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Disability Support Worker - Mid

Disability Support Worker - Mid

Parsons

Saint Louis, MO • On-site

$15.25 - $20/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 14 days ago

Parsons rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 44 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

155th of 351 rated engineering

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what's possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Disability Support Worker -Mid to join our team! In this role you will get to facilitateand coordinate reasonable accommodations (RA) and personalassistanceservices (PAS) for the client civilian employees and applicants. This roleis responsible forthe intake and maintenance of RA cases, serving as a key point ofinitialcontact for the workforce,maintainingcompliance with all agency and regulatory guidance, and providing office support for employees with targeted disabilities.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Process reasonable accommodation requestsin accordance withclient and EEOC guidance. Duties include but are not limited to monitoring RA mailbox, providing RA forms to employees and applicants, responding to RA RFIs, creating case files with the RA databases, reviewing intake documentation for completeness, making initial contact between the requestor and the RA Specialist, coordinating delivery of RA equipment to employees, and closing case files, as needed or directed.
  • Maintain all case files and databasesin accordance withagency guidance and standards.
  • Serve as a primary point ofinitialcontact for employees, supervisors, and managers on reasonable accommodation.
  • This DSW key personnel will also provide direct service to employees and applicants with targeted disabilities as needed,mainly asa back-fill for when an individual's primary DSW is unavailable.Duties include, but are not limited to, note taking at meetings, keyboard mouse navigation, keyboard typing, data entry, holding and movement of materials, dialing and answering the telephone, lifting maps and charts, filing, and other general administrative tasks.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Education/Experience: Aminimum of anAssociate's degree in Human Resources, Disability Studies, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field, orin lieu of a degree,5 years of equivalent experience in a related role.
  • Core Skills: Highly developed critical thinking, problem-solving, customer support, and communication skills (oral and written). Ability to handle sensitive personnel information with discretion.Proficiencyin Microsoft Office applications (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) isrequired.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!

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