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SalaryDisability Service Facilitator
Disability Service Facilitator
- Agency: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- Job type: Full-time
Location
MANHATTAN
- Title Classification: No exam required
Department
EEO Officer
Job Description
The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office ensures compliance with federal, state, and city EEO policies and human rights laws prohibiting workplace discrimination by implementing the agency's EEO reasonable accommodation, complaint, and investigation procedures, as well as New York City mandated and optional EEO based trainings.
Reporting to the EEO Officer, encompasses work involving issues of fact and questions of ADA law requiring degrees of independent initiative and judgment; coordinates programs and services that are available to employees with disabilities and their families; reviews and updates policies, procedures and practices to ensure that persons with disabilities can fully participate in all programs, services and activities associated with and provided by the Department of Finance.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:
- Manage the agency's Disability Program.
- Identify, assess, develop, and implement strategies to correct or eliminate barriers to access utilization of the agency's programs, services, and policies by persons with disabilities.
- Develop, coordinate, and implement policies, procedures and practices governing the operations of all programs, services, and activities to ensure that all persons with disabilities can fully participate in such programs.
- Manage and process disability related accommodations necessary to ensure persons with disabilities have equal access to all agency programs, services, and activities.
- Intake, assess and process requests for disability and medically related accommodations in accordance with agency and citywide policy, as well as city, state and federal human rights and disability laws.
- Serve as liaison with ADA related city and state agencies, community-based organizations, and advocates.
- Collaborate with DCAS or other oversight agencies to ensure that the agency is in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws affecting people with disabilities.
- Develop metrics to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of strategies and policies.
- Research, collect and analyze data on program and strategy effectiveness and trends.
- Work with agency operating divisions to develop appropriate procedures for providing services to persons with disabilities.
- Attend meetings with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities and prepare reports.
Minimum Qualifications
1. A master's degree from an accredited college in special education, rehabilitation, counseling, psychology, social sciences or a related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in a related area; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of experience as described in "1" above.
Preferred Skills
- At least 5 years of professional experience in the EEO field. - Knowledge of the ADA and other laws addressing the rights of people with disabilities. - Experience facilitating issues and working with people with a broad range of disabilities. - Knowledge of various alternative formats and alternative technologies that enable people with disabilities to communicate, participate, and perform tasks. - Familiarity and ability to work cooperatively with advocacy, community and city agencies or partners working on behalf of people with disabilities. - Familiarity with local disability advocacy organizations. - Organizational and analytical skills. - Familiarity with the programs, services, activities, and benefit programs administered by the Department of Finance and/or City of New York. - Experience with statistics, record-keeping, and data analysis. - Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills. - Ability to manage projects with excellent follow-through. - Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including ability to create databases, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. - Must be responsive, possess effective people skills, and have the ability to work with employees at all levels throughout the agency.
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Minimum Qualifications
1. A master's degree from an accredited college in special education, rehabilitation, counseling, psychology, social sciences or a related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in a related area; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of experience as described in \"1\" above.
Preferred Skills
- \tAt least 5 years of professional experience in the EEO field. \n-\tKnowledge of the ADA and other laws addressing the rights of people with disabilities. \n-\tExperience facilitating issues and working with people with a broad range of disabilities.\n-\tKnowledge of various alternative formats and alternative technologies that enable people with disabilities to communicate, participate, and perform tasks. \n-\tFamiliarity and ability to work cooperatively with advocacy, community and city agencies or partners working on behalf of people with disabilities. \n-\tFamiliarity with local disability advocacy organizations. \n-\tOrganizational and analytical skills. \n-\tFamiliarity with the programs, services, activities, and benefit programs administered by the Department of Finance and/or City of New York. \n-\tExperience with statistics, record-keeping, and data analysis. \n-\tExcellent communication, writing, and presentation skills. \n-\tAbility to manage projects with excellent follow-through. \n-\tProficiency in Microsoft Suite, including ability to create databases, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. \n-\tMust be responsive, possess effective people skills, and have the ability to work with employees at all levels throughout the agency.
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Job ID
630840
Title code
55046
Civil service title
DISABILITY COORDINATOR
Title classification
Non-Competitive-5
Business title
Disability Service Facilitator
Posted until
2024-04-28
- Experience level: Experienced (non-manager)
Number of positions
1
Work location
375 Pearl Street
- Category: Administration & Human Resources
