Equal Opportunity Specialist 2
Full Time
Albany, NY 12229
Posted
Job description
Non-competitive: seven years of the experience* in equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, or human rights.; OR one year of State service in an equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, minority business, employment compliance, human resources, or training position allocated at or above Grade 18.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Qualifying experience includes working with organizations concerned with equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, civil rights, minority business development, or similar programs; or in recruiting, training, and upgrading the educational and job qualifications of protected class members. Substitutions: an associate’s degree may substitute for two years of experience; bachelor’s degree for four years; and J.D. or master’s degree for five years.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrable experience in analyzing requests for reasonable accommodations and making sound, logical, and appropriate determinations.
- Advanced knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access).
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Duties Description
Under the direction of the Equal Opportunity Specialist 3 within the Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Bureau, the Equal Opportunity Specialist 2 will be responsible for analyzing and evaluating requests for reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and job applicants with disabilities and religious observances or practices pursuant to federal and State laws. The Equal Opportunity Specialist 2 may supervise other Bureau staff.
The Equal Opportunity Specialist 2 may supervise other Bureau staff.
A successful Equal Opportunity Specialist 2 will identify issues and find solutions that work for everyone. This includes finding ways to reasonably accommodate OPWDD employees and job applicants while still maintaining the integrity of the agency and its policies. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The Equal Opportunity Specialist 2 may supervise other Bureau staff.
A successful Equal Opportunity Specialist 2 will identify issues and find solutions that work for everyone. This includes finding ways to reasonably accommodate OPWDD employees and job applicants while still maintaining the integrity of the agency and its policies. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Review, evaluate, and analyze requests for reasonable accommodations to make sound recommendations on complex disability and accommodation issues.
- Actively engage in an interactive process with the OPWDD workforce and its job applicants seeking reasonable accommodations.
- Tactfully communicate with various departments and stakeholders for accommodation requests involving ergonomic/adaptive equipment as well as changes in worksite conditions and locations to ensure compliance with all applicable building codes, regulations, Agency policies, and applicable federal and State laws.
- Consult with OPWDD Counsel to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and that all other legal requirements are met; obtain additional guidance where appropriate.
- Prepare and issue professional, well-written correspondences to employees and job applicants regarding reasonable accommodation determinations in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Provide consultation on all applicable laws and mandates such as the ADA, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and the NYS Office of Employee Relations' (OER) policies and procedures for implementing reasonable accommodations.
- Assist with monitoring and researching all sources (local, state, federal) for changes/additions/clarifications to the ADA, EEO, OER policies, and applicable laws to ensure the RA Bureau and appropriate stakeholders are informed.
- Advise staff regarding performance standards and expectations, evaluate staff performance, identify training needs and/or corrective action, and provide staff with ongoing feedback to develop and support their professional growth.
- Assist with developing internal policies and procedures, forms, and other reference documents.
Additional Comments
The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Administration is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a
diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our
team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our
team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
- Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
- In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your
- OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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