ADA Accommodations Specialist (HR Compliance Specialist)

Job Summary

Manages and administers the employee Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) process across IU campuses for faculty and staff.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Manages and administers the employee Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) process across IU campuses for faculty and staff.
• Manages and administers pregnancy accommodations in conjunction with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
• Performs intake interviews to gain a foundational understanding of individual needs.
• Researches, reviews, and provides guidance and suggest accommodations for ADA/PWFA cases and partner with Employee Relations as needed.
• Provides training and increase understanding regarding issues affecting individuals with disabilities.

General Responsibilities

• Reviews, maintains, and updates human resources policies and procedures ensuring they are current, compliant, accurate, and effective.
• Provides guidance to HR Business Partners, other Centers Of Excellence (COEs), enterprise system users, and the HR Operations teams on HR policies and compliance issues.
• Collaborates with departments on compliance issues that require action and follows up to ensure concerns are resolved.
• Develops and manages data for reporting and analysis to include compliance audits.
• Communicates policy and compliance programs, processes, and changes in a timely manner across university platforms.
• Develops and presents various training classes focused on HR compliance.
• Stays up-to-date on the external compliance landscape to identify, recommend, and implement changes.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree, preferably in human resources or a related field.
• Experience: 3 years human resources or related experience that includes a solid background in employment laws and other government compliance regulations.
• Skills: Proficient communication skills, maintains a high degree of professionalism, demonstrates time management and priority setting skills, demonstrates a high commitment to quality, possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty, highly thorough and dependable, demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure, proficiency with technology with the ability to introduce new applications of technology to streamline current work, strong organizational skills to meet strict deadlines, handle multiple issues, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Preferred: Knowledge of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality, ability to communicate with and relate to individuals with a wide variety of disabilities and backgrounds.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana OR Indianapolis, Indiana

Job Classification

Career Level: Career
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Human Resources
Job Family: Employee & Labor Relations

Posting Disclaimer

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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