Accessible Materials Coordinator

Job Description

When was the last time you changed the world?

In Virginia Tech’s Division of Student Affairs, that’s exactly what we’re doing every day—guiding, nurturing, and supporting students as they learn and grow into the leaders and world-changers of today and tomorrow.

We’re currently searching for an Accessible Materials Coordinator to join our Services for Students with Disabilities team in Blacksburg, VA to help us in our mission. So, if you’re in ensuring that students with disabilities receive equal access to curricular and co-curricular opportunities in the university community, please keep reading.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROLE:
1) You’ll be joining the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) team; a department centered on providing access to students with disabilities. SSD works to ensure that students with disabilities receive equal access to curricular and co-curricular opportunities in the university community, in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.
2) You’ll be reporting to the Associate Director, in a Regular twelve-month, 100% administrative professional appointment. 
3) You’ll be responsible for ensuring students with disabilities receive equal access to university programs and maintain a caseload for students with emergent illness and injury to include direct services, reviewing documentation, establishing eligibility, determining appropriate student accommodations, assisting with problem solving, and communicating among faculty, staff, parents and students.
4) You'll consult with faculty and staff to advice on the accessibility of course materials for students with disabilities and collaborate with campus partners to support the creation of accessible course materials.
5) You'll plan, prepare, and perform the conversion of required academic materials into alternative formats to be utilized by students with print-based disabilities, including blindness/low-vision, learning disabilities, and mobility impairments.
6) You'll coordinate with members of the accommodations to ensure students receive accessible material accommodations such as: note taking support, alternate format text, accessible furniture coordination, and assistive technology training.
7)  You’ll have the chance to grow and take advantage of a developmental plan with opportunities to advance within the Department and the Division.
8) You’ll be offered a base compensation package between $48,000 - $52,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance, paid leave, retirement, tuition assistance, VT discounts, and so much more!

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY:
THE UNIVERSITY: Virginia tech as an employer is committed to developing well-rounded employees who are active members of the university community as well as the community at-large. From comprehensive insurance plans to tuition assistance, Virginia Tech offers employees a variety of benefits and perks to help team members build a fuller and more balanced life.
THE DIVISION: For our students and ourselves, the Division of Student Affairs believes that changing the world requires courageous leadership and commitment to curiosity, integrity, civility, and service to others. Our culture is defined by a commitment to our aspirations for student learning.
The TEAM: Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) strives to create an accessible and inclusive campus community. We collaborate with campus partners to remove barriers and meet the individualized access needs of disabled students. SSD supports success through the promotion of student learning and the development of advocacy skills.

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent amount of experience working in disability services in higher education.
• Experience communicating effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working in the field of disability services, rehabilitation services, higher education, social work, etc.
• Strong organizational skills to effectively manage multiple requests and competing deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering technical training to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to use a wide variety of popular assistive technologies (e.g., Dragon NaturallySpeaking, ZoomText, Kurzweil, JAWS, and built-in accessibility features in Google, Microsoft, Windows, Apple, Adobe, etc.)
• Experience performing accessibility remediation of documents (e.g., PD