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SalaryTitle:ADA Coordinator
State Role Title: Prog Admin Spec II
Hiring Range: Up to $90,000
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Central Office
Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Duties include:
- Coordinating Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations and compliance. Specifically:
- Researches and analyzes federal, state, and local law obligations to ensure accessibility compliance for individuals with disabilities across the Commonwealth.
- Creates and facilitates ADA awareness trainings on access processes, both internal and external audiences
- Conducting agency evaluation and transition/strategic ADA plan for the agency.
- Monitoring the implementation of the transition/strategic ADA plan for compliance across the entire agency in the capacity of Subject Matter Expert.
- Manages requests for auxiliary aides and services.
- Act as a primary resource for ADA requests.
- Primary contact for external ADA-related complaints and responsible for providing resolution for inquiry/complaints.
- Manages and coordinates agency-wide (12 facility/ 2 Central Office staff) ADA Certification Program.
- Collaborate with officials and administrators, as Subject Matter Expert, to ensure compliance and adherence to policies and procedures for facilities and/or alternations for accessibility services.
- Establish list of external partnerships with disability rights advocacy groups.
- Liaison for public service information about accessible programs.
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local accommodations and disability laws.
- Demonstrated knowledge of equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, regulations, and processes.
- Ability to effectively work in a collaborative, team-centered work environment and provide helpful leadership and support to customers in a timely and professional manner.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively speak and write in a clear and concise manner.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including listening abilities coupled with the skill to analyze complex issues and present clear and logical recommendations.
- Ability and skills to analyze and interpret problems while developing strategies for conflict resolution.
- Fluent with technology, including but not limited to the use of computers and the Microsoft Office Suite and other office equipment.
- Experience working with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience responding to state and/or federal agency complaints and investigations.
- ADA Coordinator Training Certification required
Additional Considerations
N/A
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
This position is eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.
For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.
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Contact Information
Name: Keiana Bobbitt
Phone: N/A
Email: keiana.bobbitt@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.
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