OFCCP compliance for Recruiters

OFCCP compliance for Recruiters

OFCCP compliance for recruiters begins with good faith efforts and an understanding of proper outreach and utilization. Contact FACF to understand how to maximize your recruiting efforts can help to be fully OFCCP compliant.

Examples of outreach resources for the Public are below:

American Job Center

The American Job Center connects businesses to individuals seeking employment through local American Job Centers. As an employer you can post jobs in the Veterans Job Bank, the central source for identifying Veteran–committed employment opportunities and helping employers hire qualified Veterans, as well as connect with your local labor exchange and state job bank to reach job seekers locally and around the country.

Centers for Independent Living

CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CILs) are consumer-controlled, community–based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agencies that are designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provide an array of independent living services. A majority of CIL staff and Board of Directors are persons with disabilities; and CILs provide information and referral, independent living skills training, individual and systems advocacy, and peer counseling. Many, but not all CILs are funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service

VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service help employers across the country fill workforce needs with trained, educated, and experienced disabled veterans. It provides recruitment assistance based on employers’ specific qualification requirements, and candidates are skilled, committed workers who are pre-screened for specific employment opportunities. Through the service, employers also gain access to resources to assist with recruitment, retention, and succession planning strategies.

Disability.gov is the Federal Government Website for comprehensive information about disability-related programs, services, policies, laws, and regulations. The site links to thousands of resources for employers and job seekers from many different federal government agencies, as well as state and local governments and nonprofit organizations across the country. The site has an “Employment” page with resources for recruiting and hiring individuals with disabilities, a link to State vocational rehabilitation agencies across the country, information on reasonable accommodation and job support, job boards connecting employers to job seekers with disabilities, and other pertinent information.

Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN)

EARN provides free technical assistance to employers seeking to recruit, hire, and retain employees with disabilities.

State Governors’ Committees on Employment of People with Disabilities

Each state typically has a governor-appointed board, committee, commission, or council that provides leadership to its efforts to improve employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Employers may contact these committees for information about state-specific resources available to help them recruit and retain qualified individuals with disabilities.

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies

Vocational Rehabilitation agencies exist in every state and coordinate and provide counseling, evaluation, training, and job placement services for people with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education’s Education Resource Organization Directory (EROD) provides contact information on rehabilitative services to assist people with disabilities.

State vocational rehabilitation agencies can be accessed from a single point – The National Employment Team (NET), which is sponsored by the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR). The NET is a national collaboration among 80 Vocational Rehabilitation agencies operating in all of the states and U.S. territories. The NET partners with businesses, leveraging the vast network of communication and dissemination channels available to them, to connect employers and qualified job seekers. The NET offers a variety of business services and can facilitate connections with other workforce development agencies and partner organizations at the national and local levels.

Ticket to Work Employment Networks

The Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for people with disabilities who want to work. This program, through Employment Network (EN) providers and State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies, coordinates and provides appropriate services to help social security beneficiaries find and maintain employment. These services may be training, career counseling, vocational rehabilitation, job placement, and ongoing support services necessary to achieve a work goal.

Workforce Recruitment Program

The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a free resource co-sponsored by DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Department of Defense, through which private businesses and federal agencies nationwide can find qualified candidates from a variety of professional fields who are looking for internships and permanent positions. Applicants are highly motivated post-secondary students, recent graduates, and veterans eager to prove their abilities in the workforce. The WRP is jointly managed by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) http://askearn.org/#refdesk/Recruitment/WRP.

Private-sector employers can now use http://wrp.jobs, a no-cost online job board, to find pre-screened college students and recent graduates with disabilities looking for internships and permanent positions. Employers can post single jobs or elect to connect all appropriate college-level job vacancies to WRP.jobs. Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) candidates looking for entry-level, career-track positions or professional internship opportunities can view and apply for positions. Candidates represent all majors and include graduate and law students, as well as veterans. WRP.jobs directs applicants to employers’ career pages and applicant tracking systems.

 

Educational Institutions

Educational institutions, including community colleges, universities, and other institutions of learning and/or training, are another important recruitment source for veterans and people with disabilities. Most college campuses have designated offices for students with disabilities and veterans’ services. Note, that on some campuses these offices do not work closely with the career services departments, and separate contacts will be necessary.

Cornell University’s Employment and Disability Institute is a site that offers articles, checklists, a glossary, and links to useful disability resources to help employers in recruiting and hiring persons with disabilities. This organization provides information including several useful toolkits such as “Making Work Happen: Veterans with Disabilities.” It includes The Employers’ Online Tutorial which enables employers to be effective in finding, hiring, and retaining veterans with disabilities in their workplace, and The Disability Service Providers’ Online Tutorial which enables disability service providers to support veterans with disabilities as they seek, find and retain civilian employment.

 

Associations and Community Organizations

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)

The ASAN provides consulting services to assist companies and agencies with including autistic individuals in diversity employment programs and providing workplace accommodations.

Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)

The COSD is a national professional association comprised of more than 600 colleges and universities and over 500 major national employers. Its Career Gateway program offers a nationwide online job posting and college students’ resume database system for students with disabilities. For employers committed to including disability as part of their diversity efforts, COSD Career Gateway is a vital pipeline to future members of the workforce.

Disabled person

A disabled person is a nonprofit public foundation that provides an online employment recruitment service for individuals and veterans with disabilities. They work closely with employers to make their job openings available to individuals with disabilities, and with disability rights organizations and State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies from across the country. Employers and individuals create online accounts to post jobs and search for current job openings.

National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

The mission of the NFB is the complete integration of the blind into society including the workforce. One way of doing this is by providing employers access to resources and information such as lists of Braille resources and the latest assistive technologies and offering Web accessibility certifications.

National Organization on Disability (NOD)

NOD provides technical assistance and can help federal contractors with setting utilization goals, collecting data, and reaching out to sourcing agencies and disability service providers. Its subject matter experts, with knowledge acquired through the Bridges to Business initiative and other programs, possess considerable experience and expertise in employer disability processes and procedures, among other things, and can help employers change processes for the entire employment life cycle.

National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI)

NTI has a technology-assisted method of finding job applicants with disabilities for federal contractors and other companies seeking qualified workers. According to NTI, it has used this technique for six years to fill jobs for companies and federal agencies who want to find qualified home-based individuals with disabilities for virtual customer service jobs. They are expanding the use of this method to fill traditional on-site jobs. Partnering with major staffing agencies, federal contractors, and Fortune 500 companies, NTI’s “The Staffing Connection” program places Americans with disabilities in on-site positions. NTI has access to the national database of 11.5 million Americans receiving Social Security disability benefits.

 

U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN)

The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) is a national non–profit that helps businesses drive performance by leveraging disability inclusion in the workplace, supply chain, and marketplace. The USBLN serves as the collective voice of nearly 50 Business Leadership Network affiliates across the United States, representing over 5,000 businesses.