BEP Quality Assurance Specialist - 60026752

About the Department

The mission of the SC Commission for the Blind (SCCB), established in 1966, is to provide quality individualized vocational rehabilitation services, independent living services, and prevention-of-blindness services to South Carolinians who are blind or low vision leading to competitive employment and social and economic independence.  Our goal is to become a national model vocational rehabilitation agency for people who are blind and visually impaired, demonstrating quality services, accountability, innovation, effectiveness and efficiency.    

Do you want a career doing meaningful work that has a positive impact on people’s lives?  Have you thought about a career in state government but weren’t sure how or where to begin?  The SCCB is looking for hard working passionate individuals such as you!  Every SCCB employee is important and a career with the SCCB will give you the opportunity to grow professionally and personally as you play a crucial role in the delivery of services to South Carolinians with visual impairments.   

The Business Enterprise Program (BEP) at the SCCB helps eligible individuals become entrepreneurs by training, licensing, and equipping them to operate a snack bar, cafeteria, rest stop, or other vending facility within the state.  

The SCCB is currently recruiting for a BEP Quality Assurance Specialist in the Charleston, SC, area.  As a BEP Quality Assurance Specialist, you will ensure that vending facilities operated by BLVs comply with all relevant federal, state, and local regulations.  Additionally, you will work closely with BLVs, property managers, vendors, and suppliers to ensure smooth operations and foster effective communication.  Your expertise will help drive operational success from the bid selection process to managing equipment inventory and ensuring compliance.

The BEP Quality Assurance Specialist is a field-intensive, inspection-driven role responsible for ensuring that all vending and food service facilities operated by Blind Licensed Vendors (BLVs) meet strict compliance standards including those of the Randolph Shepard Act.   This role is heavily focused on in-person site inspections, audits, and other program requirements, with in-state travel making up the majority of work time.  This role requires an attention to detail, a strong grasp of vending facility operational protocols, and the ability to work independently.   

The BEP Quality Assurance Specialist will, under general supervision of the Business Enterprise Program Director, safeguard program integrity by ensuring program standards are met by the BLVs across all locations within the given district.  Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure that assigned vending facilities are operated in compliance with the Randolph-Sheppard Act and all federal, state, and county laws and regulations by conducting regular onsite inspections.
• Ensure BLVs understand how to accurately complete and submit required BEP reports on time.  
• Maintain all required documentation in the case management system.
• Maintain professional relationships with BLVs, property managers, and vendors/suppliers.
• Participate and ensure impartiality in the bid selection process for facilities in the assigned region.
• Complete inventory Ins and Outs as vending facilities are awarded and/or prior to site closures.  
• Perform annual equipment inventory for each facility in the assigned region.
• Complete site surveys for existing or new facilities to determine if they are a satisfactory site as needed.
• Assist with completing quarterly and annual reports as well as attend BEP meetings and other duties as may be required for success of the program and BLVs.

Frequent in-state travel is required.

Position Duties

State:  A bachelor's degree and experience in recruitment, selection, interviewing, sales, workforce development, or a related field.  
Agency:  A bachelor's degree and relevant program experience.  Experience may be substituted for a degree on a year-for-year equivalent basis pursuant to SC State Human Resources regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates with prior experience in areas such as code enforcement, inspections, vending machine operations or sales, food service inspection, or risk management would be a strong fit for this role.

Other Qualifications

The SCCB is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited to, lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

The SCCB offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:  

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children, 
• 15 days of annual (vacation) leave per year*, 
• 15 days of sick leave per year, 
• 13 paid holidays, 
• Paid Parental Leave, 
• Relocation reimbursement**, 
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs, and 
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness.  

*Employees holding FTE status earn additional annual leave the longer they remain employed with the state.   

**Eligible new hires from out-of-state may receive up to $5,000 in reimbursements for certain expenses, pursuant to Section 8-11-135 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.

A copy of your transcript may be uploaded as an attachment to the application.  Upon hiring, candidates must submit official college transcript(s) or diploma(s) for degree(s) obtained.  Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination.

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Agency Information

EmployerState of South CarolinaAgency Commission for the Blind Address 1430 Confederate Avenue

Columbia, South Carolina, 29201 Phone803-898-7297