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Director of Student Accessibility Services
Milton, MA
Job Description
Director of Student Accessibility Services
The Director of the Office of Student Accessibility Services provides leadership for and visibility to the College's efforts to ensure an equitable learning environment for students with disabilities. The Director will develop and implement disability related accommodations and services and collaborate with constituencies across campus to ensure access to education and programs offered to the community. The Director is responsible for academic accommodations for students registered with the Office of Accessibility Services, oversight of the Assistive Technology lab in the Learning Commons, note taking accommodations for Disability Services and PAL students, and all other non-academic accommodations for all eligible students at the College. The successful candidate will work seamlessly and collaboratively through the Center for Neurodiversity as well as the PAL and SAIL Programs.
Essential Functions:
1. Direct Service to Students and Families:
- Works with students with physical, cognitive, psychological, psychiatric, and learning disabilities to determine eligibility for accommodations and the necessity and type of reasonable accommodations;
- Advises enrolled and prospective students regarding the College's disability services and the steps for requesting accommodations;
- Follows up with students to evaluate the appropriateness of the accommodations that were provided;
- Serves as a point person for students and their family members on questions or concerns regarding Disability Services and/or decisions made regarding accommodations;
- Works Admissions and New Student events (Open Houses, Accepted Students Day, Orientation) to provide information about Disability Services to incoming students and their families;
- Responsible for the peer note-taker program that serves students registered with Disability Services and students registered with PAL.
2. Collaboration with On and Off Campus Partners:
- Consults with faculty and administration regarding disability law regulations;
- Coordinates with Public Safety on transportation accommodations;
- Coordinates with Residence Life & Housing on housing accommodations;
- Coordinates with Buildings and Grounds on structural, physical, and furniture accommodations;
- Collaborates with the Counseling Center, Health Services, Dining Services, and other departments to provide reasonable accommodations and services to students with disabilities;
- Consults and collaborates with students' off-campus providers to secure documentation and recommendations as necessary.
3. Training & Support
- Facilitates communication between students and faculty on particular academic accommodations needed by students with disabilities;
- Provides consultation and training for staff, faculty, and student leaders regarding disabilities;
- Trains students registered with the Office of Accessibility Services on Assistive Technology at the College.
4. Administrative Functions
- Collaborate with other areas of the College to develop policies and procedures pertaining to students with disabilities;
- Evaluate and procure assistive technology to meet individual needs;
- Prepare annual reports related to College disability related trends, resource utilization, unmet needs, and emergent issues;
- Keeps individual records of all student and family communication, decisions, and actions taken;
- Creates forms and procedures for systematic documentation, administrative ease and record keeping;
- Manages the Office of Accessibility Services budget and prioritizes resource allocations;
- Maintains the web and portal pages related to Disability Services and laws and regulations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA).
Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Education, Special Education, Rehabilitation counseling, or a related field;
- A minimum of three to five years' experience working in Disability Services in Higher Education;
- Basic knowledge of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA);
- Working knowledge of assistive technology software and devices;
- Demonstrated knowledge of diagnostic tests and the ability to interpret the results;
- Familiarity with a variety of types of disability documentation and arranging reasonable accommodations;
- Capacity to facilitate informational interviews, review professional documentation, and educational reports to gather necessary information for determining appropriate accommodations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Extensive knowledge of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), as well as Massachusetts disability laws and regulations;
- Thorough knowledge of all broad categories of disabilities (learning, mobility, visual, hearing, medical, psychiatric) and the reasonable accommodations that apply;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and the ability to learn student information systems and administrative systems.
Salary Range:
$70,000 to $75,000 annually
Additional Information:
Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, Curry College will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
At the College's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be excepted where the candidate can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the College, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.
Employment in this position is contingent upon the successful completion of all required pre-employment background checks.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be directed to the College's Title IX Coordinator, Elizabeth Canning at elizabeth.canning@curry.edu, (617) 979-3516, or King Academic Administration Building, 55 Atherton St, or US Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights ("OCR") - Boston Office, 5 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-3921, (617) 289-0111.
To apply, visit http://curry.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=175660
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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
3 to 5 years
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