EQUITY COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: September 18, 2023
Subject: EEO Outreach and Recruitment Report
Submitted For: Equity Committee
Department: County Administrator
Referral No:
Referral Name: EEO Outreach and Recruitment Report
Presenter: Antoine Wilson, EEO Officer
Contact: L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057
Referral History:
In April of 2014, the County Administrator's Office created the Recruitment Opportunities Work Group consisting of representatives from the Human Resources Department, County Counsel, and the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office. The Work Group successfully researched and developed more robust and engaging outreach and recruitment strategies for underrepresented groups within the community. The goal is to promote equal employment opportunities, diversity, and equity within our workforce.
Referral Update:
In January 2015, the County's outreach and recruitment plans were presented to the department heads for their input and direction. In February 2015, the Work Group rolled out the plan to the departmental Administrative Services Officers and the Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinators to develop and implement their departmental outreach plans.
Currently, the departments are required to reach out to individuals depending on where their underrepresentation exists. Each racial, ethnic, and gender category is separate from the others and requires departments to outreach to all groups where it has been determined that low representation exists.
To determine underrepresentation in each department, the EEO Officer annually compares the County's workforce data to the availability of qualified people who reside in the local labor market and who are 16 years old or older. The County's workforce data within this report is derived from employment records from the Human Resources PeopleSoft database. The local labor market data is compiled by the 2014-2018 United States Department of the Census Bureau (Census) using the Equal Employment Opportunity ...
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