Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (“Jamison”) is currently seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Section 508 Specialist.

Job Title: Section 508 Specialist – Alexandria, Virginia

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:

This position requires employee to produce or assess digital instructional materials that adhere to accessibility standards. Identifies and resolves accessibility barriers to provide accessible material and websites. Supports real-time and post-production captioning services to provide accessibility. Evaluates the accessibility of instructional technology devices and software and makes recommendations concerning best practices. Interprets and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal laws as they apply to disability. Provides accessibility analysis, documentation, and remediation of digital learning experiences.

REQUIRED AND DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

This position requires an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems, or networks.

• Requires experience in communication and well-versed in explaining and implementing accessibility and disability standards, regulations, and best practices including WCAG 2.0, Section 508, WAI-ARIA, UAAG and ATAG.
• Requires experience with assistive technologies (e.g., JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover, ReadOutLourd, Zoomtext, MAGic, braille keyboards, embossers, textbook conversion, speech recognition, captioning, etc.) and various accessibility tools.
• Experience in gathering and organizing information to resolve problems and redefine processes and procedures.
• Experience in collaborating with various levels of government personnel and conducting onsite observations to determine the methods, equipment, and resources for product development.
• Ability to develop solutions or alternative practices and recommend new systems, procedures, or processes.
• Ability to review and edit correspondence, curriculum, and programmatic documents.
• Ability to provide recommendations to management through presentations or written reports and confer with managers to ensure changes are effective.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Produce or assess digital instructional materials that adhere to accessibility standards.
• Identify and resolve accessibility barriers to provide accessible material and websites.
• Support real-time and post-production captioning services to provide accessibility.
• Evaluate the accessibility of instructional technology devices and software and make recommendations concerning best practices.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws as they apply to disability.
• Provide accessibility analysis, documentation, and remediation of digital learning experiences.

HOURS OF OPERATION

TBD

PRIMARY PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

4800 Alexandria Drive

Alexandria, Virginia 22350

The Government will leverage a mixture of an in-person and telework posture in support of PWS tasks based on operational requirements.

TRAVEL:

Required travel annually.

Clearance Level Required: Must be able to pass a Federal Background check.

JAMISON CORPORATE OVERVIEW:

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (Jamison) is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. We specialize in providing professional management, administrative, healthcare, court reporters and transcriptionist experts, and document/ record and telehealth operational support solutions to U.S. Government, State, and commercial clients. Jamison is a nationwide professional staff augmentation company, that helps commercial clients and government agencies expand their talent acquisition reach by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to be successful.

Jamison offers a wide range of employment opportunities in the commercial and government sectors. We seek employees who share our values of service excellence, integrity, and professionalism.

Jamison affords equal employment opportunity to all individuals, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Our employees, as well as applicants and others with whom we do business, will not be subjected to sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, or any other form of unlawful harassment and/or discrimination. In addition, Jamison adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business.

Jamison’s commitment to equal opportunity is applied through every aspect of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, placement, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, termination, and all other matters of employment.

Applicants may be required to successfully complete an online assessment to determine qualifications for positions requiring specific skills.

All applications must be submitted through our application system at: https://www.jps-online.com/apply-now/