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<div>Mona Robinson, PhD, PCC-S, LSW, CRC </div>
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<div>Ohio University </div>
<div>Gladys W. & David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services <br>
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<div>robinsoh@ohio.edu <br>
President, National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns</div>
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From: NCRE Listserv <listserv@rehabeducators.org><br>
To: robinsoh@ohio.edu<br>
Sent: Wed, Oct 26, 2011 10:03 am<br>
Subject: Cornell University- Technical Assistance Specialist Position<br>
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Description
The ILR School is seeking an Extension Support Specialist I – Employment
Technical Assistance Specialist for the Employment and Disability Institute in
the ILR School.
This position serves across multiple grant funded projects within the Institute.
This will include working with the Northeast ADA Center (NEADA), a Federally
funded grant from
the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), US
Department of Education; and the National Technical Assistance, Policy and
Research Center for
Employers on Employment of People with Disabilities, a Federally funded grant
from the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), US Department of Labor.
This position will provide complex phone, e-mail, and onsite consultation to a
variety of constituents on disability related issues by independently analyzing
and interpreting highly confidential inquires regarding application of
employment and disability legislation.
Responsibilities include:
•Serve as primary resource to provide guidance and interpretation of rights and
responsibilities related to Title I, II and III of the Americans with Disability
Act (ADA) and ADA
Amendments Act (ADAAA). Provide accurate, documented, professional and timely
telephone and e-mail responses and individualized consultation and related
resources to
employers from the private and public sectors seeking complex interpretation of
information on workplace issues including accommodation, recruitment of
applicants with disabilities, effective human resource and other employment
policies and practices to facilitate the hiring, retention, and advancement of
people with disabilities; programmatic access in state
and local government and other Title II entities; full and equal access to
places of public accommodation; information around the revised ADA Accessibility
Guidelines (ADAAG)
and building codes.
•Maintain and develop knowledge of other relevant disciplines and issues
affecting implementation and enforcement of the ADAAA and related laws, such as
building codes, human resources policies, civil rights or state/local government
statutes, changes in federal disability programs, accessible information
technology products and vendors, and other issues.
•Independently sustain current knowledge base of all aspects of employment and
disability issues, including recruitment, accommodation, the ADAAA and related
laws including new regulations and interpretations released by regulatory
agencies and employment legislation related to workplace issues that impact the
hiring, retention and advancement of people
with disabilities, as well as national resources to support the recruitment of
qualified applicants with disabilities.
•Evaluate and synthesize inquires to assess the need to collaborate with subject
matter experts, when appropriate, to enhance the provision and quality of
technical assistance.
•Provide on-site training to employers on employment and disability issues as
needed.
•Accurately document all technical assistance interventions into online
reporting tool.
•Coordinate with multiple project teams in all aspects of data analysis and
gathering for documentation, evaluation, and reporting.
•Actively partner with project teams in reaching out to respective constituents
to offer training and technical knowledge, disseminate informational materials
and develop capacity.
Qualifications
•Bachelor’s degree with three to five years related experience or equivalent
combination of education and work experience.
•Experience in providing information and support (technical assistance,
information dissemination, troubleshooting or similar functions) via phone and
email.
•Experience in situational appropriate communication, in both written and oral
formats, is imperative to effectively provide service to diverse population of
clientele.
Contacts may involve highly sensitive or confidential information.
•Must have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse
clientele.
•Excellent verbal, written, telephone and public presentation skills.
•Excellent listening skills including the ability to listen for detail when
interacting with callers on the phone.
•Independent judgment, analytical, problem solving, and collaborative skills.
•Must have demonstrated ability to handle sensitive/confidential material in a
professional manner.
Must be able to adhere to our mission of voluntary compliance and avoid
pressuring consumers into filing complaints.
Preferred Qualifications
•Master’s degree in related field, such as human resources, vocational
rehabilitation counseling, employment counseling, job placement, etc.
•A minimum of two to four years’ experience providing disability-related
technical assistance to employers on employment-related issues to promote the
hiring, retention,
and advancement of people with disabilities or have equivalent experience in a
disability-related position with disability-related technical assistance and
training.
•Knowledge of all titles of the ADA including employment and workplace issues
related to the hiring, retention, and advancement of people with disabilities;
programmatic
access in state and local government and other Title II entities, access issues
for places of public accommodations.
•Strong technical knowledge of employer best practices in recruiting and hiring
people with disabilities, civil rights protections for people with disabilities
(all titles of the ADA; Title V
of the Rehabilitation Act, and other related topics, etc.).
•Familiarity with national, state, and local recruitment resources for job
seekers with disabilities and/or technical knowledge for effectively research
and identify such resources in
a timely manner.
•Background knowledge in related fields, such as human resources, job placement,
recruitment, civil rights and disability rights laws, etc.
•Knowledge of digital learning tools, web media, and use of web for technical
assistance research and information dissemination.
•Demonstrated outstanding training, training development and facilitation
skills.
•Bilingual in Spanish and English strongly preferred.
Application Procedure:
Interested parties should apply on-line at <A href="http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/jobs/index.html" target=_blank>http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/jobs/index.html</A>
by submitting a resume and letter of application describing qualifications.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is
filled.
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Dedicated to Quality Services for Persons with Disabilities through Education
and Research
Ms. Satinder Atwal
NCRE Administrative Office
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