Company Information
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Company Name: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) / U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS)
Website: https://www.hacu.net/hacu/Apply.asp

Job Information
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Job Title: USDA-ARS Reasonable Accommodation Program Assistant
Job Type: Co-op
Co-op Term: Spring, Summer
Start Date: 04/04/2022
Start Date: ASAP
Job Description:
*Position to be filled immediately; intern will start as soon as security
clearance is approved and will continue through entire summer session.

Description: Assist in growing a division that is providing accommodations
and resources to employees with disabilities.

Duties:
-Coordinate communication access services for deaf and hard-of-hearing
employees and applicants
-Work with agency vendors to procure services
-Serve as point of contact for requests for communication access services
(ASL interpreters and CART or live captioning)
-Provide support to agency staff who are requesting services on behalf of the
users of the services

About USDA and HACU:

For the past 27 years, USDA has partnered with HACU to provide internship
opportunities for hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students. These
internships provide valuable professional experience for students while also
exposing students to the important work that is done at USDA. The students
also make significant contributions to the sub-agencies.

This partnership with HACU represents a larger USDA strategy aimed at
ensuring a diverse, prepared, and competitive workforce that is vital to
establishing a sustainable agricultural future. As a result of their positive
internship experiences and supportive and inclusive culture at USDA, many
former HACU students are now members of the USDA permanent workforce.



Requirements:
*Hours Per Week: 20-40 (full-time in Summer 2022, but Spring and Fall
semesters flexible)

*U.S. Citizenship required for security clearance purposes

-Knowledge of the deaf community, interpreting services, and live captioning
services
-Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing applicant is preferred
-Detail-oriented
-Comfort with use of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Outlook,
PowerPoint, and Excel
-Knowledge of disability related laws




Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Transcript, Other
Other: Enrollment Verification
Majors Desired:: Business, Computing, Engineering, Graphics/Art/Printing, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, Science, Sustainability
Degree levels accepted:: Associate, Bachelor, Graduate

Application Information
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Email application materials to:: hannah.roberg@hacu.net
Additional Instructions:
Please email your resume and unofficial transcripts in a single PDF to hannah.roberg@hacu.net asap. 

If selected, you will also need to complete the full HACU National Internship Program (HNIP) application here: https://www.hacu.net/hacu/Apply.asp