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Human Resources Specialist (Reasonable Accommodation Specialist)
Forest Service · Posted today
About the Role
This position is located within the USDA Forest Service Human Resources Management (HRM). These positions provide management advisory services for reasonable accommodation, and are responsible for adjudicating employee requests for reasonable accommodation. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact sm.fs.nationalhire@usda.gov.
What You'll Do
- →Provides training, technical advice, and guidance to employees, staff members, management, supervisors, and program officials on compliance with Federal disability laws and agency policies related to reasonable accommodations.
- →Obtains and reviews medical documentation to perform an individualized assessment as to whether an individual requesting an accommodation is a qualified individual with a disability under appropriate laws or regulations.
- →Responsible for explaining applicable laws, rules, and regulations to assist supervisors with their decision-making process regarding reasonable accommodations.
- →Works directly with first line supervisors and program managers to ensure they are fully engaged in the interactive process, to ensure that the individual reasonable accommodation issues are affectively addressed.
- →Collaborates with Employee and Labor Relations Staff regarding disability laws and agency policies related to reasonable accommodations.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There are no educational requirements for this position.
Personality Fit
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