Raley's Accommodations Specialist

Bashas • West Sacramento, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Accommodations Specialist, you will support disabled and injured team members by facilitating workplace accommodations and return-to-work solutions that enable employees to safely remain at or return to work. This role serves as a key resource for ADA accommodations, leave programs, and return-to-work processes while partnering with team members, leaders, medical providers, and business partners to ensure compliance, consistency, and positive outcomes.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field
• Three (3+) years of experience managing leave of absence and accommodation programs
• Equivalent combination of education and experience considered
• Ability to build collaborative, professional working relationships at all levels
• Ability to apply disability and leave management principles and practices
• Ability to adapt procedures and processes to changing business needs
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and accomplish assigned goals
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and foster teamwork
• Ability to operate multiple computer systems and software applications
• Ability to manage changing priorities and workloads
• Ability to respond effectively to team member inquiries and requests
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Commitment to a culture of respect, inclusion, and collaboration
• Leave of absence programs and administration
• ADA accommodations and interactive process requirements
• Federal, state, and local leave and accommodation laws
• Workers' compensation processes and return-to-work practices
• Human resources policies and compliance requirements

Nice To Haves

• Workers' compensation benefits administration experience preferred
• PHR preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the interactive process for team members with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities
• Identify accommodation and return-to-work assignments that meet medical restrictions
• Review job descriptions and medical documentation to evaluate accommodation options
• Partner with leaders to coordinate, implement, and monitor accommodation requests
• Communicate return-to-work status and accommodation decisions to impacted parties
• Monitor and document case activity from injury or illness through reinstatement
• Partner with Risk Management and workers' compensation providers to support claim resolution
• Administer accommodation and return-to-work refusal processes and escalations
• Maintain proactive communication with impacted team members throughout the process
• Develop and administer return-to-work processes and procedures
• Ensure accommodation requests follow established policies and centralized processes
• Maintain documentation, tracking, and records for accommodation and leave cases
• Coordinate documentation required for legal claims and compliance matters
• Facilitate claim review meetings and develop proactive return-to-work solutions
• Recommend improvements to return-to-work and leave administration programs
• Serve as a resource for leave of absence programs, ADA accommodations, and related laws
• Monitor compliance with federal, state, and local leave and accommodation regulations
• Analyze leave trends and program effectiveness
• Design and deliver leave and ADA compliance training for leaders
• Coordinate leave pay, benefits, and payroll integration activities
• Communicate pay and benefit implications related to leave programs

Benefits

• The range displayed reflects the range the company reasonably expects to pay for the position. The actual compensation offered to the selected individual(s) will depend on their relevant education, training, or experience, among other bona fide factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree