Accommodations Counselor (Student Services Professional III)

Position Summary

Join San Diego State University as an Accommodations Counselor and make a meaningful impact by ensuring that students with disabilities have equal access to the university's educational resources. In this important role, you will provide personalized support and accommodations for students with a range of disabilities, helping to foster an inclusive and accessible academic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for a caseload of students with various disabilities, including visual and motor impairments, hearing loss, cognitive, and psychological disabilities.
• Review disability documentation and assess the need for accommodations, ensuring that each student receives the appropriate support.
• Provide guidance and information to students, faculty, and staff on disability-related matters, including legislation, best practices, and available services.
• Function independently with cases of varying complexity, seeking consultation with supervisors, the SDS Lead Counselor, and other professional staff as needed.
• Work closely with the university community to promote awareness and understanding of disability-related needs and ensure compliance with regulations.

Why Join Us?

• Play a key role in ensuring students with disabilities have the support they need to succeed academically and personally.
• Work in a collaborative and supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion.
• Gain expertise in disability services, accommodation processes, and related legislation while making a lasting difference in students' lives.
  Access resources, professional development opportunities, and a community committed to student success and equality.

Take the next step in your career—apply today to join the SDSU community as an Accommodations Counselor!

Position Information

• This is a full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position. 
• This position is designated as exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation. 
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.  
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

Department Summary

Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity provides a full range of accommodations and services to over 4,000 students with physical, psychological, and learning disabilities, facilitating equal access to the educational process.  This is accomplished through direct service support, review of campus accessibility, adaptive technology, assessment, test accommodation, and a variety of other services.  Accommodations vary according to types of disabilities and may include sign language interpreting; provision of alternative formats, such as electronic text or Braille; computer-assisted real-time captioning; test accommodations; advising; assistive computer technology; cart transportation services, and numerous other services. Provision of these academic support services, technology and advocacy promotes the retention and graduation of students with disabilities at SDSU.  

For more information regarding Student Disability Services, click here.

Education and Experience

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field; including or supplemented by upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques, interviewing and conflict resolution where such are job related. Possession of the required knowledge and abilities is typically demonstrated through the equivalent of three years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience. One year in the program area to which assigned may be preferred but is not required.

A master’s degree in counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a directly related field may be substituted for one year of experience. A doctorate degree and the appropriate internship or clinical training in counseling or guidance may be substituted for the three years of experience for positions with a major responsibility for professional career or personal counseling.

Key Qualifications

• Excellent working knowledge of the Americans with disabilities Act, Sections 504 and 508, of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in 1998, FERPA, and other relevant state and federal laws and codes.
• Ability to interpret medical and psy