Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Department of Human Resources promotes fairness, respect, and inclusion while building and supporting a skilled workforce for the City.

Human Resources

The Department of Human Resources (DHR) is committed to providing a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and belonging environment for the City and County of San Francisco (City), where all employees and prospective employees experience fairness, dignity, and respect. DHR’s mission is to use fair and equitable practices to hire, develop, support, and retain a highly-qualified workforce.

Resources

DEI Trainings from DHR

Communicating Across Cultures Workshop

This one-day training helps employees explore strategies to enhance communication and build a culture of trust in their workplace. In this training, participants learn differences in communication styles and the role culture plays in communication and managing conflict.

Managing Implicit Bias Workshop

This training helps participants understand the effects of bias on decision-making, and learn tools to continue creating inclusion in their daily lives.

Respect in the Workplace Workshop

This interactive training provides employees with the opportunity to practice foundational skills that help build positive workplace relationships.

Diversity Recruitment

Diversity Recruitment

We attract talent, educate the community and job seekers, identify career pathways, and promote collaboration through diversity outreach, recruitment strategies, and workshops.

Sign up for Diversity Recruitment mailing list

Sign up and join our mailing list to receive DHR-Diversity Recruitment Team updates about events and career opportunities.

Policies

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

The City is committed to treating everyone fairly at work, prohibiting all forms of discrimination and harassment, and taking quick action whenever unfair treatment is reported.

Equitable, Fair, and Respectful Workplace Policy

The City is committed to promoting and maintaining a safe and healthy working environment where every individual is treated with civility, dignity, and respect.

Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO)

The Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance is a San Francisco law that lets employees request flexible or predictable work arrangements for caregiving needs.

Gender Inclusion Policy

The City promotes a safe, professional, inclusive, and productive workplace for everyone, regardless of gender identity or gender expression.

Lactation in the Workplace Policy

The City recognizes the health benefits of breastfeeding and supports nursing employees.

Language Diversity Policy

The City supports and encourages using languages other than English in public services and in the workplace to help everyone feel included.

Reasonable Accommodation Policy

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Civil Rights Department do not allow employers to discriminate against qualified applicants and employees on the basis of disability.

Programs

Access to City employment (ACE)

The ACE Program is meant to help those with disabilities gain purposeful and permanent employment with the City. Opportunities in the ACE program are available in nearly every job family as a way to help those that may struggle to navigate the City's hiring process make a career.

City University

In May 2005, the Department of Human Resources (DHR) created City University (CU) to ensure that San Francisco has the most educated and highly trained local government workforce.