ADA Program Manager

Schedule: Full-time

ADA Program Manager Position Overview

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is seeking an ADA Program Manager, to support our Opportunity & Accessibility (O&A) unit in ensuring that our organization's programs and services are accessible to all.

This position oversees the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Reasonable Accommodation (RA) programs, serving as the Accessibility Services Manager. You will be responsible for interpreting state and federal laws, regulations, and policies to advise our managers, staff, and service providers on ADA compliance. This includes formulating and implementing ADA policies and agreements, as well as managing complex accommodation requests in a timely and comprehensive manner.

In this position, you will use your expertise in accessibility to provide specialized consultation and subject matter expertise to evaluate accommodation requests. You will work closely with individuals requesting services to determine the most appropriate job modifications and accommodations. You will be responsible for educating our managers and staff on accessibility processes, promoting greater understanding and respect within OOD and among our customers. You will also manage the RA budget, ensuring the appropriateness of expenditures and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

We encourage qualified candidates with a proven track record in accessibility management and a commitment to fostering an inclusive work environment to apply for this position. Join us in our mission to empower Ohioans with disabilities and create a more accessible future.

Classification: Program Administator 3

Opportunity & Accessibility (O&A) Overview

Opportunity & Accessibility (O&A) ensures adherence to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws/regulations through strategic planning, employee education, counseling, and complaint investigation/resolution. In addition, O&A administers the reasonable accommodation process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Pay Information

Starting salary will be step 1, subject to law or union contract requirements. New hires advance to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. There are cost of living increases to these rates each year and additional longevity supplements begin after 5 years. The current wage progression for this position is in the table below.

Months of Employment

At Hire

6 months

18 months

30 months

42 months

54 Months

66 Months

78 Months

Pay Range

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

EX 14

Hourly

$39.22

$41.46

$43.68

$46.05

$48.66

$51.36

$53.49

$55.99

Annual

$81,578.00

$86,237.00

$90,854.00

$95,784.00

$101,213.00

$106,829.00

$111,259.00

$116,459.00

Location Requirements

We are currently in the process of increasing our in-office presence to 5 days per week across all OOD locations. Employees must reside at a location that allows for reasonable response time to workplace reporting requirements.

Applications and Selections

Please ensure your online application and work experience clearly indicates how you meet minimum qualifications (MQs). Applications that fail to demonstrate how they meet minimum qualifications will not be considered. If you meet the MQs through education, transcripts are required for consideration by attaching directly on the Additional Attachments section of the application (Step 7) or via email to .

“See resume” is not a substitution for completing work experience and/or supplemental questions. Answers to the supplemental questions must also be supported by the work experience/education sections of the application. If "See Resume" is used in place of work experience, your application may not be considered.

Applicants can check their application status and all vacancy-related email correspondence on “My Jobpage.” On the Careers.Ohio.Gov job search webpage, once signed in the link to My Jobpage is displayed under the TeamOhio logo. Applicants who require technical assistance (e.g., issues logging in or other system-related issues) should contact .

All communications are sent via email. Candidates should make sure their account contains an email address that is checked regularly including checking junk and/or spam.

Background Check

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

All final applicants tentatively selected for this position may be required to complete and pass a urinalysis to test for restricted substances as a condition of employment. Testing will also be performed for the presence of marijuana. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment unless the applicant submits medical documentation of legally prescribed medications or a recommendation for medical marijuana. An applicant with a positive test result will not be considered for any position with the State of Ohio for a period of one year.

5 years' training or 5 years' experience in business administration, management or public administration.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management or public administration AND 36 months' training or 36 months' experience in supervisory, administrative and/or managerial position.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program for academic field of study commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on File AND 36 months' training or 36 months' experience in supervisory, administrative, managerial and/or staff position involving planning, research and/or policy/procedure development.

-Or 1 year experience as Program Administrator 2, 63123.

-Or equivalent of education and/or experience per Minimum Class Qualifications noted above.

Job Skills: Program Management, Administrative support/services, Basic Documentation, Budgeting, Communications, Data Entry, Human Resources, Collaboration, Customer Focus, Priority Setting, Verbal Communication, Confidentiality