Student Disability Services Advisor
About The Position
This position provides services and assistance to students with disabilities seeking accommodations under the ADA. Provides direct assistance to current students as well as consultation to WGU personnel, external agencies, and prospective students. What You'll Do: Respond to inquiries about ADA services and eligibility, provide information to current and prospective students, university faculty and staff, and external agencies. Meet with students who are requesting services to gather information about their specific disabilities, needs, and accommodation requests. Assist individuals in understanding how ADA applies to their situation. Understand and clearly communicate WGU processes and policies. Verify eligibility for ADA services by an interactive process, including reviewing disability documentation from educational institutions, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other medical providers. Determine reasonable accommodations, generate and provide letters of accommodation to students. Research and resolve issues with approved accommodations. Maintain student ADA files, including medical documentation, accommodation letters and correspondence regarding ADA services. Maintain confidentiality regarding student health information. Provide timely responses to all student inquiries and accommodation requests. Provide ongoing consultation and assistance to faculty and staff who are working with students with disabilities. Provide counsel for students with disabilities to assist them in meeting educational goals and promote independence and self-advocacy. Assist in the research of assistive technologies and resources. Investigate and problem solve accessibility barriers utilizing appropriate resources and collaborating with other University departments. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Exemplary communication and social skills to unify ADA efforts among staff and students
- Ability to work with a wide variety of student issues and maintain student confidentiality
- Moderate to expert skill level with Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to articulate university policies and requirements
- Ability to manage and organize multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic, online environment
- Knowledge of training principles and techniques; ability to present training materials
- Understand and abide by nondiscrimination and equal access laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to persons with disabilities
- Bachelor’s degree
- Two (2) years of experience in disability services in higher education or vocational rehabilitation settings. K-12 experience cannot be considered without accompanying experience in disability services in higher education or other vocational rehabilitation setting.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree
- Experience with online and/or competency-based learners
Responsibilities
- Respond to inquiries about ADA services and eligibility, provide information to current and prospective students, university faculty and staff, and external agencies.
- Meet with students who are requesting services to gather information about their specific disabilities, needs, and accommodation requests.
- Assist individuals in understanding how ADA applies to their situation.
- Understand and clearly communicate WGU processes and policies.
- Verify eligibility for ADA services by an interactive process, including reviewing disability documentation from educational institutions, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other medical providers.
- Determine reasonable accommodations, generate and provide letters of accommodation to students.
- Research and resolve issues with approved accommodations.
- Maintain student ADA files, including medical documentation, accommodation letters and correspondence regarding ADA services.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding student health information.
- Provide timely responses to all student inquiries and accommodation requests.
- Provide ongoing consultation and assistance to faculty and staff who are working with students with disabilities.
- Provide counsel for students with disabilities to assist them in meeting educational goals and promote independence and self-advocacy.
- Assist in the research of assistive technologies and resources.
- Investigate and problem solve accessibility barriers utilizing appropriate resources and collaborating with other University departments.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- bonuses
- medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- health savings account and flexible spending account
- basic and voluntary life insurance
- disability coverage
- accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- legal and identity theft coverage
- retirement savings plan
- wellbeing program
- discounted WGU tuition
- flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
