ADA Specialist; Administrator II

Job Overview

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today! The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

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Baltimore City, 6776 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21215

• Handle the ADA absenteeism process and list in coordination with DPSCS-HR.
• Investigate complaints of discrimination and equal employment opportunity.
• Receive and process ADA reasonable accommodation requests in an interactive process with the employee, medical provider, HR, the appointing authority, and any other relevant parties.
• Maintain confidential ADA files.
• Report routine ADA data to the Executive Direction.
• Make recommendations regarding ADA training, operational issues, training and programming.
• Provide information and guidance to managers regarding ADA/ADA Absenteeism/EEO laws and requirements for compliance.

Applicants must meet all minimum qualifications to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience:
  
  Five years of administrative staff or professional work.
• Substitution:
  Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
• Substitution:
  Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree and one year of experience for the required experience.
• Substitution:
  Candidates may substitute a Master's degree for the required experience.
• Substitution:
  Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year‑for‑year basis for the required experience.

• Three (3) years of experience independently managing and owning the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) interactive process, including evaluating requests and making accommodation determinations.
• Experience conducting interactive processes involving the employee, medical provider, HR, the appointing authority, and any other relevant parties.
• Experience managing multiple cases simultaneously.
• Experience related to ADA law and compliance.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

• Health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.
• Personal Leave – new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date).
• Annual Leave – ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year.
• Sick Leave – fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year.
• Parental Leave – up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon birth or adoption of a child.
• Holidays – State employees celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year.
• Pension – State employees earn credit toward a retirement pension.
• Optional joining of the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.