Accessibility Specialist

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Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Student Services, Counseling/Community Outreach/Social Work
Department:  - SL-DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER

Accessibility Specialist

Conduct initial appointments with students to identify access barriers in academic environments and coordinate reasonable accommodations in collaboration with students, faculty, and DRC staff. Maintain appropriate records by thoroughly documenting communication and regarding DRC students. Orient students to the process of receiving classroom and testing accommodations and inform them of available campus and community resources. Provide ongoing support for students via follow-up appointments, student success appointments, emails, and calls as requested.

• Responsible for a caseload of approximately 800 students with disabilities.
• Communicate with faculty when an accommodation is particularly complex or when faculty have questions or concerns about DRC-registered students’ well-being or ability to succeed in a class.
• Serve as a resource for students, parents, faculty, staff, and service agencies/providers.
• Provide advocacy support and address concerns as needed.
• Maintain a current knowledge base of federal and state laws, regulations and rules governing the provision of services for persons with documented disabilities and their application within a post-secondary educational setting.
• Pursue self-directed learning on national trends and best practices in accessibility and accommodated learning, including efforts to promote equal access and to reduce possible stigma associated with differences in ability.
• Serve on departmental, divisional and university-wide committees, task force.
• Perform other duties as assigned and assist in the Testing Office as needed.

$48,000

Master's degree in an appropriate area; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience.

• EDUCATION & TRAINING:
  Master’s degree in a related field of expertise (such as higher education, special education, rehabilitation counseling, social work, school psychology, or occupational therapy) and four years of appropriate experience; or bachelor’s degree in a related field of expertise (such as education and health sciences) with at least five years of related and practical experience.
• EXPERIENCE:
  
  Experience working with students with physical, sensory, psychological, or learning disabilities; experience in developing, coordinating, and/or implementing care plans for individuals with disabilities or medical/health needs.
• KNOWLEDGE:
  Proficient in use of a Windows-based computer and Microsoft Office.
• SKILLS:
  
  Outstanding time management and organizational skills; strong student support services skills; effective professional written and oral communication skills.
• Other qualifications: strong work ethic.

Healthy Work Schedule :
Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm. Evening and/or weekend work may be required during peak testing times. One Saturday in Fall for final exams, One Saturday in Spring for final exams.

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.