Lead Access Specialist - Disability Resource Center

Cal Poly•Vallejo, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the Cal Poly Solano Campus in Vallejo, California. Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director of the Disability Resource Center, the Lead Access Specialist is responsible for: a) independently evaluating student needs; advising students regarding disability management; determining appropriate accommodations and services for students with temporary and permanent disabilities; b) assisting in the development of creative solutions which integrate accessibility approaches across organizational lines; and c) effectively communicating the needs of the program and its student-clients, through interaction and coordination with faculty, staff, students, and community organizations. The Disability Resource Center (DRC) implements Federal and State laws by providing support services and academic accommodations to students with disabilities. Services include but are not limited to: disability management; alternative testing; accessible technology; transportation; document conversion, note-taking, and information about community resources. Students served include those with learning, psychological, physical and sensory disabilities.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of disability-related laws and their application to postsecondary services for students with disabilities, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the ADA as amended, California Government Code §11135, the Fair Housing Act, IDEA (2004), and CSU Executive Order 1111.
Thorough knowledge of the principles of individual and group behavior; general knowledge of individual counseling techniques as applied to disability management and accommodations assessment.
General knowledge of the policies, procedures and practices of the Disability Resource Center, and working knowledge of student services programs outside the program to which assigned, sufficient to make appropriate referrals and coordinate services.
General knowledge — or the ability to rapidly acquire such knowledge — of the organizational procedures and activities of the campus, including academic policy, curricular requirements, and the faculty consultation process for determining essential course requirements.
Ability to independently evaluate and interpret psycho-educational, medical, psychological, and audiological documentation to identify functional limitations and determine reasonable accommodations, including in individual cases where documentation is inconclusive or where guidelines and precedents do not exist.
Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field, including or supplemented by upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques, interviewing, and conflict resolution.
Three years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience.
A master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a directly related field may be substituted for one year of experience.
A doctorate degree and the appropriate internship or clinical training in counseling or guidance may be substituted for the three years of experience for positions with a major responsibility for professional career or personal counseling.

Responsibilities

Independently evaluating student needs
Advising students regarding disability management
Determining appropriate accommodations and services for students with temporary and permanent disabilities
Assisting in the development of creative solutions which integrate accessibility approaches across organizational lines
Effectively communicating the needs of the program and its student-clients, through interaction and coordination with faculty, staff, students, and community organizations