Employee Relations Investigator
Pierce County · Washington, United States · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, scam warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the job posting.
Let's extract sections:
- "Why It's a Great Opportunity": description of role, high-volume investigations, advising managers, etc. Could be "About the role" or "Why It's a Great Opportunity". Use heading
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says use those as examples, but we can use other headings? It says "use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, scam warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the job posting.
Let's extract sections:
- "Why It's a Great Opportunity": description of role, high-volume investigations, advising managers, etc. Could be "About the role" or "Why It's a Great Opportunity". Use heading About the role
maybe.
- "Why It's a Great Department": description of HR department, mission, hybrid remote, etc. Could be "About the department" but not in list. Could be part of About the role? Might be separate but not required heading list includes only those specific headings. We could embed that content under About the role or maybe under a generic
without heading? The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says use those as examples, but we can use other headings? It says "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect those headings only. So we should map content to those headings.
Thus we need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to include only those sections that have real specific content.
Let's see what content we have:
About the role: The "Why It's a Great Opportunity" and maybe "Why It's a Great Department" and "How to Be Successful in the Role" and "Your Future in this Role". That's substantive.
Responsibilities: There's "Core Daily Responsibilities" with bullet points (though not bullet but sentences). We can turn into - .
Requirements: There's "Minimum Qualifications" with bullet points (though not bullet). Also "Supplemental Information" maybe not needed.
Qualifications: Could be same as Minimum Qualifications? Might differentiate: Requirements vs Qualifications. Usually Requirements = minimum qualifications, Qualifications = preferred or demonstrated proficiencies. We have "Demonstrated Proficiencies" list. So we can put Requirements = Minimum Qualifications, Qualifications = Demonstrated Proficiencies.
Skills: Could be part of Demonstrated Proficiencies (Microsoft Suite, etc.) but we already have Qualifications. Might combine.
Benefits: Not explicitly stated. There's mention of hybrid/remote work, flexibility, autonomy, professional development, training opportunities, etc. Those could be considered benefits. Also "Through leadership development, robust online learning, and a variety of training opportunities, we provide continuous professional development". That's a benefit. Also maybe "flexible work environment". So we can include Benefits section with those specifics.
Pay: Not specified (no salary range). The posting says "Upon offer, compensation is based on a range of job-related factors..." but no actual numbers. That's vague; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does not give specific pay, so we should omit Pay.
Schedule: Not specified; mentions hybrid/remote work norms, occasional in-person meetings, occasional contract bargaining meetings. That's schedule info? Could be considered schedule but not explicit. Might be considered under Benefits or About the role. Since no explicit schedule (like full-time, hours), we should omit Schedule.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (Minimum Qualifications), Qualifications (Demonstrated Proficiencies), Benefits.
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now we need to extract content precisely, preserving all substantive info, not inventing or summarizing away detail.
Let's pull the relevant text.
About the role: Combine "Why It's a Great Opportunity", "Why It's a Great Department", "How to Be Successful in the Role", "Your Future in this Role". Must preserve all details.
Let's copy them:
Why It's a Great Opportunity:
"You’ll conduct high-volume, complex workplace investigations, gathering evidence, interviewing employees and witnesses, evaluating findings, and preparing investigative and disciplinary documents. You’ll also advise managers through sensitive performance, misconduct, corrective action, and disciplinary matters, helping them understand the why and how behind sound employee relations practices. You’ll work at the intersection of employee relations and labor relations, applying your investigative expertise in a represented public-sector environment. You’ll have the opportunity to help develop the direction of the Employee Relations Investigator through building effective practices and defining how this role works alongside the existing Labor and Employee Relations team. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping establish a new approach to employee relations investigations across the County."
Why It's a Great Department:
"Pierce County Human Resources supports the workforce that supports all of Pierce County. We deliver innovative, specialized services to support a high-performing and diverse workforce. We provide guidance, support and expertise on performance management, protected leave, County policies, state law and many other topics. You’ll join a collaborative, professional, and mission-driven team committed to serving all County employees. The Human Resources department embraces a modern work environment where members of our team have flexibility and autonomy. Within the department hybrid and remote work are the norms, and we maintain a consistent, intentional focus on continuous improvement, the pursuit of excellence, and a welcoming workplace culture. For more information about our organization, please here ."
How to Be Successful in the Role:
"You’ll be successful if you’re a strong, objective investigator who can manage a high volume of sensitive matters while staying organized and meeting deadlines. You’ll use your ability to analyze complex information, ask the right questions, evaluate conflicting information, and clearly communicate well-supported findings and recommendations. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to managers, helping them navigate performance, corrective action, misconduct, and disciplinary matters while maintaining neutrality and confidentiality. You’ll bring an understanding of collective bargaining environments and know when to partner with Labor and Employee Relations on contract or employee issues. Most importantly, you’ll bring sound judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to build trust while remaining independent and objective."
Your Future in this Role:
"A career with Pierce County means joining an organization invested in your growth. Through leadership development, robust online learning, and a variety of training opportunities, we provide continuous professional development at every stage. This commitment empowers you to contribute meaningfully while advancing your skills and supporting resilient communities, reliable infrastructure, and equitable outcomes for all."
We should keep all that.
Now Responsibilities: "Core Daily Responsibilities" paragraph includes multiple sentences each starting with a verb. We need to turn into list items.
Let's extract each responsibility sentence:
- "Advise and counsel managers and supervisors regarding employee relations matters, including workplace misconduct, performance management, corrective action, documentation, and discipline."
- "Consult with supervisors and managers regarding appropriate responses to employee conduct and performance concerns, including assessing the nature and severity of an issue, identifying appropriate corrective measures, and ensuring consistent application of County policies and procedures."
- "Assist management in developing and implementing performance improvement strategies, including establishing performance expectations, identifying deficiencies, documenting performance concerns, and determining appropriate follow-up."
- "Review and provide guidance regarding disciplinary and corrective action matters, including preparation of counseling memoranda, performance improvement plans, letters of reprimand, suspension notices, termination recommendations, and other disciplinary or corrective documents."
- "Draft disciplinary, corrective action, performance management, and other employee relations correspondence for review and approval by appropriate Human Resources and department leadership."
Then Investigations section: It's a separate heading but could be part of Responsibilities? The posting has "Investigations" heading with bullet-like sentences. We should include those as responsibilities as well. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should combine all duty sentences into a list.
Investigations sentences:
- "Conduct independent administrative investigations involving alleged violations of County policies, Standards of Conduct, workplace misconduct, and, as assigned, complaints involving alleged discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or other EEO-related concerns."
- "Employee Relations Investigator." (maybe just a label; but it's a sentence fragment; we can incorporate as part of previous? Might be redundant. We'll keep as a separate item? It seems like a title. Might be better to incorporate as part of first sentence. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can keep it as a separate item: "Employee Relations Investigator." but that's weird. Maybe treat as part of the heading; but we can include as a list item: "Employee Relations Investigator." It's not adding much. Could be omitted? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep that phrase. It's a substantive detail (the role title). We'll include as list item.
- "Receive and assess complaints to determine investigative scope, identify applicable policies, and develop investigation plans."
- "Conduct thorough interviews of complainants, respondents, witnesses, supervisors, and other individuals."
- "Collect, preserve, review, and analyze documentary, electronic, video, and other forms of evidence."
- "Evaluate credibility of witnesses using accepted investigative methodologies."
- "Analyze conflicting evidence and determine findings based upon a preponderance of the evidence or other applicable evidentiary standard."
- "Prepare clear, concise, objective investigative reports documenting allegations, evidence, findings of fact, credibility assessments, policy analysis, and conclusions."
- "Prepare investigative findings, disciplinary recommendations, corrective action documents, and other written materials to support management decision-making."
- "A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here ." (This is a link; we should drop as it's a reference/link? It's not substantive info; it's a pointer. Might be considered boilerplate? It's a link to classification description. Probably we should drop as it's not substantive content; it's a reference. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is a link to more details; maybe we should keep? It's not boilerplate but it's a reference. However, it's not substantive detail about the job; it's a pointer. I'd lean to drop it because it's not content. But to be safe, maybe keep as a sentence? It says "A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here ." That's not adding new info; it's a reference. I'd drop it.
Now Minimum Qualifications: list:
- "Four (4) years of professional experience relevant to the work of this position within a legal, human resources, judicial or law enforcement environment or similar field."
- "Attach a resume." (that's an instruction; maybe drop as application instruction? It's a requirement to attach resume; but it's part of application instructions. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop "Attach a resume." as it's an application instruction.
- "This position is remote for those residing in or relocating to Washington State. There are occasional in-person meetings and in-person contract bargaining meetings. This can mean once or twice per month for a few months of the year but also could be a few times per week during bargaining."
- "As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration."
Thus Minimum Qualifications content includes those paragraphs.
Now Demonstrated Proficiencies (Qualifications):
- "Demonstrated strong proficiency in conducting investigations including performing witness interviews, gathering, preserving, and analyzing facts, information, and evidence, and developing written reports."
- "Demonstrated strong proficiency in drafting formal letters and/or reports; applying robust documentation, analysis, and information gathering skills."
- "Demonstrated experience providing guidance or consultation regarding employee relations matters, such as workplace misconduct, performance management, corrective action, or discipline."
- "Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Suite office
- .
Requirements: There's "Minimum Qualifications" with bullet points (though not bullet). Also "Supplemental Information" maybe not needed.
Qualifications: Could be same as Minimum Qualifications? Might differentiate: Requirements vs Qualifications. Usually Requirements = minimum qualifications, Qualifications = preferred or demonstrated proficiencies. We have "Demonstrated Proficiencies" list. So we can put Requirements = Minimum Qualifications, Qualifications = Demonstrated Proficiencies.
Skills: Could be part of Demonstrated Proficiencies (Microsoft Suite, etc.) but we already have Qualifications. Might combine.
Benefits: Not explicitly stated. There's mention of hybrid/remote work, flexibility, autonomy, professional development, training opportunities, etc. Those could be considered benefits. Also "Through leadership development, robust online learning, and a variety of training opportunities, we provide continuous professional development". That's a benefit. Also maybe "flexible work environment". So we can include Benefits section with those specifics.
Pay: Not specified (no salary range). The posting says "Upon offer, compensation is based on a range of job-related factors..." but no actual numbers. That's vague; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does not give specific pay, so we should omit Pay.
Schedule: Not specified; mentions hybrid/remote work norms, occasional in-person meetings, occasional contract bargaining meetings. That's schedule info? Could be considered schedule but not explicit. Might be considered under Benefits or About the role. Since no explicit schedule (like full-time, hours), we should omit Schedule.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (Minimum Qualifications), Qualifications (Demonstrated Proficiencies), Benefits.
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now we need to extract content precisely, preserving all substantive info, not inventing or summarizing away detail.
Let's pull the relevant text.
About the role: Combine "Why It's a Great Opportunity", "Why It's a Great Department", "How to Be Successful in the Role", "Your Future in this Role". Must preserve all details.
Let's copy them:
Why It's a Great Opportunity:
"You’ll conduct high-volume, complex workplace investigations, gathering evidence, interviewing employees and witnesses, evaluating findings, and preparing investigative and disciplinary documents. You’ll also advise managers through sensitive performance, misconduct, corrective action, and disciplinary matters, helping them understand the why and how behind sound employee relations practices. You’ll work at the intersection of employee relations and labor relations, applying your investigative expertise in a represented public-sector environment. You’ll have the opportunity to help develop the direction of the Employee Relations Investigator through building effective practices and defining how this role works alongside the existing Labor and Employee Relations team. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping establish a new approach to employee relations investigations across the County."
Why It's a Great Department:
"Pierce County Human Resources supports the workforce that supports all of Pierce County. We deliver innovative, specialized services to support a high-performing and diverse workforce. We provide guidance, support and expertise on performance management, protected leave, County policies, state law and many other topics. You’ll join a collaborative, professional, and mission-driven team committed to serving all County employees. The Human Resources department embraces a modern work environment where members of our team have flexibility and autonomy. Within the department hybrid and remote work are the norms, and we maintain a consistent, intentional focus on continuous improvement, the pursuit of excellence, and a welcoming workplace culture. For more information about our organization, please here ."
How to Be Successful in the Role:
"You’ll be successful if you’re a strong, objective investigator who can manage a high volume of sensitive matters while staying organized and meeting deadlines. You’ll use your ability to analyze complex information, ask the right questions, evaluate conflicting information, and clearly communicate well-supported findings and recommendations. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to managers, helping them navigate performance, corrective action, misconduct, and disciplinary matters while maintaining neutrality and confidentiality. You’ll bring an understanding of collective bargaining environments and know when to partner with Labor and Employee Relations on contract or employee issues. Most importantly, you’ll bring sound judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to build trust while remaining independent and objective."
Your Future in this Role:
"A career with Pierce County means joining an organization invested in your growth. Through leadership development, robust online learning, and a variety of training opportunities, we provide continuous professional development at every stage. This commitment empowers you to contribute meaningfully while advancing your skills and supporting resilient communities, reliable infrastructure, and equitable outcomes for all."
We should keep all that.
Now Responsibilities: "Core Daily Responsibilities" paragraph includes multiple sentences each starting with a verb. We need to turn into list items.
Let's extract each responsibility sentence:
- "Advise and counsel managers and supervisors regarding employee relations matters, including workplace misconduct, performance management, corrective action, documentation, and discipline."
- "Consult with supervisors and managers regarding appropriate responses to employee conduct and performance concerns, including assessing the nature and severity of an issue, identifying appropriate corrective measures, and ensuring consistent application of County policies and procedures."
- "Assist management in developing and implementing performance improvement strategies, including establishing performance expectations, identifying deficiencies, documenting performance concerns, and determining appropriate follow-up."
- "Review and provide guidance regarding disciplinary and corrective action matters, including preparation of counseling memoranda, performance improvement plans, letters of reprimand, suspension notices, termination recommendations, and other disciplinary or corrective documents."
- "Draft disciplinary, corrective action, performance management, and other employee relations correspondence for review and approval by appropriate Human Resources and department leadership."
Then Investigations section: It's a separate heading but could be part of Responsibilities? The posting has "Investigations" heading with bullet-like sentences. We should include those as responsibilities as well. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should combine all duty sentences into a list. Investigations sentences: - "Conduct independent administrative investigations involving alleged violations of County policies, Standards of Conduct, workplace misconduct, and, as assigned, complaints involving alleged discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or other EEO-related concerns." - "Employee Relations Investigator." (maybe just a label; but it's a sentence fragment; we can incorporate as part of previous? Might be redundant. We'll keep as a separate item? It seems like a title. Might be better to incorporate as part of first sentence. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can keep it as a separate item: "Employee Relations Investigator." but that's weird. Maybe treat as part of the heading; but we can include as a list item: "Employee Relations Investigator." It's not adding much. Could be omitted? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep that phrase. It's a substantive detail (the role title). We'll include as list item. - "Receive and assess complaints to determine investigative scope, identify applicable policies, and develop investigation plans." - "Conduct thorough interviews of complainants, respondents, witnesses, supervisors, and other individuals." - "Collect, preserve, review, and analyze documentary, electronic, video, and other forms of evidence." - "Evaluate credibility of witnesses using accepted investigative methodologies." - "Analyze conflicting evidence and determine findings based upon a preponderance of the evidence or other applicable evidentiary standard." - "Prepare clear, concise, objective investigative reports documenting allegations, evidence, findings of fact, credibility assessments, policy analysis, and conclusions." - "Prepare investigative findings, disciplinary recommendations, corrective action documents, and other written materials to support management decision-making." - "A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here ." (This is a link; we should drop as it's a reference/link? It's not substantive info; it's a pointer. Might be considered boilerplate? It's a link to classification description. Probably we should drop as it's not substantive content; it's a reference. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is a link to more details; maybe we should keep? It's not boilerplate but it's a reference. However, it's not substantive detail about the job; it's a pointer. I'd lean to drop it because it's not content. But to be safe, maybe keep as a sentence? It says "A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here ." That's not adding new info; it's a reference. I'd drop it. Now Minimum Qualifications: list: - "Four (4) years of professional experience relevant to the work of this position within a legal, human resources, judicial or law enforcement environment or similar field." - "Attach a resume." (that's an instruction; maybe drop as application instruction? It's a requirement to attach resume; but it's part of application instructions. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop "Attach a resume." as it's an application instruction. - "This position is remote for those residing in or relocating to Washington State. There are occasional in-person meetings and in-person contract bargaining meetings. This can mean once or twice per month for a few months of the year but also could be a few times per week during bargaining." - "As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration." Thus Minimum Qualifications content includes those paragraphs. Now Demonstrated Proficiencies (Qualifications): - "Demonstrated strong proficiency in conducting investigations including performing witness interviews, gathering, preserving, and analyzing facts, information, and evidence, and developing written reports." - "Demonstrated strong proficiency in drafting formal letters and/or reports; applying robust documentation, analysis, and information gathering skills." - "Demonstrated experience providing guidance or consultation regarding employee relations matters, such as workplace misconduct, performance management, corrective action, or discipline." - "Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Suite office