ACARA Jobs
Workplace Investigator
Apply- ID: 559131
- Posted: 4/14/2026
- Location: Auburn, ME
- Category: Admin - Administrative
- Job Type: Temporary
- Duration: 0 - 3 Months
Description
Job Title: Workplace Investigator
Location: Auburn, ME (Remote)
Employment Type: Contract (3 months)
Industry: Business Process Outsourcing
Compensation: $50.00 - $60.00/hr.
Schedule: 40 hrs/Week.
About the Opportunity:
- The client is seeking a Licensed Workplace Investigator to join our team.
- This role leads investigations on behalf of clients into workplace and policy violations.
- Lead and conduct thorough, objective, and timely investigations into employee concerns, including allegations of misconduct, harassment, discrimination, and other policy violations.
- Execute investigations with rigor and adhere to gold standard practices, ensuring meticulous attention to detail and adherence to investigative best practices.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive the business outcomes they seek. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality, discretion, and empathy in all interactions.
- Maintain accurate, complete, and consistent data in Salesforce to ensure the integrity and reliability of investigation records.
- Develop investigation plans, interview parties and witnesses, assess evidence, and prepare clear and comprehensive investigation reports.
- Escalate complex or sensitive matters to leadership and collaborate closely with Legal and other cross-functional partners.
- Follow protocols for gathering, preserving, and documenting evidence in line with best practices and legal standards.
- Partner closely with Legal, HR, and other cross-functional teams to ensure fair, consistent, and value-aligned resolution of people issues.
- Contribute to process improvements by refining processes, standards & workflows.
- Stay informed on employment law trends and workplace investigation best practices, seeking guidance when novel issues aris.
Job Requirements
What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 5+ years of experience in foundational investigations.
- 5+ years of experience as an employment or workplace investigator.
- 5+ years of experience in managing and advising on sensitive, nuanced employee relations issues.
What Sets You Apart:
- Eager to grow their skills in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
- Expertise in managing and de-escalating highly charged matters.
- Good foundational knowledge of employment law and workplace investigation practices.
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, enabling you to build trust, rapport, and influence with employees at all levels.
- A detail-oriented, structured approach to problem-solving and documentation.
- Sound judgment and a clear sense of when to escalate complex or sensitive matters.
- A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
After you apply, you may receive a call or message from our AI Talent Scout about this role or other opportunities that match your skills and preferences. AI agent role is to help speed up your hiring process by answering questions, confirming basic information, and identifying whether there's a mutual fit.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.