Disability Services Consultant; Special Duty or Term Limited Temporary

This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Term-Limited Temporary/Special Duty position. The duration of the assignment is anticipated to be 12 months.

The Central Employee Services Division (CESD) within the Department of Human Resources (DHR) seeks an experienced, collaborative, and motivated professional Disability Services Consultant (Senior HR Analyst) to join DHR’s Disability Services Team. This position provides critical support and case management for King County Employees seeking disability services.

As a Disability Services Consultant, you will be one of five professional staff providing consultation and coordination in the areas of medical leave, reasonable accommodations, and disability services for King County, which employs over 18,000 employees.

Our ideal candidate complies with all applicable State and Federal disability and leave laws, collective bargaining agreements, and court decisions. They must advise management of their responsibilities and employees of their rights under Federal and State laws as well as King County policies and regulations. They will also provide expert testimony in medical separation, arbitration hearings, and other related litigation. The body of work for this position is critically important to employees who seek assistance and support through the reasonable accommodation and medical leave processes as well as providing countywide consultation and technical assistance with the recruitment and retention of supported employees, coordination with management and employment service agencies, and other partners who provide employee support services.

This position requires strong coaching skills, collaborative coordination skills, and empathy on a regular basis.

The Disability Services Team is an interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing services to King County employees who have an illness or injury that impacts them  work with employees, healthcare providers, and supervisors to assist with reasonable accommodations and return to work plans for employees whose medical conditions affect their ability to perform the essential functions of their job. The team also manages the County’s Transitional Duty Assignment (TDA) program;

the Reassignment Program (RAP); and the Supported Employment Program (SEP).

The Central Employee Services Division supports a thriving King County employment experience and provides integrated compensation, benefits, work/life well-being, safety, and retirement planning services. Ensuring the health and safety of employees is our number one priority. Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. This role will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices in all aspects of the work.

As the Disability Services Consultant
, you will:

• Provide advice and consultation to management and leadership on the administration of leaves in accordance with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, King County Family and Medical Leave ordinance, and other federal, state, and local leave laws and statutes.
• Perform case management duties in a high volume, fast-paced environment for employees who need assistance and have been diagnosed with a medical condition that impacts their ability to work.
• Work with employees, supervisors, managers, and Department and Division leadership to facilitate reasonable accommodation and interactive processes, including researching, identifying, and recommending reasonable accommodations.
• Provide technical expertise and consulting services in analyzing, comparing, and contrasting the various Federal, State, and local disability statutes, regulations, and case law to determine appropriate actions/solutions.
• Coordinate job modification evaluations and appropriate actions prompted by requests for reasonable accommodation, transitional return-to-work and stay-at-work needs of King County employees.
• Track disability services and accommodations, to ensure consistency and compliance with regulatory requirements, worker's compensation guidelines, county…