508 Compliance Communications Specialist
| 508 Compliance Communications Specialist |
| ID: | ADC-130 | Location: | Washington | Program: | ACE |
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| Wage/Hr: | $30.00 | Hours/Week: | 20-40 | Minimum Age: | 55 |
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Being Age 55 or Older is Good for The Environment! The Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program offers unique opportunities in Scientific, Technical, and Agricultural support for individuals aged 55 and over to support the Department of Agriculture?s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through a grant administered program awarded to National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions). This is a unique program where your talents, expertise, and experience will truly be valued. The ACES program provides an opportunity to work side-by-side with NRCS staff that are doing important work every day.
Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period.
Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an "at-will" relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.
PLEASE NOTE: An ?ACES Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?ACES Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions.
This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States. |
Qualifications:Minimum of 10 year(s) of experience in 508 Compliance OR BA/BS Degree in Communications - Current Driver's License, Extensive knowledge of Adobe Acrobat DC and Microsoft Word is required.
- Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
- Adobe Acrobat DC, PowerPoint
Duties:This position supports the Watershed Branch Team and NRCS State Offices by ensuring watershed documents are 508-compliant. - Assists states with developing watershed project plans and other public facing documents by providing Section 508 compliance evaluation and analysis and remediation of electronic documents to ensure compliance with federal accessibility rules and regulations. Provide guidance to the Watershed Programs Branch on 508 compliance of public facing documents. 80%
- Assist in developing Section 508 Compliance trainings for the states for watershed project planning documents 20%
Other:- Annual information system security, anti-harassment, and civil rights training.
- Travel Requirements: Occasionally to satisfy the duties of the position
- Overnight travel: Travel will vary, but on average 2 weeks per year.
- Air travel anticipated: Travel will vary, but on average 2 weeks per year.
- Rental cars: Travel will vary, but on average 2 weeks per year.
- Remote work arrangements are available for this position.
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NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.