Director, Disabled Students Programs & Services; DSPS Categorically Funded Madera

Director, Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS) (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Madera Community College Please see Special Instructions for more details.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this assignment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this assignment, employees are regularly required to sit; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. Employees are frequently required to walk and stand; and lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands: While performing the duties of this assignment, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve complex problems; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work; work on multiple, concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under intensive deadlines; and interact with District managers, faculty, staff, the public and others encountered in the course of work.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties of this assignment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employees work under typical office conditions subject to frequent public contact and interruption and intermittent exposure to individuals acting in a disagreeable fashion, and the noise level is usually quiet. The employee may be required to travel to locations other than assigned worksite and to adjust to work schedule changes. This is an academic management position exempt from overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Posting Number AA

Title Director, Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS) (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Madera Community College

Campus Location Madera Community College

Start Date 04/13/2026

General Purpose Under general direction of the Vice President or Dean, Students, plans, organizes, directs and integrates the operations of the college’s Disabled Students Programs and Services ( DSP &S); determines program needs, formulates action plans and works with faculty and staff to provide auxiliary aids and accommodations to students with verified disabilities to support educational goals; develops and monitors the program budget;

ensures the college and related centers comply with state and federal regulations and requirements; and performs related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics A Director, DSP &S is differentiated from other academic directors by its responsibility for the management and oversight of the activities, services and staff of the DSP &S program and associated student centers. Incumbents ensure students with disabilities have equitable access to instruction, enrollment services, financial aid and student success initiatives and may act as the college’s 508 Compliance Officer.

The incumbent has full management responsibility for the program and has broad planning and administration duties.

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