Reasonable Accommodation Consultant- Federal Experience Required

Business Management Associates•Washington, DC

21h

About The Position

Business Management Associates, Inc. (BMA) Integrating People and Process Through Service, with a strategic emphasis on integrating people and process, and proven, documented project management methodology for internal and external management while maintaining a strategic and financial focus on an organizations most important component ' its people ; "Love Thy Customer; Love Thy Work; Love Thy System" Business Management Associates (BMA) is seeking an experienced Consultant who will monitor and assess agency records management program, identify records management challenges or risks across the agency, adjust resources to focus on significant compliance issues, evaluate the maturity of organizational records management programs and the adequacy of corrective actions, communicate appraisal results to stakeholders, identify and make program improvements based on appraisal results and evaluation of stakeholder feedback and lessons learned, and ensure reliable and predictable records management program implementation across the agency. RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Management: This work requires someone who is proficient with handling the interactive process used to make ADA determinations. This process includes but is not limited to: Analyze the particular job involved and determine its purpose and essential functions Consult with the employee to ascertain the precise job-related limitations imposed by the disability and how those limitations could be overcome with a reasonable accommodation In consultation with the individual to be accommodated, identify potential accommodations, and assess the effectiveness each would have in enabling the individual to perform the essential functions of the position; and Consider the preferences/requests of the individual/s to be accommodated and recommend an accommodation or mitigation that is most appropriate for both the employee and the employer Review and recommend ADA determinations/mitigations for new and incoming requests Evaluates, documents and reports on job descriptions to assess and recommend new roles to maximize potential opportunities available to employees unable to return to their pre-disability positions - Based on assessment of current roles and vacancies Research and documents changes to policy and accommodation to ensure compliance Responsible for the creation of a tracking mechanism for the resolution of current requests and the management of the new requests Responsible for the creation of DHS-OHR process flows and SLAs and SOPs for the managing, documenting, tracking, reporting, and resolving of all ADA requests Participates in various projects as assigned Reporting and Documentation - log/report out on all active, inactive, stale, closed and upcoming ADA related requests Communication and Outreach - serve as liaison support for all ADA requests, providing outreach, updates, and status/issues escalations to aligned departments, as well as, all aligned reporting manager/s Deliverable Tracking - be responsible for providing routine status' updates to reporting manager and/or designees. Reports include QUADs, Risk Log, Active Log Tracker Be responsible for maintaining an accurate work log for periodic review

Requirements

7 years Senior experience required in the following areas:
Routinely researching, documenting, and determining ADA policies and requests
Interpreting and implementing state and federal guidelines related to ADA and ELR
Researching and recommending on ELR cases
Interpreting Collective Bargaining Agreements
Interpreting employee handbook guidelines
Designing, implementing, and maintaining an ADA and ELR FACQs, process flows, SLAs and SOPs
Conducting outreach and investigations with ADA and ELR requests/cases
Working with the Microsoft Office Suite
Working with Adobe Pro
Serving as the POC for ADA cases
Conducting investigations related to ADA and/or ELR
Assessing and reporting Risks and Issues (risk log)
Conducting training/information sessions related to ADA and ELR EEO policy and guidelines

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree - Human Resources specific (preferred)

Responsibilities

Analyze the particular job involved and determine its purpose and essential functions
Consult with the employee to ascertain the precise job-related limitations imposed by the disability and how those limitations could be overcome with a reasonable accommodation
In consultation with the individual to be accommodated, identify potential accommodations, and assess the effectiveness each would have in enabling the individual to perform the essential functions of the position
Consider the preferences/requests of the individual/s to be accommodated and recommend an accommodation or mitigation that is most appropriate for both the employee and the employer
Review and recommend ADA determinations/mitigations for new and incoming requests
Evaluates, documents and reports on job descriptions to assess and recommend new roles to maximize potential opportunities available to employees unable to return to their pre-disability positions - Based on assessment of current roles and vacancies
Research and documents changes to policy and accommodation to ensure compliance
Responsible for the creation of a tracking mechanism for the resolution of current requests and the management of the new requests
Responsible for the creation of DHS-OHR process flows and SLAs and SOPs for the managing, documenting, tracking, reporting, and resolving of all ADA requests
Participates in various projects as assigned
Reporting and Documentation - log/report out on all active, inactive, stale, closed and upcoming ADA related requests
Communication and Outreach - serve as liaison support for all ADA requests, providing outreach, updates, and status/issues escalations to aligned departments, as well as, all aligned reporting manager/s
Deliverable Tracking - be responsible for providing routine status' updates to reporting manager and/or designees. Reports include QUADs, Risk Log, Active Log Tracker
Be responsible for maintaining an accurate work log for periodic review