Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Specialist

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The New York City Police Department's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO) is seeking a Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Specialist. This role focuses on processing requests for reasonable accommodations related to disability, religion, domestic violence status, and/or pregnancy. RA's are modifications or adjustments to a job, work environment, or the hiring process that allow eligible employees and applicants to enjoy employment rights and perform essential job functions, provided it does not cause undue hardship to the agency.

Requirements

• A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area.
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in '2' above.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in '2' above.
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to '1', '2', '3', or '4' above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma.

Responsibilities

• Process employee reasonable accommodation requests in a timely manner.
• Engage in good faith in the cooperative dialogue.
• Interview, collect, analyze, and interpret information to evaluate employee reasonable accommodation requests.
• Track and monitor assigned reasonable accommodations requests.
• Educate and train supervisors on reasonable accommodation requests.
• Act as a liaison between employees, applicants, and supervisors in the resolution of employee reasonable accommodation requests.
• Provide guidance to staff on matters related to reasonable accommodations.
• Articulate and disseminate decisions made by the OEEO in a clear and concise manner.
• Record and maintain relative and sensitive documentation, including dispositions, scan supporting documents, etc.
• Draft and/or review presentations and/or reports.

Benefits

• health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• union benefits such as dental and vision coverage
• paid annual leave and sick leave
• paid holidays
• a pension
• optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level