Human Resource Consultant 4 - EEO/HR Investigator

About the Department

Position Duties

In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, managers, and HR professionals while helping foster a respectful, legally compliant workplace for one of Washington’s premier law enforcement agencies. This position independently leads highly sensitive workplace investigations, provides strategic HR consultation, interprets complex employment laws and policies, and develops recommendations that influence agency-wide employment practices.

Every investigation, consultation, and recommendation contributes to maintaining the integrity, professionalism, and accountability expected of the Washington State Patrol.

This position offers a unique opportunity to influence organizational culture, guide agency leaders through complex workplace issues, and help shape a respectful, legally compliant workplace serving employee across Washington State. 

Primary Responsibilities

Lead Complex Workplace Investigations

• Independently conduct complex, trauma-informed investigations involving allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, and other protected class concerns.
• Interview complainants, respondents, and witnesses; collect and evaluate evidence; assess credibility; and apply federal and state laws, agency policy, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Prepare comprehensive investigative reports with findings of fact and well-supported recommendations for agency leadership.

Serve as a Strategic HR Consultant

• Advise executives, managers, and HR staff on employee relations, performance management, workplace conflict, accommodations, and other complex employment matters.
• Partner with leadership to resolve challenging employee issues while balancing organizational needs, legal requirements, and employee rights.
• Provide consultation throughout complaint resolution and accommodation processes.

Ensure Legal and Policy Compliance

• Interpret and apply federal and state employment laws, civil service rules, collective bargaining agreements, and agency policy.
• Evaluate reasonable accommodation requests and essential job functions while ensuring consistent, legally compliant decision-making.
• Maintain confidential investigative records and prepare documentation for agency leadership and regulatory bodies.

Promote a Respectful Workplace

• Develop and deliver training on respectful workplaces, harassment prevention, reasonable accommodations, investigations, and HR compliance.
• Recommend process improvements and best practices that strengthen workplace culture, accountability, and organizational effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

We recognize that strong candidates gain valuable experience through many different career paths. If your experience doesn’t match every qualification exactly, we still encourage you to apply. Experience gained through public or private sector employment, military service, volunteer work, education, or other relevant opportunities may demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in this role.

Successful candidates will bring experience conducting complex workplace investigations, exercising sound judgment, communicating effectively with diverse audiences, and applying employment laws and HR best practices in sensitive situations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, Law, Social Sciences, or a closely related field. Equivalent experience may substitute for education.
• Three years of professional-level HR experience, including conducting workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or misconduct. 

The full position description is available upon request.

If you have gotten this far and are thinking you do not qualify, consider again. It may be that lived experience, volunteer positions, or a combination of experience and education could demonstrate your ability to perform the duties within this job. If you are excited about this role but you’re not sure if your experience or held credentials  align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway and contact the HR Consultant below to discuss your situation specifically. You may just be the needed candidate for this or other roles.

Why work for the Washington State Patrol?

• A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.
• An Infants at Work Program that is based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.
• Continuous growth and development opportunities. 
• Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work
• Employment opportunities that recognize military veterans and/or military spouse per Governor Executive Order 19-01
• Qualification for the Public Loan Forgiveness Program

The Washington State Patrol does not provide immigration sponsorship; therefore, applicants must possess work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship.

Other Qualifications

For more information regarding how to apply for this position, please click here.

Benefits

More than Just a Paycheck!
Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.

We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.

Read about our benefits:
The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.

Note:  If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits. 

Insurance Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.

Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.

To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.

Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.

Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.

The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).  New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs.  For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.

Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).  This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.

Social Security
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Holidays 
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.

Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.

Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday. 

Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.

Sick Leave 
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave. 

Sick leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

Vacation (Annual Leave)
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave.

Part-time employees accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment.

Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

As provided in WAC 357-58-175, an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established WAC 357-31-165.  

Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave.

Military Leave
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.

Bereavement Leave 
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.

Additional Leave
Leave Sharing
Parental Leave
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Leave Without Pay

Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits.

Updated 01-07-2026

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