Access Services Program Manager

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:

March 3, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

1482-YN_ADMINPRO - Student Services Coordinator/Advisor 2

Business Title:

Access Services Program Manager

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

As the Access Services Program Manager you will provide campus strategy and leadership for full accessibility accommodations for students with disabilities in classrooms, testing spaces, labs, and clinical environments pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973). You will act as a liaison between WSU Spokane Health Sciences colleges (Medicine, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing) and other programs. You will review supporting medical and behavioral health documentation and conducts intake interviews with students to identify and assign reasonable accommodations. This position also ensures technical standards of the colleges are met.

You will develop and implement staff and faculty training on processes and policies.

You will direct the work of a technical services specialist, testing services and alternate print technology, and supervises part-time testing proctors. This position works with disability resources personnel university-wide on policy development, implementation, and interpretation and consults as necessary on individual student accommodations.

The incumbent should be comfortable carrying out the Student Affairs values of collaboration, inclusion, innovation, empowerment, communication and compassion.

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.

Monthly Salary: $4,061.90 - $6,092.84 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

Duties & Responsibilities Include:

Determine Eligibility & Assign Reasonable and Appropriate Accommodations: 40%

• Process and review applications from students requesting accommodations. Determine student eligibility for disability services by reviewing appropriate medical and behavioral health documentation.
• Determine appropriate services and didactic, lab and clinical accommodations by reviewing disability documentation and conducting interviews with students to determine the functional limitations that the disability imposes and assign appropriate and reasonable accommodations to ensure that the Technical Standards of the colleges are met.
• Conduct intakes with students to determine the functional limitations that the disability imposes and assign appropriate and reasonable accommodations to ensure that the Technical Standards of the colleges are met.
• Consult with academic faculty and administrators as necessary to understand clinical skills required and technical standards of the program before determining that an accommodation is appropriate and reasonable.
• Lead the implementation of identified accommodations for students in collaboration with faculty, research labs, and clinical site staff. Ensure that confidentiality of protected health information is maintained.
• Provide direction to resources such as Assistive Technology to ensure accommodations are implemented in alignment with identified student needs. Refer students to campus and community resources as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with students to disseminate pertinent inf