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The ABCs of SCHEDULE AFor the Hiring ManagerHow to Use the Schedule A Appointing Authority to Hire Qualified Persons with Disabilities
Want to Learn More?• For additional information, view the short,
web-based “Employment of People with Disabilities: A Roadmap to Success”training.
• This training provides DHS hiring managersand supervisors with strategies, techniques,and resources to enable them to successfullyhire andmanage employees with disabilities,as well as meet the Department’s importantorganizationalgoals.Thetrainingalsocontainsanextensive“ResourceGuide”withtoolsandinformation that makes hiring people withdisabilitiesaquickandeasyoption.
• Plus, you can hear powerful personal videotestimonials from five DHS employees withdisabilities.
• Toviewthistrainingprogramandaccessthe“ResourcesGuide,”goto:www.dhs.gov/CivilLibertiesInstitute.
This brochurewas created by theDHSOffice forCivilRightsandCivilLibertiesinconjunctionwiththeDHSChiefHumanCapitalOffice based upontheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission’sguidance on ScheduleA for the HiringManager.This brochure is available in alternative formats upon request.
Foradditionalinformation,contact:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
MailStop#0190245MurrayLane,SW,Building410
Washington,D.C.205281-866-644-8360
1-866-644-8361(TTY)[email protected]
What is Schedule A?Schedule A is an appointing authority that maybe used to hire qualified persons with disabilitiesquickly:
• without going through the typical recruitmentprocess;
• withoutpostingandpublicizingtheposition;and
• withoutgoingthroughthecertificateprocess.
Benefits• Individuals with disabilities are an untappedsourceofexcellentapplicantsandcontributetoamorediverseworkforce.
• Critical job vacancies can be filled quicklywithwell-qualified candidates without the delaysnormally associated with the federal hiringprocess.
• Postingavacancyannouncementisnotrequired.
• Applicationsmaybeacceptedatanytime,beforeandafteravacancyannouncement isposted,uptothepointofselection.
• Using this appointing authority supports theDHSCareerPatternsInitiative.Growingemphasison telework, job sharing, and alternate workschedulesmaybeusedtohelpmeettheneedsofapplicantswithdisabilities.
• “SurplusEmployee”listsdonothavetobeclearedpriortomakingScheduleAselections.
Contact your SPC • Hiring managers should first approachthe Selective Placement Coordinator (SPC)or Disability Program Manager (DPM) inyour component. You will find the contactinformationforyourSPC/DPMat:
www.dhs.gov/CivilLibertiesInstitute.
• AlerttheSPC/DPMofthejobopeningandlisttheparticular competencies that the ideal candidateshouldpossesstoperformtheessentialfunctionsoftheposition.
• The SPC/DPM will then provide you withpotential ScheduleA candidates who have beendetermined to meet the qualifications for theposition.Thenumberofcandidatesavailablewillvarydependingonthelevelofspecialtyrequiredbythejob.
• Resourcesforhiringinclude,butarenotlimitedto, the following: local colleges anduniversities,Vocational Rehabilitation service providers,the Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network(EARN), the Department of Labor’s WorkforceRecruitment Program (WRP), the Departmentof Defense’s Wounded Warriors Program, andcounterpartsatotheragencies.
Easy How-To Steps! Make a selection • You should now review the resumes andreferencesoftheapplicants,conductinterviews,andmake a selection. Resume and referencereviewsshouldaccuratelyassessjobreadiness.
• Relay the selection decision to the appropriatepersonswithin yourhuman capital or resourcesoffice,whowillextendtheofferofemploymentonbehalfoftheagency.
• Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwithanyof theScheduleA applicants presented, you retain theoptionofusingthetraditionalcompetitiveprocesstofillthejobvacancy.
Coordinate with your SPC• Onceanofferofemploymentisacceptedandabackground investigation is completed, a startdatewillbeestablishedtobringyourselecteeonboard.YoushouldcoordinatewithyourSPC/DPM and/or your human capital or resourcesofficetoensurethatanyaccommodationneededisinplaceonyournewemployee’sfirstday.
That’s It!