Personal Services Assistant
What you'd do
Personal Services Assistants provide timely assistance to employees and applicants with targeted disabilities in order to meet their individual needs and provide a seamless transition into the workplace and throughout their day. These services are defined by the EEOC as non-medical, activities of daily living and can include assistance services such as: assistance with feeding/meal prep, toileting, placement/removal of clothing.
Major duties
The Office of Reasonable Accommodation Services is seeking Personal Services Assistants to assist employees with disabilities with activities of daily living at NSA Colorado and NSA Washington/Ft Meade. NOTE: These positions are term appointments, with a duration of up to two years. The selected candidates may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a permanent appointment at a later date. Personal Services Assistants provide timely assistance to employees with targeted disabilities in order to meet their individual needs and provide a seamless transition into the workplace and throughout their day. These services are defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as non-medical activities of daily living and can include assistance services such as: assistance with feeding, meal-preparation, toileting, placement/removal of clothing and assistance in and out of vehicle at work-related site. - Maintaining communication with customers throughout the day utilizing phone/email systems . - Utilizing computer systems for documentation/tracking purposes. - Intermittently commute to satellite offices during the work day to aid customers . - Must be able to assist travel which may be CONUS and/or OCONUS to provide accommodations. Executive Order 13548 requires federal agencies to attract, hire, and retain individuals with disabilities. Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (amended January 3, 2017) applies additional affirmative action obligations to federal agencies. These obligations include providing Personal Assistant Services (PAS) to federal employees and applicants with targeted disabilities as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (see C.F.R. 1614.203(d)(5). These services are the basic activities of daily living, such as eating and toileting, which persons with certain targeted disabilities may be unable to do independently. Without the availability of assistive services, these individuals may be unable to fully participate in the workplace. Additionally, NSA is required to provide PAS to personnel with targeted disabilities during work hours, during work-related travel, and during employer-sponsored events. NSA is also required to provide PAS in the individual's home should they be eligible for telework.
What you need to qualify
The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position. Experience must be in providing assistance with activities of daily living (for example, assistance with removing and putting on clothing, eating, toileting, pushing a wheelchair, or assistance with getting into or out of a vehicle at the worksite).
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