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Duties

As a Equal Employment Manager you will: Consult and partner with the OEEOWE Director in carrying out the functions of the Office as they relate to compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that govern requests for reasonable accommodation and accessibility. Serves as the Agency technical expert and provides advice and guidance to applicants, employees, and to management on the interpretation, intent and impact of laws, regulations, policies and programs pertaining to reasonable accommodation and accessibility. Obtain appropriate medical documentation from private physicians for review by CDC's expert medical consultants to determine whether a request for reasonable accommodation is justified under the law and suggests alternative accommodations to management as appropriate. Assure consistent and coordinated policy implementation under the general administrative direction from the Director. Develop, edits and revise CDC reasonable accommodation and accessibility procedures as statutory, regulatory, and case precedent require. Consult and partner with the OEEOWE Director in carrying out the functions of the Office as they relate to compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that govern requests for reasonable accommodation and accessibility. Serves as the Agency technical expert and provides advice and guidance to applicants, employees, and to management on the interpretation, intent and impact of laws, regulations, policies and programs pertaining to reasonable accommodation and accessibility. Consult and partner with the OEEOWE Director in carrying out the functions of the Office as they relate to compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that govern requests for reasonable accommodation and accessibility. Serves as the Agency technical expert and provides advice and guidance to applicants, employees, and to management on the interpretation, intent and impact of laws, regulations, policies and programs pertaining to reasonable accommodation and accessibility. Obtain appropriate medical documentation from private physicians for review by CDC's expert medical consultants to determine whether a request for reasonable accommodation is justified under the law and suggests alternative accommodations to management as appropriate. Assure consistent and coordinated policy implementation under the general administrative direction from the Director. Develop, edits and revise CDC reasonable accommodation and accessibility procedures as statutory, regulatory, and case precedent require. Serves as the CDC/ASTDR expert and principal advisor to the Director OEEOWE by providing authoritative advice on all matters relating to reasonable accommodation/accessibility plans, policies, and decisions. Manage the Processing of requests for reasonable accommodation and/or accessibility pursuant to the Executive Orders, EEOC's guidance, the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and established case precedent and uses established forms contained within the Disability Program and Reasonable Accommodation Services procedures, or develops new forms as appropriate. Appropriately and independently resolves issues involved in processing requests for reasonable accommodation/accessibility by conducting the appropriate legal research and analyzing the particular medical condition, supporting documentation, and opinions of the CDC medical consultant to provide appropriate guidance to management on whether the particular reasonable accommodation/accessibility request should be provided. While processing reasonable accommodation/accessibility request, draft coherent correspondence to the employee, the management official, treating physician, and the CDC medical consultant.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level, which must include the following experience: performing a full range of management functions including planning, directing, and evaluating the program, developing program goals, and making long-range program plans for a Reasonable Accommodations program. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND WORKPLACE EQUITY 1600 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]