CII – Senior Accommodations, ADA, and Leave Specialist

Job Description - CII – Senior Accommodations, ADA, and Leave Specialist (260000YO)

Job Description

CII – Senior Accommodations, ADA, and Leave Specialist - ( 260000YO )

Position Title:CII – Senior Accommodations, ADA, and Leave Specialist

Department: Office of Human Resources – Employee and Labor Relations

Reports To: Leave Management and Employee Relations Administrator

FLSA Status: Exempt

UMB offers a competitive benefits package for Contingent Employment that includes Healthcare Assistance for CII employees. In addition, CII employees receive a generous leave package that includes ten (10) days of annual leave, five (5) days of sick leave, three (3) days of personal leave, and ten (10) holidays, subsidized comprehensive health insurance and supplemental retirement options; professional learning and development programs;

limited tuition remission for employees enrolled at UMB; life insurance and long-term disability. Leave balances are awarded at the beginning of the contract year and can be used only during the duration of the contract period.

After 90 days, this position has a teleworking option of two (2) days/week. UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland.

The ideal candidate will personally connect with the Administration and Finance Guiding Principles which closely mirror UMB’s core values:
Respect and Integrity, Well-Being and Sustainability, Equity and Justice, and Innovation and Discovery.

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Leave Management and Employee Relations Administrator, the Senior Accommodations, ADA, and Leave Specialist serves as the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) subject‑matter expert on workplace accommodations across multiple legal frameworks, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (religious accommodations), and applicable Maryland law.

The Senior Accommodations, ADA, and Leave Specialist independently manages a complex caseload of accommodation requests from faculty, staff, and applicants, leads the interactive process from intake through resolution, and partners with HR representatives, Faculty Affairs, Schools and Units, and the Office of the General Counsel to ensure consistent, employee‑centered, and legally sound practice. The role also provides consultation on the intersection of accommodations with Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) and/or the Family Medical Leave Act, supplemental leave programs, workers’ compensation, sick and safe leave, and long‑term disability.

The Senior Accommodations, ADA, and Leave Specialist also coordinates the intake of, and processes, leave requests and leave adjustments, while supporting employees and managers throughout the leave process. This includes Federal Family and Medical Leave (FMLA), USM Paid Family and Medical Leave non‑medical leave of absence, leave related to workers’ compensation, paid parental leave, military leave, advanced sick and extended sick leave, supplemental leave, and other forms of unpaid leave/leave of absence.

The specialist serves as a key resource for Oracle HCM leave‑related inquiries and supports the overall efficiency of leave operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

I. ADA & Accommodations — 50%

Serve as primary confidential case manager for workplace accommodation requests from UMB faculty, staff, and…