Temp - Associate Accessibility Specialist

Curriculum Associates

6d • $30 - $35 • Remote

About The Position

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day. Temp - Associate Accessibility Specialist The Universal Access team is comprised of four functional areas: Accessibility; Authenticity & Belonging (A&B); English Learners; and Spanish. The Universal Access team partners across product development teams to ensure that best practices surrounding learner variability (students with disabilities, students from varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds) are a part of the design of all our programs. In addition, the Universal Access team is responsible for supporting the development of all the content Curriculum Associates develops in Spanish. The impact you’ll have: • Provide timely and high-quality support of customer questions on accessibility features and accommodation supports • Review and refine boilerplate language for case management process • Support development of high-quality customer-facing accessibility resources for both existing and new product areas • Help facilitate production of customer-facing video series on accessibility features in both existing and new product areas • Collaborate with product teams and field-facing teams as appropriate to ensure accurate and up-to-date information is available to customers • Strengthen CA’s reputation as a trusted partner committed to improvements around accessibility and usability • Contribute to the mission of making education accessible to every student

Requirements

• Experience considering learner variability in the context of K-12 classrooms, especially in meeting the needs of students with disabilities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and take initiative within a supportive environment
• Comfortability with various software including Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, Smartsheet, and databases
• 1-3 years' experience in education, technology, assessment, and/or curriculum development
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with students with disabilities and/or interest in digital accessibility and Universal Design for Learning is a plus!

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and high-quality support of customer questions on accessibility features and accommodation supports
• Review and refine boilerplate language for case management process
• Support development of high-quality customer-facing accessibility resources for both existing and new product areas
• Help facilitate production of customer-facing video series on accessibility features in both existing and new product areas
• Collaborate with product teams and field-facing teams as appropriate to ensure accurate and up-to-date information is available to customers
• Strengthen CA’s reputation as a trusted partner committed to improvements around accessibility and usability
• Contribute to the mission of making education accessible to every student

Benefits

• Temporary and per-diem employees who average at least 30 hours of work per week within the Company’s look-back period are eligible to enroll in medical coverage after 90 days of employment.
• Temporary and per-diem employees working more than 20 hours per week are eligible for twelve paid holidays.
• All temporary and per-diem employees are eligible for accrued sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees