(Class Code: 0448A) (PSA)
Position Description
THIS IS A CONTINUING ACADEMIC YEAR
POSITION, BEGINNING 08/16/09
TITLE Coordinator, Student Life/Disability Services for Students
DIVISION: Student Affairs
REPORTS TO: Assistant Director, Student Life/Disability Services
GRADE: 11
SUPERVISES: Undergraduate
and graduate students, student interns and volunteers
BASIC FUNCTION:
Coordinate and deliver (with some supervision) campus services for students with disabilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Establish and supervise delivery and database documentation of essential services to students with disabilities, including sign language interpreters, note taking, transportation, readers, lab and library assistants, adaptive equipment, housing and classrooms.
Assess and facilitate student requests for services.
Conduct learning support services for students with learning disabilities, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and Asperger Syndrome.
Hire, train, and supervise student employees.
Advise individual students and student groups concerning disability rights, services, and independent living.
Assist students with disabilities in problem solving.
Coordinate (with minimum supervision) the research and acquisition of adaptive equipment and software; train students in the use of such equipment and software.
Assist and advise University departments in providing services to students with disabilities.
Assist faculty and staff with disability needs.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Advise Disability Services personnel in current best
practices.
Represent the office on committees and at University events.
Perform additional duties as required.
LICENSES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:
Personal computers, printers and word processing, database management and spreadsheet software; telecommunications device for the deaf.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
The incumbent is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Master's degree in counseling, psychology, college student personnel, or related fields; at least three years of experience working with students with disabilities, preferably in a higher education setting (experience may include graduate assistantship); evidence of commitment to student success and self-advocacy; demonstrated experience with issues of disability (including learning disability) and accommodations; working knowledge of Federal Regulations 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act; working knowledge of college adaptive technologies; experience conducting training seminars or workshops. Must possess strong interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and to organize, coordinate and supervise support staff. Preferred: Specific experience with Asperger Syndrome.
TO APPLY:
Submit
(no emails or faxes, please) a resume and cover letter
postmarked by 06-22-09 to:
Pamela A. Rohland,
Search Chair
Requisition # 12544
University of Rhode Island
PO Box G
Kingston, RI 02881
An Affirmative
Action/Equal
ALL
REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. The