Vocational Specialist

Join Skookum and make a difference Skookum is: A national leader in employment of individuals with disabilities and veterans. Comprised of a growing dynamic team of social entrepreneurs. Operating self-sustaining businesses across 13 states and the District of Columbia, with over 1,300 employees. Dedicated to providing incredible customer experience to our federal and private-sector customers. Committed to providing an incredible employee support and development program, tailored to the social mission. Location: Bremerton, Washington (Hybrid schedule possible, with approximately 3 days in office and 2 days working remotely) Type: Non-exempt, hourly Compensation: $26.25 - $38.07 (Skookum's compensation strategy is to position new employees between the minimum and midpoint of this range, depending on qualifications and experience.) Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm (flexible start and end times depending on scheduling needs) Skookum's Bremerton, Washington Home Office supports nationwide operations through highly trained and motivated professionals in finance, human resources, vocational and workforce development, information systems, strategy, business development, communications, marketing, quality, safety, learning, and more. As a Vocational Specialist you'll... serve as a subject matter lead within a cross functional team, supporting a caseload of approximately 90 employees with significant disabilities. This position works directly with employees, supervisors, site leadership, and the Regional Vice President to ensure employees with disabilities receive support and accommodations. Requires a combination of employee-focused activities and preparation and updating of required disability documentation, requiring professional-level writing and editing. This position will require the Vocational Specialist to interact in person, telephonically, and via email/fax with managers, supervisors, employees, candidates, medical providers, and government rehabilitation agencies. Promote the Skookum mission and educate supervisors, managers, and employees on disability awareness and the requirements of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) for Skookum workplaces. Work as a member of a diverse Cross Functional Team consisting of professionals dedicated to servicing a large and diverse number of Skookum sites. Develop collaborative relationships with Skookum site management and supervisors to support all Skookum employees of all abilities. This will require monthly meetings with site management and supervisors to review accommodation information of employees for their Federal AbilityOne reports. Support the RVP, recruiters, HR Partners, and site managers in maintaining the AbilityOne disability ratio. Manage a caseload of approximately 90 Skookum employees with a wide variety of disabilities; ensure that these employees are being provided appropriate accommodations to allow them to perform their work successfully. Review and assess disability documentation for applicants and current employees to ensure they qualify under the AbilityOne program. Frequently, this will require phone calls to applicants. Oversee, respond, and follow up on accommodation requests and employee relations in a timely manner. Maintain required documentation for each employee on caseload to include: Federal AbilityOne reports, case notes, accommodation plans, and summaries. Administrative support duties including obtaining new disability documents and preparing for internal and external audit reviews. Make phone calls to physicians, mental health providers, state Voc Rehab agencies, and Veterans Affairs offices to assist applicants and employees with obtaining qualifying AbilityOne documentation. Edit and proof colleague's Federal AbilityOne reports. Create and correct AbilityOne rep