Accommodations Specialist

$56,000 - $70,000/Yr

Columbia University - New York, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - New York, NY

Educational Services

About the position

The Accommodations Specialist at Teachers College will coordinate accommodations and support services for faculty, staff, and students with disabilities, ensuring equitable participation in the college community. This role involves direct interaction with students and staff to facilitate various accommodations, including notetaking and exam support, while also managing assistive technology resources.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate accommodations and support services for faculty, staff, and students with disabilities.
• Prepare and process alternative text format requests for accessible software.
• Identify and train text editors for document accessibility.
• Allocate work assignments to text editors and provide materials to students with accommodations.
• Distribute software licenses to eligible students and troubleshoot related issues.
• Assist the Associate Director with the alternative text conversion process.
• Identify eligible note-takers for students and assist with timesheet concerns.
• Process and distribute lecture notes from note-takers to students utilizing accommodations.
• Oversee the delivery of test accommodations such as extra time and distraction-reduced environments.
• Provide training on the test accommodation process for students and exam proctors.
• Coordinate logistics of the exam planning process with students, faculty, and proctors.
• Provide oversight for routine test accommodation requests from students.
• Notify instructors and community members regarding student accommodations via letters.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent training/experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience in providing services for students with disabilities in a college or university setting.
• Experience with alternative text format procedures.
• Strong written, oral, interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Strong time management, organizational, and planning skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency with assistive technologies and basic computer programs (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, G-Suite).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with attention to detail.
• Desire to serve and work with a diverse population.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient in AbbyFineReader and Kurzweil technologies.
• Experience providing test accommodations to university-level students with disabilities.
• Fluency in using Google Suite and database management systems.
• Working knowledge of assistive technology hardware and software.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Flexible and hybrid work schedules.
• Tuition remission.
• Life insurance.
• Short and long-term disability insurance.
• Employer retirement matching program.
• Health savings accounts (HSA).
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).