Title: Hearing Officer #00222

State Role Title: Hearing Legal Servcs Offcr III

Hiring Range: $115,000.00 - $130,000.00

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Human Resource Mgt

Location: Dept of Human Resource Mgmt

Agency Website: www.dhrm.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Human Resource Management’s Office of Employment Dispute Resolution is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Hearing Officer. The mission of the Office of Employment Dispute Resolution (EDR) is to provide state agencies and their employees with a broad range of workplace dispute resolution tools that ensure solutions consistent with the Commonwealth’s human resource policies and related law. Among these tools is the state employee grievance procedure, which affords covered employees with “an immediate and fair method for the resolution of employment disputes.” Va. Code § 2.2-3000. This position is integral to EDR’s obligation to provide fair and objective grievance hearings. The duties and responsibilities of the position include conducting administrative hearings related to state employee grievances appointed by EDR; resolving prehearing issues as appropriate, hold impartial hearing proceedings, and issue final written decisions to resolve issues qualified for hearing in accordance with the state employee grievance procedure, state and agency policies, and applicable laws; order appropriate remedies to include reinstatement, back pay, full reinstatement of fringe benefits, and seniority rights, or any combination of these remedies. This position will also issue reconsideration decisions as directed on appeal.

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of employment law, particularly with respect to public sector employment.
• Significant prior experience in administrative hearings or litigation.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with parties and their representatives, to communicate effectively orally and in writing, to maintain and demonstrate impartiality, and to work independently.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to review and manage electronic files locally and in cloud storage.
• Graduate of an accredited school of law with a J.D. degree.
• Member in good standing with the Virginia State Bar

Additional Considerations

No additional considerations.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

State employees who have been affected by Policy 1.3 Layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) must submit the card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (804) 371-7401. Please include your name and the position number of the fax cover sheet. AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. The selected candidate may have to travel to any area of the state to conduct hearings.

Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please call 804-225-2131 for assistance.

All applicants are subject to a background investigation. The investigation may include: fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks requested by the hiring authority.

“The Department of Human Resource Management is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force.”

Equal Opportunity Employer

Department of Human Resource Management
101 North 14th Street, 12th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 225-2131

Contact Information

Name: Derek Mountford

Phone: 804-225-2729

Email: derek.mountford@dhrm.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.