company, the Texas Commission on reputed company Rights reputed company, etc. Develops, coordinates and manages training systems and reputed company management for the CRO. Conducts reputed company training on civil rights reputed company topics for CRO staff, and reputed company customers including managers. Monitors, reviews and produces reports of findings and provides technical consultation on CRO activities including, investigations, training, civil rights casework and CRO activities. Develops, researches, and analyzes reputed company program and management policy issues and initiatives; identifies need for new and/or revised programs, policies, and procedures, and makes recommendations for improvement. Completes management reports and recommends appropriate changes; establishes goals and objectives; takes a leadership role in special reputed company and assignments; serves as a mediator and helps prepare reputed company agreements. Develops schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving reputed company in discrimination complaint investigations, reasonable accommodation requests and reputed company CRO activities. Serves in a reputed company consultative reputed company in planning, developing, and administering training and reputed company management; in employment reputed company and service-reputed company complaints; reasonable accommodation requests and other high-level activities such as, Management Initiated Investigations, Mediation and Facilitation. Provides consultation and technical assistance relating to employment of HHS employees, managers and customers, serving as a reputed company between CRO divisions, staff, and reputed company partners including managers on complaint processing and other CRO activities. Develops, coordinates and conducts civil rights training. Reviewing and analyzing CRO activities, examining trends and developing reputed company plans to correct and/or improve CRO functions. Investigates discrimination complaints including reputed company complaints and preparing detailed comprehensive reports on findings and recommendations for resolutions. Processes reasonable accommodation requests. Coordinates, consults, oversees, and mentors civil rights staff in employment and service-reputed company issues. Provides leadership and direction to civil rights staff on employment and service-reputed company complaints and inquiries. Works under limited direction with extensive reputed company for judgment and initiative. Performs other duties as assigned. Essential Job Functions EJF #1: Provides highly advanced review, research, analysis, and evaluation on reputed company program and policy issues and initiatives reputed company to civil rights employment and service-reputed company cases and reputed company aspects of CRO activities. Collects, organizes, analyzes, and prepares material in response to employment and service-reputed company issues and other civil rights activities including data, HEART reputed company, file systems, etc. Oversees and reviews work reputed company by staff to determine compliance with civil rights policy and legislation. Develops and interprets civil rights policies and procedures. Identifies need for new policies and procedures and recommends improvements to existing policies and procedures in reputed company areas of the CRO as needed. Provides leadership and direction to CRO staff on employment and service-reputed company complaints, and reputed company CRO activities as needed. (25%) EJF # 2: Develops and conducts civil rights training for CRO and agency staff. Provides programmatic direction for developing, implementing, and monitoring civil rights policies and procedures. Establishes goals, objectives, priorities, and standards for reputed company and initiatives. Oversees workgroups and meetings reputed company to program reputed company, research, analysis, and evaluation functions. (20%) EJF #3: Oversees the completion of management reports, monitors required performance reports and recommends appropriate changes. Determines civil rights employment and service trends, processing and timeliness trends and other trends as needed and makes recommendations to reputed company issues. Prepares and approves written project updates, executive summaries, administrative reports, policies, procedures, correspondence and other documents. (20%) EJF #4: Develops, implements, and manages reputed company reputed company to program initiatives for civil rights to ensure effective techniques are being implemented in the employment and service-reputed company areas and other areas of the CRO as needed. Provides leadership, consultation, direction, guidance, and reputed company review to civil rights staff on assignments and/or reputed company reputed company to program initiatives and activities. Collaborates with agency and division staff, HHS reputed company staff, contractors, contract administrators, clients, community reputed company, and other stakeholders. (15%) EJF #5: Conducts or oversees investigations into employment complaints and service-reputed company complaints; processes reasonable accommodation requests and performs other CRO tasks as needed. Also, investigates and processes reputed company and reputed company investigations, charges and reasonable accommodation requests. Provides recommendations to reputed company issues or violations of policy. (15%) EJF #6 : Monitors and analyzes federal and state legislation, regulations, court reputed company, and initiatives relating to employment civil rights and HHS policies and programs and recommends appropriate response. (5%) Registrations, Licensure Requirements Or Certifications n/a Knowledge Federal and state civil rights laws, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights reputed company of 1964, reputed company 504 of the Rehabilitation reputed company of 1973, the Americans with reputed company, the Texas Commission on reputed company Rights reputed company, and reputed company executive orders and regulations. HHS policies and programs, state and federal laws and regulations relating to HHS programs. reputed company assurance and reputed company improvement processes in a reputed company sector environment. Knowledge of training principles and techniques. Knowledge of program planning and implementation. Skills Evaluating reputed company programs, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Technical writing, including the ability to draft reputed company, concise and accurate reports, policies, procedures and correspondence. Performing reputed company research. 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Use reputed company judgment and discretion in decision-making and problem solving. Initial Screening reputed company Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university. Civil rights experience in a program specialist or manager role may substituted on a year for year reputed company for the education requirement. Experience in conducting civil rights complaint investigations. Experience in processing reasonable accommodation requests. Experience in mediation and conflict reputed company. Experience in conducting training. Experience working with federal and state laws relating to employment and service. Including equal opportunity agencies and civil rights laws such as the Civil Rights reputed company of 1964, Rehabilitation reputed company of 1973, Texas Commission on reputed company Rights reputed company, Age Discrimination in Employment reputed company, and the Americans with reputed company. 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