Lead Access Specialist - Disability Resource Center

Cal Poly•San Luis Obispo, CA

5d•$66,528 - $77,951

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director of the Disability Resource Center, the Lead Access Specialist independently evaluates student needs, advises students on disability management, and determines appropriate accommodations and services for students with temporary and permanent disabilities. The position also helps develop creative solutions that integrate accessibility approaches across organizational lines and communicates program and student-client needs through coordination with faculty, staff, students, and community organizations. The Disability Resource Center implements federal and state laws by providing support services and academic accommodations to students with disabilities, including 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

Proven counseling experience in disability management and accommodations assessment.
Demonstrated tact and persuasiveness in maintaining effective, cooperative relationships while working with students with varied disabilities.
Sensitivity to diversity issues and ability to work with an ethnically, linguistically, and culturally diverse campus community of students, staff, and faculty.
Experience determining services and special accommodations in challenging cases, including when documentation is unclear or guidelines do not exist.
Experience interpreting medical, psychological, and psycho-educational assessments to determine functional limitations and appropriate accommodations.
Ability to analyze program processes, identify complex problems, and recommend courses of action for challenging individual, group, and program-wide problems.
Thorough knowledge of disability-related laws and services for students with disabilities, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, ADA, FHA, IDEA 2004, and CSU 1111.
Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field, including or supplemented by upper-division or graduate coursework in counseling techniques, interviewing, and conflict resolution.
Three years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience, subject to the stated degree substitutions.

Responsibilities

Independently evaluate student needs and advise students regarding disability management.
Determine appropriate accommodations and services for students with temporary and permanent disabilities.
Assist in developing creative solutions that integrate accessibility approaches across organizational lines.
Communicate program and student-client needs through interaction and coordination with faculty, staff, students, and community organizations.