Transcript The CSAVR-IRS Connection

The CSAVR-IRS Connection
Presented by
Christina Navarrete-Wasson
Acting Director,
W&I Human Capital Office, IRS
Special Thanks
• Kathy West-CSAVR Business Program
Director
• National Employment Team – NET for
distribution of vacancy announcements
• The hard working field counselors who
respond promptly to our resume requests
The Connection History
• Began in 2007 with CSAVR and AO
• Set up to obtain Schedule A resumes
using the NETs 80+ Points of Contact
• AO was the first IRS office to establish a
nationwide recruitment effort
• AO has worked with other IRS partners to
expand recruitment efforts.
Benefits
• Finding employment for persons with
disabilities
• Employers are meeting hiring mandated
by Executive Order 13548
• An effective nationwide disability network
• Resumes are obtained in days – not
weeks
Benefits
• Streamlined, Direct contact between
management, AO and VR
• VR supplies immediate support for training
needs and accommodations
• VR also provides VET program applicants
• AO provides post recruitment assistance
Successes
• Since 2008 – AO has received over 230
requests for resumes
• VR has provided nearly 700 Schedule A
resumes
• IRS has hired 90 applicants
• This has occurred with hiring freezes in
place since 2010
Successes
• Pilot program implemented in FY-2012 to
pre-identify candidates for seasonal hiring
in campus sites
– 17 Candidates identified
– 9 hired in GS-4 temporary/seasonal positions
– 6 permanently hired and promoted to GS-6
positions
IRS Support is Multi-dimensional
• IRS Disability Office (IDO)
• Information Resources Accessibility
Program (IRAP)
• Alternative Media Center (AMC)
• Course 33788 – Managing Employees
with Disabilities
IRS Support is Multi-dimensional
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MOVED Program
Local Accessibility Coordinators (LACS)
Disability Mentoring Program
The Beacon
Information Center for Accessibility Needs
(iCan)
• Veterans Employment Program
• World Services for the Blind (WSB)
For more Information
Christina Navarrete-Wasson
Acting Director, W&I Human Capital Office
Atlanta, GA
404 338-8866 Office
240 271-4832 BB
[email protected]