Website and Digital Accessibility Specialist Temporary

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Website and Digital Accessibility Specialist Temporary

Salary

$2,730.00 - $6,000.00 Monthly

Location

Lakewood, CO

Job Type

Temporary (9 months or less)

Job Number

RAA EDO Temp 599 5/2024

Department

Department of Public Safety

Division

Executive Director's Office

Opening Date

05/20/2024

Closing Date

6/5/2024 5:00 PM Mountain

FLSA

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Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

700 Kipling Street, Lakewood, CO 80215

Hiring Pay Rate

$32/hourly

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

Stefania Chis, stefania.chis@state.co.us

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

This position is open only to Colorado residents only.

THIS IS A TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT NOT TO EXCEED NINE MONTHS.

A n eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months.

This posting is extended until 6/5/2024 to supplement a qualified applicant pool.

Our Mission -Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities.

Our Vision - Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado.

Our Core Values – Unity, Honor, Service

CDPS commits to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote engaged employees. Our approach to diversity is simple - it's about embracing everyone! We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Our strength is our promise to be inclusive with intentional strategies to welcome and uplift our employees to thrive - while building a more equitable workplace. CDPS is an equal opportunity employer. See ourEEOD Utilization Report (2020)Why Do I Love My Job at CDPS

At CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans!

Careers with a purpose:

If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join!

We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery.

You’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!

When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be.

Description of Job

About the Work Unit

The Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) Human Resources office exists to provide human resources services to the general public, applicants, managers, and employees of CDPS.

Consultation services include benefit administration, time and leave management, compensation consultation, employee relations, exam development, HR policy development, job analysis, job evaluation and classification, organizational development, new employee orientation and onboarding, performance management (PMP), interpretation of CDPS HR policy, state personnel rules, state and federal employment laws, progressive discipline, records management, recruitment, responding to grievances, appeals, charges of discrimination, reorganization matters, retention, selection and selection appeals, worker’s compensation, settlement advice, strategic planning and overall HR guidance to CDPS managers, supervisors, and employees.

Key Responsibilities

CDPS is seeking a Digital Accessibility and Website Specialist to ensure that the organization's digital products and services are accessible to everyone. Your expertise is needed to conduct accessibility audits and reviews on our website.

• Assisting with or leading the inventory, redevelopment and implementation of the public-facing CDPS website.

• Assisting with or leading the inventory, redevelopment and implementation of the internal-facing CDPS and CDPS HR Intranet sites including combining the two sites into one.

• Ensuring digital accessibility of internal and external EDO/Department websites.

• Assisting with website support across the Department to help with issues, general maintenance and updates, etc.

• Provide support to EDO and possibly CDPS Divisions by reviewing, editing and updating website content to meet current WCAG accessibility standards and accessibility best practices.

• Manage manual testing of EDO and possibly CDPS websites to identify and remediate pages, content, and features that fail to meet accessibility standards or best practices.

• Directly implement edits to EDO websites, using content management systems and/or web coding, to achieve compliance with accessibility standards as defined by HB21-1110.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Required Experience

Experience in website creation and maintenance, AND experience in a role that included digital accessibility responsibilities.

Desired Competencies

• Clear verbal communication, active listening, written communication, and reading comprehension.

• Excellent interpersonal skills in building and maintaining effective relationships with a wide range of people and interpersonal styles.

• Proven experience applying fundamentals and techniques of creating and producing accessible web pages, online forms, and digital media; development, assessment, and remediation of accessible web pages; accessibility testing tools or combination thereof.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Requires successful completion of a background investigation, polygraph and fingerprint screening as a condition of employment, unless completed at the time of initial appointment.

• Infrequent weekend and after hours work may be required.

APPEAL RIGHTS

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available atwww.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at:www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Supplemental Information

EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

ARE YOU IN NEED OF AN ACCOMODATION?

Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our Please direct questions and requests for reasonable accommodations tocdps_hr@state.co.us.

NOTIFICATIONS

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from " state.co.us " and " info@governmentjobs.com " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - RECRUITMENT TIMELINE INFORMATION

• Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.

• All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

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Please describe why you are interested in this position. Please summarize your experience with website maintenance and digital accessibility functions.

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Positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety require a comprehensive background examination including a fingerprint based criminal history check and polygraph. Are you willing to participate in this process as a condition of employment?

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