Assistant Director, The Office of Disability Services

Working Title: Assistant Director, The Office of Disability Services

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

 

College/Division: Accessibility and Belonging

Department: 100170 - Office of Disability Services

 

Pay Rate: Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: 54-59K

 

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

 

Beginning Review Date: 01/13/2025

 

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

 

General Information:

Commitment to University Mission: Demonstrates a sense of responsibility for helping the university achieve success through a commitment to the university’s mission, vision, values and appropriate defining characteristics.
Leadership: Communicates effectively, shares vision, focuses on people, initiates positive change, values differences and fosters collaboration. Inspires others to achieve university, unit, and individual success. Challenges processes and is willing to break from the status quo to improve individual and unit performance.
Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates self-awareness, self-control, motivation, empathy, social skills and group work skills. Is known as trustworthy, understanding and helpful. Considerate. Works well on committees.
Professionalism/Judgment: Acts with integrity. Makes the right decision even when that may not be the most popular decision. Tactful. Coachable. Respects authority and the rights of others. Fair.
Execution: Identifies/addresses problem areas before they escalate into crises. Solves problems courageously and creatively, plans effectively and carries out those plans. Improves individual and unit performance. Manages ambiguity and is able to align unit and university values with performance. Is productive, demonstrating a strong work ethic and sense of ambition. Makes good use of resources. Accountable.
Professional Development: Committed to learning and growth. Pursues improvement and encourages and empowers others to learn.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

#1: Direct Student Services

• Independently review disability documentation for eligibility and accommodation purposes. Engage in consultation, when appropriate.
  
  • Provide direct student services that include, but may not be limited to:
  • Initial intake consultations
  • Registration for services
  • Prompt response to student requests for accommodations
  • Assist with the identification and development of appropriate academic accommodations, auxiliary aids and services.
  • On-going disability-related support
  • Academic Coaching support, as needed
• Effective collaboration with appropriate university units to facilitate the coordination and timely provision of accommodations and services for students with disabilities.