Advocate, Student Accessibility Services

Austin Community College

2d•Onsite

About The Position

To provide campus leadership, vision, and integrity for Student Accessibility Services. To advise, assist, and support students with disabilities.

Requirements

College admissions requirements, programs, and courses.
Standardized testing procedures and assessment techniques.
Multicultural education programs and systems.
Program strategies to support student success of Special Populations.
Vocational rehabilitation and disability services practices and strategies.
Counseling and advising techniques.
Laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to students with disabilities, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, Section 504, and accessibility techniques including Universal Design.
Maintaining an established work schedule.
Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills, including the use of tact and diplomacy.
Effectively using organizational and planning skill, including attention to detail and follow-through.
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Effectively working with a multicultural student population.
Counseling and advising students on program guidelines and requirements.
Assessing student needs and providing appropriate resources and/or referrals.
Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
Two years related work experience.
Master's degree.

Nice To Haves

Two years related experience working with people with disabilities in a variety of settings, including higher education.
Master's Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

Provides campus leadership, vision, and integrity for Student Accessibility Services (SAS).
Directs day-to-day business of campus SAS operations, providing services to students with disabilities.
Provides educational and academic support to students with disabilities.
Determines if the student(s) meets the definition of disability per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), is eligible for services, and provides appropriate and reasonable accommodations.
Provides campus accessibility leadership and consultation for faculty and staff regarding college policies as they pertain to the ADA.
Provides campus leadership with assistance in resolving student accessibility issues and initiating programs and practices that contribute to the success of students with disabilities.
Approves appropriate and reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.
Remains current in ADA updates and regulations, new laws, guidance from the Association of Higher Education and Disability, the Diagnostic Statistical Manual, Office for Civil Rights guidance, new academic advising information including ACC degree plans, transfer guides to local institutions, and state mandated educational requirements.
Monitors the effectiveness of student accommodations in the educational process.
Monitors the academic progress of students with disabilities and intervenes when appropriate or when improvement is needed.
Coordinates schedules and may oversee staff.
Collaborates with external stakeholders including school districts, high school transition programs, disability-related state agencies, and state employment agencies in order to create effective and efficient processes for student recruitment, retention, and placement.
Maintains collaborative and consultative relationships with internal stakeholders at Austin Community College including faculty and staff, Adult Education, and Continuing Education faculty and staff.
Supports the development, review and revision of written policies, guidelines, and procedures for determining reasonable accommodations