Access Coordinator - Student Disability Services - UTK

This position engages students with disabilities in an interactive process to develop accommodation plans, provide support for a caseload of students, refer students to appropriate campus resources, and provide education and training to campus and community partners.

Accommodation Provision:  

• Communicate with prospective students and their families about the process for registering with Student Disability Services (SDS)
• Create an environment that makes students feel comfortable with requesting accommodations
• Assess student accommodation requests
• Engage students in an interactive process to develop accommodation plans
• Determine appropriate accommodations through review of documentation from medical, psychological, and educational professionals and the utilization of professional judgment
• Provide students with information about additional campus services
• Document interactions with students in database management system
• Collaborate with all functional areas of Student Disability Services (SDS) as well as University departments to assist with the provision of accommodations 

Training and Programming: 

• Develop and present training and educational programs to instructors, students, staff, and community groups on a variety of disability-related topics 
• Serve as resource to instructors, staff, and students on disability issues 
• Assist with the Peer Mentor Program and other support programs offered by SDS  

Compliance and Assessment: 

• Collect semester and annual data for department reports
• Conduct assessment of functional area and propose implementation plan for improved and enhanced service delivery
• Stay abreast of Office for Civil Rights case files and review current practices for effectiveness of accommodations and compliance
• Contribute to internal policies and procedures based on best practices

Supervision: Oversee and coordinate tasks assigned to graduate intern(s)

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree; Combination of a Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience working with individuals with disabilities may substitute for Master’s
• Experience:  One year of professional experience working with individuals with disabilities; Demonstrated experience evaluating disability documentation; two years as a graduate assistant is equal to one year of professional experience 
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Ability to evaluate medical/psychological/educational documentation to identify/diagnoses functional limitations and needed accommodations; Working knowledge of Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Fair Housing Act; Ability to maintain confidentiality in compliance with FERPA; Ability to advocate for equitable educational opportunities; Ability to prioritize competing demands; Ability to communicate clearly; Ability to analyze complex, sensitive, and difficult situations and make effective decisions; Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with diverse individuals; Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: Three years of professional experience working with students with disabilities in a higher education setting

   

Work Location 

• Location: Knoxville, TN
• Onsite  

Compensation and Benefits 

• UT market range: 08
• Anticipated hiring range: The anticipated starting salary for a candidate meeting the minimum requirements will be $47,000.
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

Application Instructions 

To express interest, please submit an application and include all of the below attachments. 

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of 3 Professional References

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