Accessibility Services Advisor

Primary Location:

2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, Texas, 75074

We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Job Summary:

Provide reasonable accommodations to qualifying students with disabilities, in accordance with The Americans with Disabilities Act As Amended (ADAAA)/Section 504, as well as other relevant federal and state laws. Provide disability related advising, support, and advocacy. Assess and facilitate eligibility for services and arrange for reasonable accommodations through an interactive, student-centered process. Provide reasonable accommodations to qualifying students who are pregnant and/or parenting, in accordance with federal law (Title IX) and state laws.

Required Qualifications:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide individualized disability-related advising and goal setting support services for students with disabilities. 
• Interact with students to identify barriers to equal access to the educational environment (curricular and co-curricular); determine appropriate access and reasonable accommodations within the guidelines of federal, state, local laws, office procedures and college policy.
• Determine student eligibility for reasonable accommodations by conducting interviews, reviewing medical, psychological, educational, or other documentation and considering their professional assessment.
• Coordinate the provision of access and reasonable accommodations in collaboration with students, faculty and staff.  Ensure accommodations are being received.
• Consult with students, faculty, and staff and provide education, training, resources and referrals that support equal access in the college community.
• Provide coaching to support students in developing self-advocacy skills.
• Create and maintain appropriate records and documentation of services.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality and privacy in verbal and written communication.
• Ensure qualifying pregnant and parenting students receive reasonable accommodations in accordance with federal and state law.
• May proctor and administer tests for students who are eligible for alternative testing accommodations.  
• Develop and administer disability awareness programs and professional development activities for faculty and staff promoting greater sensitivity toward disabilities. 
• Assist in providing support during special registration and assessment events. 
• Participate in evening and weekend services, as needed.
   

Supplemental Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned.  
• Perform all duties and maintain all standards in accordance with college policies, procedures and Core Values.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the application of federal and state laws governing the accessibility of higher education and non-discrimination of students with disabilities
• Knowledge of disability types and reasonable accommodations in higher education
• Knowledge of crisis management 
• Knowledge of disability assistive technology, universal design, and best practices in higher education disabilities services
• Knowledge of available academic and community support options for students
• Knowledge of common computer applications
• Familiarity with college level academic advising
• Knowledge of characteristics of disabilities and their effect on academic choices
• Organization and scheduling skills 
• Listening, speaking, and presentation skills 
• Customer Service skills 
• Decision making skills 
• Documentation skills
• Presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure  
• Ability to multi-task 
• Ability to stay focused 
• Ability to apply problem resolution techniques 
• Ability to assess the situation and act professionally 
• Ability to act creatively in building additional student success tools
• Ability to shift plans quickly

Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Positions in this class typically require talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Office environment. Occasional physical effort required.